The Price For a Clear Conscience in Russia
Preface: Recently I have had the great pleasure to work with Kseniya Kirillova. Kseniya is one of Russia’s brightest young … Continue reading The Price For a Clear Conscience in Russia
Category: History
Heroes Past and Present: Remembering Bolotnaya Protesters and Russia’s Victory Day
Moscow has been abuzz in “Victory Day” fever for weeks. Toddlers, puppies, and tanks are draped in the ubiquitous orange … Continue reading Heroes Past and Present: Remembering Bolotnaya Protesters and Russia’s Victory Day
Ukraine’s Chernobyl, like Russia’s Chelyabinsk before it: Symbols of Soviet Moral Decay in Untenable USSR
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl (Chornobyl in Ukrainian) disaster. On April 25, 1986, workers at the Soviet-era … Continue reading Ukraine’s Chernobyl, like Russia’s Chelyabinsk before it: Symbols of Soviet Moral Decay in Untenable USSR
Building a New Russia Means Rooting Out Stalin’s Destructive Soviet Legacy
Historian Andrei Zubov presents a powerful lecture on the roots of the Soviet mentality and the resurgence of Stalin so … Continue reading Building a New Russia Means Rooting Out Stalin’s Destructive Soviet Legacy
Russia’s David and Goliath, Part II: Nemtsov Protégé Yashin Goes to Kadyrov’s Chechnya
Ilya Yashin announced yesterday on Twitter that he was in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, Russia’s restive republic in the … Continue reading Russia’s David and Goliath, Part II: Nemtsov ProtĂ©gĂ© Yashin Goes to Kadyrov’s Chechnya
Putin’s Fixes & Fixations: Russia’s President Prefers Stalin to Lenin, Soviet History to Scandals
Putin’s Fixes and Fixations: Russia’s president prefers Stalin to Lenin, and Soviet history to murder and corruption scandals. Continue reading Putin’s Fixes & Fixations: Russia’s President Prefers Stalin to Lenin, Soviet History to Scandals
“Winter on Fire” Documentary Tells the True Story of Ukraine’s Euromaidan Revolution
“Winter on Fire” is a beautiful and important film. It tells the true story of a stunning show of collective … Continue reading “Winter on Fire” Documentary Tells the True Story of Ukraine’s Euromaidan Revolution
My Journey From East to West and Back
“We do not receive wisdom, we must discover it for ourselves, after a journey through the wilderness which no one … Continue reading My Journey From East to West and Back
History, Identity and Holodomor Denial: Russia’s Continued Assault on Ukraine
On Saturday November 7, 2015, a long-awaited memorial to a little-known modern genocide will be dedicated in Washington D.C. It will … Continue reading History, Identity and Holodomor Denial: Russia’s Continued Assault on Ukraine
Commemoration and History: Russia’s Uncomfortable Truths
May is a month for commemorations. Today, May 18, is the 71st anniversary of the deportation of the entire Crimean … Continue reading Commemoration and History: Russia’s Uncomfortable Truths
