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: Soviet Union
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
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
Memory Misappropriation: Russia’s Victory Day Basked in The Light of Another’s Glory
This week all over the world people and nations are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World … Continue reading Memory Misappropriation: Russia’s Victory Day Basked in The Light of Another’s Glory
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