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
Ukraine’s Parliament Asks BBC To Stop Using ‘Civil War’ For Russia’s Aggression
Ukraine’s Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs sent an official letter to British media giant BBC appealing to the broadcaster to … Continue reading Ukraine’s Parliament Asks BBC To Stop Using ‘Civil War’ For Russia’s Aggression
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
How Russia’s Worst Propaganda Myths About Ukraine Seep Into Media Language
Over the past two years, much has been written about the “Ukraine crisis.” This phrase is, in fact, a euphemism, … Continue reading How Russia’s Worst Propaganda Myths About Ukraine Seep Into Media Language
Russia’s Criminalization of Protest: Ildar Dadin’s Appeal and Article 212.1
On March 31, in a much anticipated appellate procedure in Moscow City Court, a judge considered the appeal of opposition … Continue reading Russia’s Criminalization of Protest: Ildar Dadin’s Appeal and Article 212.1
Nadiya Savchenko: This Is My Life You Are Playing With
Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko finally got to present her “last word,” or closing statement, in the Donetsk (Russia) courtroom today, … Continue reading Nadiya Savchenko: This Is My Life You Are Playing With
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
One Year: Vladimir Kara-Murza Reflects On Loss Of Friend Boris Nemtsov
In Moscow, it’s already the morning of February 27, a day forever associated with the shocking assassination of Boris Nemtsov exactly … Continue reading One Year: Vladimir Kara-Murza Reflects On Loss Of Friend Boris Nemtsov
Worldwide Rallies Planned for First Anniversary of Boris Nemtsov Murder
For followers of events in and around Russia and Ukraine, February is a brutal month. You need true grit to … Continue reading Worldwide Rallies Planned for First Anniversary of Boris Nemtsov Murder
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