Ilya Yashin announced yesterday on Twitter that he was in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, Russiaās restive republic in the … Continue reading Russiaās David and Goliath, Part II: Nemtsov ProtĆ©gĆ© Yashin Goes to Kadyrovās Chechnya
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” 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
In the final days of 2015, as the world’s attention is focused on Syria, refugees and terrorism, Russia continues to … Continue reading New Normal in Russia: Putin Critics Punished with Harsh Prison Terms
A new 156-page investigative report identifies for the first time perpetrators of war crimes in Russia’s war in East Ukraine. … Continue reading New Report Identifies Perpetrators of War Crimes Committed by Russia and Russian-backed Forces in Ukraine War
Ilya Yashin addresses Russia’s Chechen Question with a daring Open Letter challenge to Kadyrov, on corruption, national security, private army, Nemtsov & other political assassinations. Continue reading Yashin and Kadyrov: Russia’s David and Goliath
Yesterday a prominent opposition politician in Russia, Ilya Yashin, friend and colleague of slain Boris Nemtsov, published an open letter … Continue reading Ilya Yashin’s Open Letter to Kadyrov Seeks Answers to Nemtsov Assassination
Russia and Turkey are embroiled in a war of words. Vladimir Putin, incensed that Turkey had the audacity to shoot … Continue reading Russia’s War of Words with Turkey: Brink of War or Cooperation, or Just Brinksmanship
“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
On Saturday November 7, 2015, a long-awaited memorial to a little-known modern genocide will beĀ dedicated in Washington D.C. It will … Continue reading History, Identity and Holodomor Denial: Russia’s Continued Assault on Ukraine
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