The Nobility and the Russian Novel
Bella Grigoryan on Noble Subjects: The Russian Novel and the Gentry, 1762-1861 published by Northern Illinois University Press.
February 28, 2020
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After the Colored Revolution
Guest: Vasili Rukhadze on post-colored revolution regimes.
February 19, 2020
Exposing Chernobyl
Guest: Kate Brown on Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future published by Norton.
February 7, 2020
Women of the Gulag
Guest: Marianna Yarovskaya on her film Women of the Gulag.
January 29, 2020
Nuclear Bombs and Bomb Shelters
Guest: Edward Geist on Armageddon Insurance: Civil Defense in the United States and Soviet Union, 1945-1991 published by University of North Carolina Press.
January 17, 2020
Amerika
US Candidates Barely Mention Russia
The Democratic and Republican conventions are over. Thank god. All the political pomp, demigod worship, endless biographical tales, self-congratulation, repetitions of God Bless America, convention
September 5, 2008
The Medvedev Doctrine
On Friday, Tbilisi broke diplomatic ties with Moscow in protest to statements that Russia plans to absorb South Ossetia and Abkhazia in “several years.” Moscow
September 3, 2008
Is Putin a Closet Republican?
If Putin was an American politician, what would he be? He is conservative, deeply religious, a patriot, and strong partisan for Russian traditions. Given this,
August 31, 2008
Cold War II as Comfortable Shoes
A colleague sent me this cartoon from the 1 September issue of the New Yorker. It’s quite an appropriate addendum to “Loving Cold War II.”
August 29, 2008
Putin on CNN
So far it’s just a short clip . Hopefully, CNN will make the whole interview available. But this clip contains what everyone is talking about.
August 28, 2008
“As if South Ossetia and Abkhazia do not in themselves even exist”
The Ossetians are slowly creeping into view, though the articles highlighting their history, plight, and desire for self-determination are still relegated to the journalistic periphery.
August 15, 2008
Obamamaniacs on Russia
I usually don’t waste my time with babble but Daniel Silva’s “President Obama and a 3 am Phone Call about Russia” struck a cord. It’s
July 22, 2008
Discussing the “Dark Double”
Washington Profile has an interesting interview with Professor David Foglesong about his book The American Mission and the ‘Evil Empire’: The Crusade for a ‘Free
March 17, 2008
Peering into Putin’s Soul
Does Vladimir Putin have a soul? He doesn’t if you ask Hillary Clinton. In a campaign stump in New Hampshire, Clinton pondered the existence of
January 7, 2008
A Geneology of “Putinism”
As the sun begins to set on Putin’s Presidency and his direct personal sway over Russia’s future is still undetermined, there is one legacy we
December 23, 2007