After the Colored Revolution
Guest: Vasili Rukhadze on post-colored revolution regimes.
February 19, 2020
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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
Russia in Global Affairs
Guest: Fyodor Lukyanov on Russia in the Middle East: Viewpoints, Policies, Strategies published by East View.
January 7, 2020
US Politics
The Let’s Pretend Game
This week’s Russia! Magazine column, “The Magnitsky Minstrelsy“: The passage of the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 last December sent US-Russia
April 18, 2013
Swine Flu Lands in Moscow
Hypochondriacs beware! Swine flu has officially landed in Moscow. According to Novyi region, two women have been hospitalized in the capital. “Both women are citizens
May 1, 2009
Russia’s Racial Marketing
Are these ads racist? Some think so. The use of Barack Obama visage has become a marketing hit in Russia, generating cries of racism. The
March 21, 2009
Overcharged Buttons
Yeah, yeah, I haven’t been blogging of late, but I hope to return at full throttle soon. In the meantime I couldn’t resist mentioning a
March 7, 2009
The Candidates Talk Russia, Round Two
Russia was a topic at the second Presidential debate after an absence at last week’s Veep debate. Both candidates pretty much repeated what they said
October 7, 2008
Has “STAND for Georgia” Passed Congress?
Please see the update to this post. I found a rather strange article on Eurasianet.org on how the US House and Senate passed the HR:
October 6, 2008
Russia Gets Lead Question in US Presidential Debate
Last night’s Obama-McCain Presidential debate was devoid of surprises. Even Russia had a place. Given “Russia’s resurgence” as they like to say in the news,
September 27, 2008
Rice scolds Russia. Will anyone care?
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been on a whirlwind press junket scold Russia. Here is a clip of her rhetorical spanking at the
September 18, 2008
Palin Talks Russia in ABC Exclusive
Update: I posted the entire interview. Russia comes in about halfway in. Republican VP Candidate Sarah Palin finally sat down for an interview. Lo and
September 11, 2008
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