Russians Under Nazi Occupation
Guest: Johannes Due Enstad on Soviet Russians under Nazi Occupation: Fragile Loyalties in World War II published by Cambridge University Press.
November 3, 2019
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The Radioactive Mutants of Semipalatinsk
Magdalena Stawkowski on the rural Kazakh communities in the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site.
October 27, 2019
The Jewish Revolution in Belarus
Guest: Andrew Sloin on The Jewish Revolution in Belorussia: Economy, Race, and Bolshevik Power published by Indiana University Press.
October 21, 2019
The Soviet Nuclear Industry
Guest: Sonja Schmid on Producing Power: The Pre-Chernobyl History of the Soviet Nuclear Industry published by MIT Press.
October 13, 2019
The Soviet Lives of Western Culture
Guest: Eleonor Gilburd on To See Paris and Die: The Soviet Lives of Western Culture published by Harvard University Press.
September 23, 2019
US Politics
The “Dark Double”
David S. Foglesong, The American Mission and the “Evil Empire”: The Crusade for a “Free Russia” since 1881, Cambridge University Press, 2007. “Civilization is spreading
December 8, 2007
Secret Desires
This just came from the Associated Press via CNN. Today, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice said of Russia: “In any country, if you don’t
October 13, 2007
Ivan Made Me Do It
NASA has been hit with another scandal. Intrigued, I watched the CNN coverage today only to repeatedly roll my eyes at all the references to
July 28, 2007
NY Rep Calls for Criminal Charges against the NY Times
Perhaps I should change the focus of this blog to “Did we Americans learn anything from the Soviet Union?” since the actions of State and
June 26, 2006
Revisiting Florida’s Ban on “Revisionism”
Note to Readers: I’m veering away from Russia for a bit to revisit Florida’s Education Omnibus Bill. For the last few days I’ve been looking
June 17, 2006
Florida Bans Historical “Revisionism”
Though the following has little do with Russia, (though one might think of it in terms of the Marxist-Leninist orthodoxy forced down historians’ throats in
June 15, 2006
Katrina’s Death Blow
Events have called for a pause in speaking about Russia. It is impossible for me to take in the force of the news. Reports from
September 2, 2005
Super Antonio
A momentary pause from Russia to give notice to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who was inaugurated this past week. From pictures of the inauguration,
July 3, 2005
Irony, Ice, and Ideology
First I urge everyone to read Chalmers Johnson’s new article “How to Create a WIA — Worthless Intelligence Agency.” There are certain political ironies that
November 25, 2004