Welcome to Chechnya
Guest: David France on his film Welcome To Chechnya.
March 5, 2021
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Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine
Guests: Valerie Kivelson and Christine Worobec on witches, magic, spells in their new sourcebook Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000–1900 published by Cornell University Press.
February 26, 2021
Conquering Nature in Sakhalin and the Arctic
Guests: Paul Josephson and Sharyl Corrado on conquering nature, settlement, and Russian expansion in the Arctic and Sakhalin.
February 19, 2021
From Soso to Stalin
Guest: Ronald Suny on Stalin: Passage to Revolution published by Princeton University Press.
February 12, 2021
Watering the Soviet Lands
Guests: Maya Peterson and Christopher Ward on water and the environment in the Soviet Union.
February 5, 2021
Politkovskaya
Politkovskaya Case Will Soon Go to Court
The state newspaper Rossiiskaya gazeta announced yesterday that the Anna Politkovskaya murder case will soon go to court. An official representative from the Investigation Committee
September 23, 2008
Politkovskaya Murder Far from Over
Russian authorities announced yesterday that the investigation into the murder of Anna Politkovskaya is complete. Or at least one leg of it. Three suspects will
June 19, 2008
New Film: Letter to Anna
The Moscow Times has a review of Letter to Anna, a new documentary by Swiss director Eric Bergkraut on the life, work, and death of
May 20, 2008
The Face of the “Killer”
The investigation into Anna Politkovskaya murder took another turn yesterday when the Russian news site Life.ru published the photo of the main suspect. According to
April 16, 2008
The World According to Anna
Anna Politkovskaya, A Russian Diary: A Journalist’s Final Account of Life, Corruption, and Death in Putin’s Russia, trans. Arch Tait, Forward Scott Simon, Random House,
November 12, 2007
“The killer has not yet been accused, but we know who he is.”
I began translating Sergei Sokolov’s interview with Petros Garibian, the chief investigator in the Anna Politkovskaya murder case late last night. It’s a good thing
October 8, 2007
“I’m Calling Ana . . .”
“Good day! I’m calling Ana . . . I would like to give a report on recent events to her. Anya! It’s impossible to not
October 6, 2007
Twists and Turns
The investigation into Anna Politkovskaya’s murder took another dramatic turn today as Novaya gazeta reported that the chief investigator in the case, Piotr Gabiryan, was
September 5, 2007
The House of Cards Trembles
It’s already falling like a house of cards. Two more suspects in the Politikovskaya murder were taken off the list today. Prosecutors announced that Oleg
August 31, 2007
And Then There Were Nine . . .
Scratch two off the list of suspects in the Anna Politkovskaya’s murder. Yesterday, authorities released Alexei Berkin from police custody for lack of evidence. Prosecutors
August 30, 2007