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
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Russia in Global Affairs
Guest: Fyodor Lukyanov on Russia in the Middle East: Viewpoints, Policies, Strategies published by East View.
January 7, 2020
Ivan the Terrible
Guest: Charles Halperin on Ivan the Terrible: Free to Reward and Free to Punish published by University of Pittsburgh Press.
December 30, 2019
The Stuff of Red Army Soldiers
Guest: Brandon Schechter on The Stuff of Soldiers: A History of the Red Army in World War II Through Objects published by Cornell University Press.
December 18, 2019
Russia, China and Inbetween
Guest: Ed Pulford on Mirrorlands: Russia, China, and Journeys in Between published by Hurst.
December 7, 2019
Other Russia
Meteor Mania
Here’s what we know so far: A meteor disintegrated outside of the Ural city of Chelyabinsk. The space rock was 17 meters wide, weighed an
February 17, 2013
Nemtsov Supporter Smacks Nashi Commissar
As capital “P” Russia politics garners the world’s attention, little “p” Russian politics continues unabated. Anyone who reads this blog knows that Nashi loves to
September 27, 2011
Anti-Putin screed returned
Since everyone is afflicted with spymania at the moment, I wanted to make sure this little tidbit of news didn’t go unnoticed. Well, as I
June 30, 2010
Cops serve Nemstov another helping of PR
Solidarity may be band of “scrubby little opposition organizations [that] have no future,” but if things keep going the way their going, Boris Nemtsov will
June 21, 2010
May Day with the Russian Communists
Two things hit me as I emerged from the Oktyabrskaya metro station on Saturday morning to check out the KPRF May Day march. First was that God himself must have been smiling down on the KPRFers. After several days of on and off rain, his holiness decided to part the clouds, let the sun shine through, and let Russian commies do their thing without the hindrance of rainfall. The second thing that hit me was that unlike most, or should I say every political rally I’ve been to, the Communists began marching on time. Who would have ever guessed Communists to be prompt. And they say Leninist discipline is dead. As soon
May 3, 2010
Sochi’s Electoral Magic Show
The results of the mayoral election in Sochi were as expected. United Russia’s candidate Anatoly Pakhomov won. No repeat of the Murmansk mayoral contest allowed.
April 27, 2009
Nemtsov “scandalizes” Nashi
The election circus in Sochi has some new developments. The alleged polonium murderer Andrei Lugovoi won’t be running. The LDPR announced that it will go
March 26, 2009
Nashi Pranks Oppositionists
On Tuesday, Nashi pulled off its best prank yet on the hapless Russian opposition. In the words of Nezavisimaya gazeta, the stunt “will undoubtedly go
February 26, 2009
The Poverty of Russia’s Protests
Protests flared around the world last week in response to the global economic crisis. Last Thursday, a one day general strike of 2.5 million people
February 6, 2009
Misha 2% Speaks to the LA Times
Mikhail Kasyanov, or Misha 2% as he’s known in Russia, was interviewed in today’s LA Times. Kasyanov proves why that 2% moniker continues to stick.
September 10, 2008