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
Other Russia
Limonov’s Phone, Books, Chairs, and Heater Seized
While everyone is focused on Medvedev’s recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, life goes on as usual in Russia . Perhaps, all too usual. Yesterday,
August 27, 2008
KPRF takes a stand, Democrats unite, and “Ukraine is not even a state!”
The post election political lull appears to be over as Russia’s politicians gear up for Medvedev’s presidency. As everyone already knows, Medvedev is expected to
April 9, 2008
Kasparov Sues Nashi for his Honor
If you can’t beat them in the streets, try the courts. That’s what Garry Kasparov looks to be doing with his 30 million ruble lawsuit
February 17, 2008
Bread and Butter
Here’s something to chew on. Nicolai Petro asks in his column “Why Russian Liberals Lose“: “Why have Russia’s self-proclaimed “liberals” done so badly at attracting
December 4, 2007
“Hello mama. It’s me, Vladimir. I won the elections”
Putin must love it when a plan comes together. With around 85 percent of precincts reporting, United Russia has captured an albeit predictable landslide. The
December 2, 2007
The Vampires of Votes
T-minus five days and counting. Here’s today’s roundup. The Christian Science Monitor, which I heard was once known for its objectivity, has apparently dumped it.
November 27, 2007
Waiting for the Clampdown
Responses to the Dissenter’s March continues. The Nation’s Katrina Vanden Huevel calls for a fight to press freedom in Russia. This comes amid news that
November 26, 2007
(An)other Russia Rally
http://www.kommersant.ru/media/00000434.swf Things are looking bad for Russia’s floundering “opposition”. I say “opposition” because the Western media has declared the Russia’s liberal forces–Yabloko, SPS, and Other
November 25, 2007
Oppositionist Gets a Trip to the Mental Ward
Some habits die hard. The practice of forcing Soviet dissidents into psychiatric hospitals seems to continue in Putin’s Russia. Marina Litvinovich of Garry Kasparov’s United
July 29, 2007
Other Russia Marches (Yawn) Again.
I see that Kasparov held another rally in Moscow. Nothing extraordinary seemed to have happened. Kasparov addressed the crowd with his usual “we need a
June 11, 2007