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
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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
The Texel Uprising
Guest: Eric Lee on Night of the Bayonets: The Texel Uprising and Hitler’s Revenge – April-May 1945 published by Greenhill Books.
January 29, 2021
Human Rights
December 19, 2016
July 15, 2016
The Callousness of Russian Intensive Care Units
I don’t normally hype the translations I’ve been doing on side for Meduza’s English portal. I feel I don’t need to promote everything. But I
April 28, 2016
The Mysterious Poisoning of Vladimir Kara-Murza
Guest: Carl Shreck on the poisoning of Vladimir Kara-Muza.
January 17, 2016
Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis
Guest: Brian Milakovsky on the humanitarian crisis in the Donbas.
June 5, 2015
Ukraine: Two Heroes, Two Revolutions
By William Risch I have made three trips to Ukraine since protests began there in late November 2013. Â On January 18, I found myself taking
March 22, 2014
Gay Propaganda Uptick
As I noted in my Nation article on the gay propaganda law (which, by the way, has been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award), there
January 31, 2014
Sochi’s Exploited Labor
My new Russia Magazine column, “Sochi’s Workers: Invisible and Expendable,” “The final stage in such a massive undertaking is always difficult,” Putin told officials in a
December 19, 2013
Will Pussy Riot be Amnestied?
Will Pussy Riot, several Bolotnaya participants, and all Greenpeace activists be amnestied? So reports Izvestiia: The president has jointly decided with human rights activists who
December 9, 2013
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