Prostitution in Late Imperial Russia
Guest: Siobhán Hearne on Policing Prostitution: Regulating the Lower Classes in Late Imperial Russia published by Oxford University Press.
May 7, 2021
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Blind Activism in the Cold War
Guest: Cristina Galmarini on international blind activism from the communist bloc during the Cold War.
April 30, 2021
Environmental Activism in Russia
Guests: Konstantin Fokin and Angelina Davydova on environmental activism in Russia.
April 23, 2021
Gogol’s Town of N
Guest: Anne Lounsbery on Life Is Elsewhere: Symbolic Geography in the Russian Provinces, 1800–1917 published by Cornell University Press.
April 16, 2021
Trash in (post-)Communist Eastern Europe
Guests: Elana Resnick and Viktor Pal on waste, recycling, reuse, and race in (post-)Communist Eastern Europe.
April 9, 2021
Berezovsky
Berezovsky’s Last Confession
Last weekend’s sudden death of Boris Berezovsky generated a slew of questions. How did he die? Murder, heart failure, or suicide? Why? What’s the significance?
March 31, 2013
Not Much to Gawk About
Scott Anderson’s article “Vladimir Putin’s Dark Rise to Power” is a throwback to the 1990s when ex-KGBmen turned mafioso, private security, or hired hands to
September 6, 2009
Lugovoi the Liar
With all the hoopla around the Anna Politkovskaya murder case, we’ve forgotten to check in with good ol’Andrei Lugovoi to see how he’s doing. Whether
August 30, 2007
Supposed Killers and a Just Plain Crook
More information is coming out about the individuals arrested for Anna Politkovskaya’s murder. Moskovskii komsomolets gives a run down of the suspects. The most high
August 29, 2007
Speculation Nation
One day later and Russia and world have reacted to the arrest of 10 suspects in Anna Politkovskaya’s murder. Most of the Russian media have
August 28, 2007
Ten Arrested in Politkovskaya Murder
They say it’s ten but no names were given in the interest of the investigation of Anna Politkovskaya’s murder. The ten comprise of a Chechen
August 27, 2007
Presidential Wager
Speculation and debate over who will be Russia’s next president has all but screeched to a halt. While a few months ago Kommersant was speculating
August 24, 2007
Berezovsky Looks to Fund a Pink Vanguard?
Boris Berezovsky has made it no secret that he’s funded Other Russia’s activities. There are few estimates as to how many millions he’s poured into
August 4, 2007
Berezovsky-fest, Russia Responds
I promise to get on to other topics but with all the drama, which I am an avid sucker for, I feel compelled to continue.
July 19, 2007
Berezovsky Assassin Foiled
Just in time. The widely read British tabloid, the Sun, is reporting that agents from MI5 and MI6 foiled the assassination of Boris Berezovsky at
July 18, 2007