Unqualified Plunder: Kakistrocacy, or the True Story of What Happened in the Post-Soviet EraSystemic plunder and lawlessness. By Dr. Vahram AbadjianInternational Affairs AnalystCoalition for Local Self-Government of the Kyrgyz Republic...
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Putin Attempts Whitewashing Russian Atrocities in AfricaWar crimes and crimes against humanity in Africa. By Purity MwambiaInvestigative Journalist “In the history of our...
(Mis)Information and Efficiency in Russian Newspapers in the 18th and 19th CenturiesExamining the role of newspapers in Imperial Russian governance. By Dr. Alison K. SmithProfessor of HistoryUniversity of...
‘Official’ Enlightenment: The Russian Journal of the Ministry of Public Education, 1834–1855Russia’s nineteenth century began with a palace coup. By Dr. Ekaterina Basargina1Senior ResearcherSt. Petersburg BranchArchive of the...
The Kremlin’s Hand: How Russia Fuels Srebrenica Genocide Denial and Balkan InstabilityWhat is required now is a robust deterrence strategy. Introduction As the U.N. General Assembly considers a draft...
Criticism of Moral Policing in Russia: Controversies around Lev Protiv in MoscowThe use of the Internet, particularly YouTube, allows them to expose their targets. Introduction During the first...
The Empress and Her Money: Russian Poll Tax Revenues in the Eighteenth CenturyIt was a key direct tax in Russia, the revenue of which supplied military forces in peacetime....
The Russia-Ukraine War Has Caused Staggering Cultural Destruction both Seen and UnseenThere is an entire underground world – filled with untold numbers of artifacts, bones and ruins. Introduction...
The News and How It Was Communicated in Pre-Modern RussiaUncovering evidence about oral transmission of news lies through the written record. By Dr. Daniel C. Waugh1Professor Emeritus...
Sanctions against Russia: The Coalition Can Do Better – for Ukraine and Global OrderThe coalition must urgently take certain specific steps to strengthen the sanctions regime. Introduction With global stability...
Experiencing Information: An Early Nineteenth-Century Stroll along Russia’s Nevskii ProspektThe often conflicting relationship between commercial enterprise and imperial authority. By Dr. Katherine Bowers1Associate Professor of HistoryThe...
Inside Russia’s Campaign to Steal and Indoctrinate Ukrainian ChildrenAn insidious side of Russia’s genocide against Ukrainians meant to shatter families: snatching children and occupying their...
Info in Plain Sight: The Formation of the Russian Public Graphosphere, 15th-19th CenturiesIn Russia the transformation of the public graphosphere took place far later than in much of Europe....
‘Zeitenwende’: Germany’s Turning Point in Dealing with Russia and ChinaHe decided to strengthen the country’s depleted military and adopt assertive foreign policy defending global norms. Introduction...
Mapping Empire: The Adoption of the Astrolabe in Russia in the Eighteenth CenturyIt made possible the creation of the largest government project to describe the territories of the Russian...
Defying Strategic Logic: Ukraine, Russia, China, and the WorldRussia’s invasion managed to bring the entire nongeographic West into still firmer alignment. An analyst who had...
Communication and Obligation: The Postal System of the Russian Empire, 1700–1850The material culture of Russia’s historic postal system is mostly buried. By Dr. John RandolphAssociate Professor, HistoryAssociate...
Russian Imperialism: Why Vladimir Putin Invaded UkraineHis reasoning is demonstrated in hundreds of years of Russia history. Introduction On February 24, 2022, Russian...
China Is Boosting Russia’s War Machine in UkraineA wide array of ways China is helping Russia’s two-year war against Ukraine. By Steve Holland and...
Mapping the Russian Tsardom from the Fourteenth to Eighteenth CenturiesInvestigating how these precious documents circulated in the politically charged climate. By Dr. Valerie A. Kivelson1Thomas N....
No Preparation: How Putin’s Eventual Death Will Set Off a Vicious Power StruggleLooking at the future of Russia without Putin. By Dr. Robert PersonAssociate Professor of International RelationsUnited States...
The Russian Razin Rebellion of 1670-1671 as a European Media SensationThe rebellion as an example of how news was collected in Moscow and transmitted to the West....
How Conspiracy Theories Help Putin Maintain His Grip on Power in RussiaExploring Putin’s shifting relationship with conspiracy theories. As Russians head to the polls on March 15 for...
Mechanisms for Obtaining Foreign News in Russia from the 16th to 18th CenturiesIt was solely for the use of the government, not a response to any kind of demand...
Peddling Paranoia and Doom: Beating Putin’s Game of Nuclear ChickenHis own sense of paranoia and impending doom drives his choices. By Dr. Douglas LondonAdjunct Associate Professor,...
‘Povest’ Vremennykh Let’: The Russian Primary Chronicle in the Early Medieval EraThe work is considered a fundamental source for the earliest history of the East Slavs. Introduction The Russian...
Yaroslav the Wise: Grand Prince of Medieval Russian KievYaroslav focused on foreign policy, forming alliances with Scandinavian countries and weakening Byzantine influence. Introduction Yaroslav I...
Russians Rejoice: How the American Conservative Right Have become Putin FanboysWashington Trumpists have become such easy pickings for Vladimir Putin. Introduction The Grand Old Putin Party’s plan...
Ivan III: The First ‘the Great’ of Russia, 1462-1505Ivan III was the first Russian ruler to be given the title ‘the Great’. Introduction Ivan III...
Putin’s War on History: Russian High School Textbooks Whitewash Stalin’s TerrorThis whitewashing of Stalin and his crimes is crucial for understanding Putin’s imperialist ideology and goals. By...