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Vladimir Putin’s propaganda about the Russian invasion of Ukraine reflect themes once propagated by Vladimir Lenin.
A monumental book, newly translated into English, describes in painstaking, archeological detail, how the socialist project transformed the spaces in which Soviet citizens lived.
In the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Russia looks like an increasingly desirable international partner across much of the globe.
Targeting the families of protestors is highly effective as a means of control.
Russians have been charged with interfering with the 2016 US presidential election. If true, it’s not an isolated incident. Twice before, foreign powers tried to influence who won the Oval Office.
A century ago, Russian leaders staged mock trials on rape and abortion to educate citizens about new Soviet laws and values. Then, as now, victim-blaming and ‘he said, she said’ marred the verdict.
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Emeritus Reader in History, University of Kent
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Professor Of Social Anthropology, University of Sussex
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Ph.D. Candidate in Russian Literature, Columbia University
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Assistant Professor of Media, Communications and Journalism, California State University, Fresno
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Lecturer in International History, University of Strathclyde
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Associate Professor of History, York St John University
