The death of ‘glasnost’ and the return to the oppression of Soviet Russia.
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Beijing and Moscow have had a cozy relationship of late. A scholar of China-Russia diplomacy explains how Ukraine might affect that.
Many Ukrainian Americans feel connected to Ukraine’s history and independence, including scholar Katja Kolcio. She writes about her family’s work preserving Ukrainian culture as immigrants in the US.
A scholar of Russian history breaks down what Putin’s aim might be in threatening military invasion, and why that might backfire.
Ukraine was once known as the breadbasket of Europe, yet it suffered a devastating famine as a result of collectivist plans. That and other Soviet-era grievances have bred resentment toward Russia.
Former BBC reporter James Rodgers reflects on the end of the Soviet Union and finds lessons for today.
The Moscow elections of September 2019 were a referendum on President Vladimir Putin’s ruling party. And the opposition’s success suggests a looming political crisis for Putin and his regime.
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Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Critical Cultural & International Studies, Colorado State University
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Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, University of Bath
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Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Dance, Environmental Studies and Education Studies, Wesleyan University
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Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Instruction in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Affiliate Professor at the Institute for Russian, European, and Eurasian Studies, University of South Florida
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Senior Lecturer in Political Theory, University of Birmingham
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Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hawaii
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Lecturer in Sociology, Edinburgh Napier University
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Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Russian and East European Studies, Arizona State University
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Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, Harvard University
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Reader in International Journalism, City, University of London
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Assistant Professor of International Service, American University School of International Service
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Ph.D. Candidate in Communication, University of South Florida
