Russian pranksters and anti-free speech advocates Vladimir “Vovan” Kuznetsov, left, and Alexei “Lexus” Stolyarov in Moscow in 2016.
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A Holocaust historian explains why Ukrainian history needs to be understood in terms of both past violence against Jews as well as the state’s pluralistic vision.
Russian tanks take part in drills at the Kadamovskiy firing range in the Rostov region in southern Russia in January 2022. Tens of thousands of Russian troops are positioned near Ukraine.
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Pro-democracy uprisings in Slavic states were unsuccessful, but there’s festering discontent in the region. Russia attributes it to western interference, and intends to reverse the trend in Ukraine.
Boris Yeltsin shakes hands with Russia’s most powerful businessmen in Moscow.
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The US is making common cause with Ukraine, but national security concerns are affecting the human rights of the most vulnerable trying to flee the fighting.