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The St. George's Ribbon and National Insanity
Today’s owner of a German car shares his identity with his grandfather, who fought the Nazis.
Running from the Reds: An Immigrant Story
This was my heritage: cultured, formerly wealthy Russians trying to make it in New York.
Open Letter on the Termination of Russian Studies Faculty at Ohio University
Like you, we are wholeheartedly invested in the survival and recovery of higher education in the United States amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That recovery depends on the will of universities...
Socialist Trauma and American Politics: Why Many Russians Vote Republican
In general, Russian-speaking Trump supporters seem to accept without question the image the former President promoted: that of a wealthy man who gave up his privileged life in a golden...
Ballet in the Cold War: The New York City Ballet’s 1962 Tour of the Soviet Union
On February 5th, the Jordan Center welcomed Professor Anne Searcy for a talk on the exchange of Soviet and American ballet troupes for cultural diplomacy during the Cold War. In...
What Russians Think When They Hear the Word "Nazi"
Claiming that a country whose head of state is a Jew with relatives who died in the Holocaust is a “neo-Nazi” state is absurd. Yet for many Russians, this claim...
How Obama can avert another Cold War
Why is another Cold War possible two decades after the Soviet Union ended?
Alexis in America: The Grand Tour of a Russian Grand Duke, 1871-1872
The story of the Grand Duke’s trip is more than just a tale of forbidden love, political intrigue and colorful characters. It also touches upon important developments and events in...
Russian Studies is Thriving, not Dying
At least in Political Science, Russian studies is alive and well.
Putin won reelection. Now he’s a "lame duck." What will that mean?
To nobody’s surprise, Russian President Vladimir Putin won reelection to a fourth term on March 18, by a wide margin. With Putin’s (last?) presidential election in the books, I reached...
Balanchine’s Neoclassical Serenade and the Washington Ballet’s New Signature Style
The Washington Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s Serenade this past weekend at the Kennedy Center was a watershed moment for the company. The program heralded the emergence of a Washington...
Researching Russian Conspiracy Theories in the Age of Trump
A funny thing happened to me while I was writing my book on conspiracy theory and contemporary Russia: my obscure little corner of Russian cultural studies suddenly threatened to become...
A Balanchine for the New Millennium: Dana Genshaft and "Shadow Lands" at the Washington Ballet
A futuristic feeling pervades Dana Genshaft’s new work "Shadow Lands," the centerpiece of the Washington Ballet’s Three World Premieres this April at the Harman Center. Along with Ethan Stiefel’s Wood...
Parliamentary Daydreams in Belarus: When the Rubber-Stamp Really is Just a Rubber-Stamp
Belarus held parliamentary elections in November 2019, producing one of the most unsurprising electoral results in recent history, even by Belarusian standards.
Russian Media Influence in Central Asia: Easy to Imagine, Difficult to Find
U.S. observers and policymakers have often seen Russian-origin media as responsible for influencing the opinions and worldviews of Russia's post-Soviet neighbors. However, our analysis of surveys in Central Asia found...
In "Mr. Jones," Stalin’s Man-Made Famine Offers Lessons for the Present
What can the Holodomor teach us today about the importance of journalistic integrity and the dangers of historical revisionism?
Between Sustainability and Development in Romania
Romanians have become increasingly aware of their environmental difficulties. Today, news of deforestation represents a regular part of the Romanian news cycle and is a hobbyhorse in the House of...
“The Americans Are (Not) Coming”: Rescue and Self-Defense in the Cold War
A cautionary tale from the Cold War might remind us that narratives of rescue, which promise to overturn repressive regimes and bring freedom and democracy in other nations, can be...
The Central Asian Antigay Movement in Global and Local Perspective
Russia, in short, did not drive Kyrgyzstan’s anti-LGBTI upswell any more than Moscow propelled the upswell of anti-LGBTI rhetoric at Virginia school board meetings. What political entrepreneurs in Russia did...
American Committee for East-West Accord urges debate on U.S.-Russian relations
On November 23, 2015, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, in collaboration with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, hosted a panel discussion organized...