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Overcoming Deep Polarization: Motherhood, Care and Islamic Activism
By filling the gaps left by societal structures, women work to assist and empower the most vulnerable members of society.
The Last Will and Testament of Sergei Esenin: Cultural History of a Mystification, Part I
In this article, I’d like to turn away from heated debates over Esenin’s alleged “killers,” or unprofessional falsifiers of literary history, toward an apparently calmer place. I will focus on...
All the "Pravda" about International Women’s Day
Examining March-8th dispatches in Pravda between 1920 and 1991 reveals a gradual shift in the official feminine ideal: at first, women were glorified as fellow workers and builders of socialism;...
Upcoming Columbia Event
In Search of Empire: the 400th Anniversary of the House of Romanov February 14th-16th 2013 Co-sponsored by the Bakhmeteff Archive, the Harriman Institute, the Department of Slavic Languages at Columbia...
There and Back Again (Russia's Alien Nations)
Was the Soviet Union the model for Mordor?
The Story of the Russian “Winnie the Pooh,” Part II
Zakhoder’s Vinni Pukh tends to make snarky comments that speak directly to adult reality.
Expanding the Gulag Archipelago (No, not that way)
These women’s Gulag stories, as I unceremoniously call them for the time being, contribute in significant ways to Russia’s current mediascape. First, the change in setting is important. Moving the...