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The Leviathan and the Gutter: Gefter.ru interviews NYU's Mikhail Iampolski (Part II)
It’s all very sad, I think. The capacity for thought has already disappeared, and now dignity is gradually being snuffed out, but I don’t see any solutions. People still depend...
The Leviathan and the Gutter: Gefter.ru interviews NYU's Mikhail Iampolski (Part I)
There’s no law, Putin is absolutely impotent, he can’t do anything. That’s it. All that’s left is to sit there, like a medieval serf, and hope to God that you...
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.
Judging the Victors: Why Victimhood Is a Bad Fit for Russia
Today’s Russian fascist is simultaneously omnipotent and persecuted.
Totalitarian Speech: Putin’s "National Traitors"
If you read the speech for content, it becomes nonsensical.
Putin, Crimea, and the Hallucinations of Power
Angela Merkel's observation that Putin has lost contact with reality went immediately viral, gaining broad acceptance as a diagnosis. This should come as no surprise.