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Evolution of Latinization in Turkic states: From Sovietization to Nationalization
Central Asia's current process of Latinization is strongly linked to the legitimization of power, the construction of postcolonial identity, and the search for geopolitical balance between Russia and Turkey. At...
Words Fail Us (Russia's Alien Nations)
The term’s origins had to be foreign, for precisely the same reasons that it is problematic.
Admitted as a Tourist, Tried as a Spy
Then I was asked[...] to name the former US secret service workers that he believed were teaching at NYU, and to recount the anti-Russian information that they believed was being...
Russian Meddling and Fake News, Conclusion: Some Recommendations
The Russian threat is much more dangerous inside Russia.
Interview with Sean Guillory, Part I
"The sorry state of public discourse around Russia has led me to try to provide the most eclectic range of topics on my podcast. The idea is to show my...
Noviye Cheremushki: A History Forgotten
Today, we often look with disdain at Khrushchyovkas, the low cost, concrete-panel or brick, 5- or 8-story apartment buildings of the Khruschev era. Yet they represented the hope of a...
Чаадаев и пустота (Chaadaev and Void)
What is modern Russia really like?
Russia Under Siege: Attack of the Gay Pillows
It’s not easy keeping an open mind about what’s going on in Russia when government officials are so intent on keeping minds closed.
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...
Interview with Sean Guillory, Part II
"I think we who either produce or engage with academic work need to seriously reconsider what we do, why we do it, and whom we do it for. I remember...
Bitter Taste: How Gorky Saved Pushkin’s Honor by Closing His Café, Part III
Immediately after Gorky's death, rumors began to spread that he had been poisoned by chocolate candies sent to him from the Kremlin. Whether this is true or not, nobody knows....
Searching for Józef Herburt in Kazakhstan
The fact that an escaped Polish exile from Ukraine managed to integrate himself into Kazakh society and impersonate a relative of Kenesary would make an exceptional find both for the...
Professor Natalia Levina Speaks on Ukraine at an NYU Community Discussion
If you are wondering what you can do to help them, I am sure the people of Ukraine appreciate all the donations coming their way. Thank you from the bottom...
What do Scholars of Russia owe Ukraine?
As scholars of Russia, we need to undertake a searching moral inventory to see the ways in which we have taken the Russian state’s point of view as a default.
One Year Ago: Professor Natalia Levina Speaks on Ukraine at NYU
I grew up in Kharkiv. Countless memories are tied to the main city square, which has now been bombed. Almost a year ago, I learned that my own childhood home...
Russia in the Global Context: a panel on Russia's role in international politics
On December 1st, 2014, the Jordan Center and the Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Relationships organized a panel entitled “Russia in the Global Context.” The purpose of the event,...
The Devil Is No Match for Procedural Liberalism (Pelagia and the White Bulldog (Conclusion))
The rule of law is boring, but necessary
Tolstoy’s Orphans
On November 4th, 2021, the Jordan Center hosted Professor David Herman for a talk “Tolstoy’s Orphans.” Professor Herman is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Slavic Languages and...
Pussy Riot: the telenovela?
The Pussy Riot case has already run the gamut of available genres, from performance art to legal drama to kangaroo court. Now it's taken a turn towards soap opera.
Ksenia Sobchak, puzzled by sexism
Is it possible to be disappointed in Ksenia Sobchak?