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In Russian Cultural Policy, the Customer is Always Wrong
Olga Lyubimova’s appointment as Russia’s new minister of culture in early 2020 was an immediate scandal. In old LiveJournal posts that surfaced on social media, she boldly declared an aversion...
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...
In Memory of Stephen Cohen
Earlier this year, our friend and colleague Stephen Cohen passed away. His contributions to the field of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies will be felt for years to come....
Polina Barskova surveys poetries from the Siege of Leningrad
The Siege of Leningrad (1941-1944) produced "multiple poetries," some published within hours, some written "in the dark," never to be published.
How Track 2 Diplomacy Might Help Ease Russian-Ukraine Tension
In some cases, where formal diplomacy has initially failed, other diplomatic tracks have fared better. In essence, the end goal of relationship-building is the same, but the means to this...