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From the Paris Committee to “Polish Carbonarism”: Conspiracy Mythology and the Political Imagination in Russia in the Age of Revolution
The idea of conspiracy by secret societies became a pivotal official myth in the Russian Empire from the 1770s on, shaping governmental discourse, diplomatic relations, ideology, and security policy.
Utopia Interrupted
When I was designing "Utopia Interrupted," my main goal was to foreground the diversity of voices and forms of difference of Soviet and post-Soviet literature and culture that is often...
The media game: Putting on the Cold War goggles
As the tension between Russia and the West turns into a deeper rift in the wake of the Ukrainian crisis, many have been tempted to declare the beginning of a...