What’s black and white and red-baiting all over?
Continue reading...Geography of Anti-Corruption Protests in Russia
Aron Ouzilevski
Where does Putin’s support come from?
Ben Dalton
“Collective euphoria” may explain the surge in support for Putin that followed Russia’s annexation of Crimea, said Graeme Robertson.
Continue reading...Putin’s Last Term?
Ben Dalton
Surprising no one, Vladimir Putin secured his fourth and possibly final presidential term in an election last March. A panel of scholars discussed what the next six years of Putin could mean for Russia and the world.
Continue reading...Was Putin targeting Jews?
Eliot Borenstein
A Punk Prayer: a screening and discussion of Evgeny Mitta’s “Act and Punishment”
Daria Prokhorova
Russian Meddling and Fake News, Part Four: The Curse of Glory
Vasily Gatov
Russian Meddling and Fake News, Part One: Sell Me More Diapers and Napkins, Please
Vasily Gatov
“Russian affairs” have became a hot topic taken up by writers who lack the proper expertise or necessary restraint
Continue reading...Ksenia Sobchak; or, Who Gets to Lose to Putin in 2018?
Eliot Borenstein
Russia could do a lot worse than Ksenia Sobchak. In fact, most countries currently are (not everyone gets to be Canada).
Continue reading...Russians are protesting! Why? A Monkey Cage Symposium
Joshua Tucker
Do the protests that took place across 99 cities in Russia on Sunday signify that meaningful change in Russian politics is likely?
Continue reading...Russia is Attacking Western Liberal Democracies
Roman Gerodimos, Fauve Vertegaal and Mirva Villa
Russia is engaging in an orchestrated, strategic campaign whose purpose is to erode liberal democracy in Europe and the United States.
Continue reading...Russia and the Women’s Marches
PONARS
The signs linking Russia, Putin and Trump invoked existing language and memes that were often bawdy and hilarious.
Continue reading...Duma Reforms: Flash or Substance?
Ben Noble
American Fascism: Lessons from Russia
Eliot Borenstein
Putin is not a fascist, in part because he does not need to be. Trump ran a consistently fascist campaign.
Panel discusses whether Russia’s managed election hints at change
Ben Dalton
The four panelists argued that the elections reflect a country undergoing significant changes behind the scenes.
Continue reading...Is Donald Trump carrying Putin’s baby?
Eliot Borenstein
The real problem with the constant Trump/Putin comparisons is that they are profoundly unfair… to Putin.
Continue reading...No Pussy, No Riot
Ilaria Parogni
Nadya Tolokonnikova has occupied yet another church. The building in question, in New York’s uber-gentrified neighborhood of Williamsburg, has been repurposed for private use and is the Pussy Riot member’s abode of choice during her visit to the city. This time, no one will ask her to leave or accuse her of “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred.”
Continue reading...Yanni Kotsonis shares the value of babushka stories at NESEEES
Natasha Bluth
On April 2, 2016, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia hosted the 37th Annual Meeting of the North East Slavic, East European and Eurasian Conference (NESEEES, a regional conference of ASEEES). Panel discussions were held throughout the day, with scholars at the junior and senior level, as well as graduate and undergraduate students, to present their work. After being introduced by the Executive Director of NESEEES Susan Smith-Peter, NESEEES President and Jordan Center Director Yanni Kotsonis provided the keynote address, entitled “Babushka and the Sewing Machine, and Other Instructive Fails during My Travels in Russia.”
Continue reading...Austerity and nationalist mobilization: reflections on the Russian crisis
Ilaria Parogni
Notes from the Bathroom
Roman Utkin
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory may not be as good at riding horses topless, swimming in Siberian lakes, and flying with cranes, but his ability to bend logical reasoning almost matches Putin’s.
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