The more I think about Nemtsov’s murder, the more worried I am about what comes next.
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Joshua TuckerUkraine’s ‘far east’: on the effects and genealogy of Ukrainian Galician reductionism
Andriy Portnov
In the context of the current war, faith in the idea of national ‘purity’ often comes couched in rationalist terms, positing no known cure for the Soviet hangover in the Donbas, and, in any case, no time to look for one.
Continue reading...The Silence of American Hawks About Kiev’s Atrocities
Stephen F. Cohen
Among the crucial questions rarely discussed in the US political-media establishment: What is the role of the “neo-fascist” factor in Kiev’s “anti-terrorist” ideology and military operations?
Continue reading...Cold War Again: Who’s Responsible?
Stephen F. Cohen
The East-West confrontation over Ukraine, which led to Moscow’s annexation of Crimea but long predated it, is potentially the worst international crisis in more than fifty years—and the most fateful. A negotiated resolution is possible, but time may be running out.
Continue reading...Distorting Russia: How the US Media Misrepresent Sochi, Putin, and Ukraine
Stephen F. Cohen
American media on Russia today are less objective, less balanced, more conformist and scarcely less ideological than when they covered Soviet Russia during the Cold War.
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