‘Patriot’: Alexei Navalny’s memoir is a testament to resisting authoritarianism
Unlike Putin and most Russian imperialists, Navalny was indifferent to the breakup of the Soviet empire. What aroused his ...
Scientific American6d
We Need Scientific Brainstorming about Shared Global Dangers
It is difficult to disentangle Russian and Chinese scientists from international science cooperation. That is a good thing ...
'Even The Worst Possible Scenario Is Not Actually All That Bad.' Alexei Navalny's Memoir Is A Testament To Resisting Authoritarianism
No one who watched Alexei Navalny's meteoric trajectory, from civic activist to opposition leader to the world's most famous ...
What Americans Should Read Before the Election
Alexei Navalny’s memoir, in particular, reminds readers how crucial the freedoms to vote and dissent are. This is an edition ...
Christian Science Monitor12d
Putin has ruled Russia for 25 years. How did he last so long?
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we ...
Time14d
History Suggests That Trump’s Approach to Putin Is All Wrong
Trump has spoken to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin seven times since leaving ... a supporter of Russian President Boris Yeltsin and the Director of NTV, Russia’s first independent ...
AOL14d
History Suggests That Trump's Approach to Putin is All Wrong
Trump has spoken to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin seven times since leaving office ... a supporter of Russian President ...
NDTV14d
From KGB Agent To President Of Russia, The Story Of Vladimir Putin
In 1996, Vladimir Putin moved to Moscow, joining President Boris Yeltsin's administration. He held various roles, ultimately becoming FSB director and then, acting prime minister in 1999.
fpri.org14d
The Less You Know, The Better You Sleep: Russia’s Road to Terror and Dictatorship under Yeltsin and Putin
In this book, Satter tells the story of the apartment bombings and how Boris Yeltsin presided over the criminalization of Russia, why Vladimir Putin was chosen as his successor, and how Putin has ...
Washington Monthly14d
A Millennium of Conflict
Russia’s identity, not its security or the fear of NATO, has historically been the main driver of Moscow’s aggression toward ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN14d
Who is Sergei Kiriyenko, Russian hawk reportedly in touch with Elon Musk?
Late last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk, the U.S.-based oligarch with extensive influence on American ...
The bitter lessons of the Cold War’s end
The KGB’s successor, the Federal Security Service, or FSB, continued to probe our secrets and attempted to recruit agents just as aggressively as the KGB at the height of the Cold War. Moscow marked ...