Russia

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• 5/19/19
  

  Anton Chekhov: Environmental Prophet for Our Planet

  by Walter G. Moss

  Like Netflix's documentary Our Planet, the Russian writer often displayed a deep love of nature in his hundreds of stories and plays.

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• SOURCE: Time
  5/3/19
  

  A Beluga Whale Is Allegedly a Russian Spy. There's a Long History of Marine Mammals in the Military

  In the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet authorities reportedly trained beluga wales, dolphins, sea lions and fur seals to search for underwater mines and other objects.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  4/17/19
  

  Russia isn’t the first country to protest Western control over global telecommunications

  by Sarah Nelson

  As the international community becomes increasingly concerned about misinformation and data breaches, the Russian government has announced plans to test its own, sweeping solution to the problem: disconnecting Russia from the global internet.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/17/19
  

  Why President Trump’s hard-line approach to Cuba is a mistake

  by John Ermer

  It opens the door to increased Russian influence on the island.

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• 4/14/19
  

  Is the Western World Declining and Russia Rising?

  by Walter G. Moss

  Yes, according to Glenn Diesen’s 2018 book The Decay of Western Civilization and Resurgence of Russia. But this isn't the first time scholars have made such a prediction and been wrong. 

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  Accessed 4/2/19
  

  How the U.S.-Russian Relationship Went Bad

  by William J. Burns

  An American diplomat tells the inside story of Yeltsin, Putin, and opportunities lost.

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• SOURCE: Reuters
  3/19/19
  

  Road to Mueller report paved by Watergate, Iran-Contra, Lewinsky, Waco

  Here is an explanation of some past investigations and how their findings were made public.

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• SOURCE: ABC News
  3/8/19
  

  International Women's Day went from bloody revolution to corporate breakfasts

  The radical history behind International Women's Day. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  3/2/19
  

  The Island That Changed History

  by Sergey Radchenko

  A 1969 border clash between Moscow and Beijing pushed the two apart, and opened the door for Nixon to go to China.

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  2/7/19
  

  A Sparkling Shrine to a Reviled Russian Leader

  The torrents of scorn poured on Mr. Yeltsin and his era by the Kremlin’s cheerleaders have given the complex an edgy appeal, helping it attract more than 700,000 visitors since it opened three winters ago.

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• 2/10/19
  

  The Polar Bear Expedition: When America Intervened in Russian Affairs

  by James Carl Nelson

  As allegations and investigations swirl around the questions of Russian intervention in our 2016 elections, it’s worth a look back one hundred years to our own intervention in Russia. 

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• 2/7/19
  

  Don’t Expect Rulers of Nuclear-Armed Nations to Accept Nuclear Disarmament―Unless They’re Pushed to Do So

  by Lawrence Wittner

  Although the rulers of nuclear-armed nations are usually eager to foster nuclear buildups, substantial public pressure can secure their acceptance of nuclear disarmament.    

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• 2/24/19
  

  What I’m Reading: An Interview With Russianist Historian Katherine Antonova

  by Erik Moshe

  A historian sees what happened in the past not as a set story, but as disparate bits of evidence that might or might not cohere enough to answer our questions.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  1/22/19
  

  Foreign interference in US elections dates back decades

  by Bradley W. Hart

  Two campaigns, in 1940 and 1960, featured bold attempts by hostile foreign powers to put their preferred candidates in the Oval Office.

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• 1/27/19
  

  What Do the Russians Think About Trump, Putin, and America?

  by Walter Moss

  Most Americans know little about Russia and Russians except that they might have interfered in our 2016 elections.

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• SOURCE: The Nation
  1/16/19
  

  Here’s How Democratic Presidential Contenders Should (Not) Talk About Russia

  by David S. Fogleson

  Candidates gearing up for 2020 may be blazing new trails on domestic issues, but when it comes to engagement with Russia, they haven’t moved beyond the counterproductive status quo.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  1/10/19
  

  Russia Is Running Low on World War II Soviet Tanks. It Found Help in Laos.

  As President Vladimir V. Putin promotes Soviet victory over Nazi Germany as a cornerstone of nationalist fervor, he has a pressing need for the T-34, which became a symbol of Soviet might.

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• SOURCE: Jacobin
  Accessed 1/7/19
  

  The Revolt in the Trenches: WWI, Revolution, and Bulgaria

  by Jana Tsoneva

  One year after the Bolsheviks ended Russia’s participation in World War I, revolutionary soldiers in Bulgaria forced their government to do the same.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  1/3/19
  

  Why Is Trump Spouting Russian Propaganda?

  by David Frum

  The president’s endorsement of the U.S.S.R.’s invasion of Afghanistan echoes a narrative promoted by Vladimir Putin.

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• SOURCE: CNN
  1/4/19
  

  Trump defends Soviet Union's 1979 invasion of Afghanistan

  Even the Wall Street Journal has denounced Trump for passing along old Soviet propaganda.