Baltic Forest Brothers did in 1940s what Russians did in 1991 – they fought...
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
The Kremlin-orchestrated attack on the Forest Brothers in the Baltic countries in the 1940s and on a NATO film...
Jim Kovpak: Talking to a Brick Wall
By Jim Kovpak, Russia Without BS
Since Trump’s election, Russian state TV has had a bizarre relationship with the man. Still full of hatred for...
Putinist Fascism Not an Ideology but Rather a Set of Criminal ‘Understandings,’ Yakovenko Says
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
Vladimir Putin’s fascism, the first “post-modern” fascism, is able to include under its banner so many radically different people...
Lavrov, Donbass and the Duties of Translation
By Michele A. Berdy, for The Moscow Times
Ввязаться: to meddle, get involved , get entangled, take on
A couple of weeks ago Foreign Minister Sergei...
Russia without BS: Words that should die
By Jim Kovpak, Russia Without BS
Hybrid
Ever since 2014 we’ve constantly been hearing about “hybrid warfare,” which comes with the implication that this is some...
Russia Without BS: The Awakening
By Jim Kovpak, Russia Without BS
As I’ve said and written numerous times, when I started this blog it wasn’t intended to be political. The...
The Daily Vertical: Telling The Truth About The Donbas (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, for RFERL
Has the Kremlin finally decided to stop denying that its military is fighting in eastern Ukraine?
Is Moscow finally abandoning the...
Putin Preparing to Launch Third Post-Soviet Chechen War, Piontkovsky Says
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
Having suffered a crushing defeat in Ukraine, alienated all of Russia’s neighbors and isolated it from the West, Vladimir...
Channeling Anger: In Russia, Even Chat Messengers Are Politicized (Op-ed)
Russian authorities claim their attacks on Telegram are because the platform helps terrorists
By David Homak, for The Moscow Times
Earlier this week, Russian media regulator...
The Daily Vertical: Making Corruption Top-Secret (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.
So, don't look now, but high-level corruption is...