A hidden history of connection and commerce between Britain, Afghanistan, and central Asia serves as a reminder of the possibility of inter-religious co-existence in even the most fraught of times.
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Vladimir Putin’s propaganda about the Russian invasion of Ukraine reflect themes once propagated by Vladimir Lenin.
A monumental book, newly translated into English, describes in painstaking, archeological detail, how the socialist project transformed the spaces in which Soviet citizens lived.
In the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Russia looks like an increasingly desirable international partner across much of the globe.
Targeting the families of protestors is highly effective as a means of control.
Russians have been charged with interfering with the 2016 US presidential election. If true, it’s not an isolated incident. Twice before, foreign powers tried to influence who won the Oval Office.
A century ago, Russian leaders staged mock trials on rape and abortion to educate citizens about new Soviet laws and values. Then, as now, victim-blaming and ‘he said, she said’ marred the verdict.
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Ph.D. Candidate in Russian Literature, Columbia University
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Emeritus Reader in History, University of Kent
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Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Sussex
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