Russia sentences lawyers of late opposition figure Navalny to prison
Arrested in 2023, the lawyers were charged with extremism for relaying messages from Alexei Navalny while he was in prison ...
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Putin’s Russia is headed for a military dictatorship – and total collapse
Putin knows his only hope of victory – and of prolonging his tenure as the last great Tsar – is ... dictatorship is now happening alarmingly fast. Putin’s United Russia party is promoting ...
After Putin: Could a modern Khrushchev reshape Russia-West relations?
Putin and Khrushchev represent two opposing strategic options, neither an offshoot of the unpopular war in Ukraine. For his ...
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Needed: A Sober Assessment of Putin’s Russia to Help End the War
Putin’s ultimate goal isn’t recreating empire or seeking war with NATO—it’s staying in power. In pressing for greater ...
A Russia-backed sliver of Moldova is fast running out of energy. Here’s what to know
In the capital of Transnistria, a Kremlin-backed microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s ...
‘The Last Tsar’ Review: The Romanovs Reconsidered
The dramatic end of Nicholas II’s reign in Russia was one of the turning points of the early 20th century. Could he have ...
Is Russia’s Putin a devout Christian or has he weaponized religion to advance his personal ambitions?
The area is now part of Ukraine ... the Kremlin’s current "Czar Vladimir" will likely rule "Mother Russia" till at least 2036 ...
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When Russia fights the wrong enemy
Nobles who did not suffer the same violent fate as the czar fled abroad, often dying in penury. The West and Ukraine never intended to invade Russia, let alone take its territory. Who in the West ...
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RUSSIA: Man of the Year, 1939
Saved Tsaritsin (now called Stalingrad ... from which Tsar Ivan IV watched his enemies executed, was reported as saying: “Ivan the Terrible was right. You cannot rule Russia without a secret ...