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‘Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives’ by Stephen Cohen

Book excerpt:

‘Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives’ by Stephen Cohen

European policies are today driven by fear of the future…

Russia’s New Martyrs

Irena Krush on Chess and Life

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Irena Krush on Chess and Life

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has lost nearly 6 million inhabitants…

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has lost nearly 6 million inhabitants…

The Greatest of Surprises

Photo essay:

Gorby

“For upcoming activists sci-fi was the textbook of political action”

‘Never return to the places where you’ve been happy’

‘Never return to the places where you’ve been happy’

Yury Gagarin’s Pop-Culture Legacy

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Yury Gagarin’s Pop-Culture Legacy

“Freedom to build”

‘Map of the City’ by Valeria Laken

Short story:

‘Map of the City’ by Valeria Laken

‘Rome, 1978′ by David Bezmozgis

Short story:

‘Rome, 1978′ by David Bezmozgis

Sex Please, We’re Russian

Sex Please, We’re Russian

If/then. If/then. If/then. If/then.

Sozialismus (capitalism is more furtive)

Cannibalism became commonplace…

Cannibalism became commonplace…

The Banality of Sauron

Oberiu Underground

Oberiu Underground

‘The Road’ by Vasily Grossman

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‘The Road’ by Vasily Grossman