On Russia's Invincibility
A brief history of Russia's wars, both internal and external, gives context for the current situation in Ukraine and Crimea.
Putin
Poor Russians, or Putin's Complaint
On how to understand rising tensions with Russia and its divisive president.
SCAR CITY
One week after the bombings in Boston and I still feel the urge to write about this so much.
Outsourcing Propaganda
You may know that a Russian Court has sentenced Russian poets Maria Alyokhina, Yekaterina Santsevich and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova to two more months in prison. Amnesty International has declared them prisoners of conscience.
“A Bitter Taste of Freedom”—How Sweet It Is!
Thanks to my friend Tom Luddy, the Director of the Telluride Film Festival, I had a pleasant surprise waiting for me in my mailbox on Sunday afternoon, “A Bitter Taste of Freedom” (2011), a cinematic biographical tribute to and about Anna Politkovskaya.