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Russian imperialism
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Russia’s imperial pretensions will continue to menace Europe after Putin gone, Latvian FM says
Latvian foreign minister states Russia's imperialist mentality, evident in Ukraine, will outlast Putin necessitating continued NATO deterrence against its ambitions.
“Decolonization will not be stopped”: Ukraine expands movement against Russian cultural imperialism
Progressive decolonization discourse has ignored Russia's history of imperialism and cultural appropriation, but Ukraine is determined to challenge false narratives by rewriting its place in the world's museums.
Why post-Russian Studies are the future for a post-Russia world
As scholars of Russian imperialism from the Caucasus to Central Asia begin breaking academic silos to forge solidarity against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a glaring question demands an answer: How much responsibility do researchers bear for the war?
Russia’s soft power empire pivots to Global South
Faced with mounting obstacles across Europe, Russia's soft power juggernaut churns into high gear in Africa, Latin America, and India
Disintegrated Russia will be nuke-free, nations subjugated by Moscow decide
The post-imperial Russia disintegrated into 41 states will be nuke-free, nations subjugated by Moscow decided on their 8th meeting in Paris and London
Genocidal graffiti: Russian soldiers’ inscriptions in Ukraine show it’s not just Putin’s war
Russian soldiers' graffiti in Ukraine expose a genocidal worldview, brimming with the imperialism, chauvinism, and simply hatred of Russian propaganda.
Genocide, assimilation, theft: Kazakh historian reveals Russian colonialism’s ruthless playbook
Russian colonialism for centuries has relied on the elimination and assimilation of local peoples to build its empire, says Kazakh historian Botakoz Kassymbekova.
“Do Svidaniya” to Russo-centrism: Western schools start decolonizing Eastern Europe studies
A Russo-centric approach towards Eastern European and Slavonic studies and related fields has long reigned supreme in Western…
Essay: Ukraine reclaims its place in Europe in the wake of Russia’s failing invasion
[editorial]As the Russo-Ukrainian war drags on, Ukrainian literary critic Rostyslav Semkiv uncovers the power of resistance and the…
Russian literature is an accomplice in war against Ukraine – literary critic
Over the past thirty years, Ukrainian literature has embarked on a new path, turning its face away from…
Russia’s many non-Russian nations no longer have any authors under 35 writing in their languages – Tatar scholar
A recently held roundtable on the census in the Tatarstan capital that attracted experts from across the Russian…
Getting rid of dictatorship in Russia may not stop war against Ukraine, Pastukhov says
Many analysts are inclined to explain the vitality of Putinism and Russian support for his war in Ukraine…
What Putin wants to do in Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, he is already implementing in non-Russia’s non-Russian republics, Portnikov says
Anyone who wants to know what Putin’s future plans are for Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and all the other…
Estonia offers sobering mythbusting about Russia’s war against Ukraine
The Estonian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has published a paper that intends to break common myths about Russia’s…
Putin’s ‘anti-imperialism’ trope also taken from Nazi playbook, Zizek says
Many in the West believe, as Putin intends them to that his talk about fighting imperialism precludes the…
Non-Russian avant-garde, or how Russia appropriates Ukrainian culture
One of the most well-known art phenomena from the ex-USSR, “russian[1] avant-garde” is perceived as a unique combination…
Unholy trinity, explained: How Kyiv priests created Russia’s imperial “Triune Rus” ideology
[editorial]Putin peddles the myth that Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians comprise a “Slavic Trinity” of “brotherly nations.” Ukrainians have…
Odesa council votes to take down monument to Russian Empress
The Odesa city council has unanimously agreed to dismantle a controversial monument to Russian Empress Catherine II, Ukrainian…
Kyiv now reaching out to Circassian nation
Recognizing that the enemy of its enemy is their friend, Ukrainians have been reaching out to non-Russians and…
Opinion: Putin’s war in Ukraine has opened the way for Circassians to achieve their goals
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has given Circassians greater opportunities than ever before to overcome the divisions of…