Paul A. Goble

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Paul Goble is a longtime specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia. He has served as director of research and publications at the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy, vice dean for the social sciences and humanities at Audentes University in Tallinn, and a senior research associate at the EuroCollege of the University of Tartu in Estonia. Earlier he has served in various capacities in the U.S. State Department, the Central Intelligence Agency and the International Broadcasting Bureau as well as at the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Euromaidan Press republishes the work of Paul Goble with permission from his blog Windows on Eurasia.

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The Moscow Patriarchate's church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Johannesburg, South Africa (Photo: trtrussian.com)

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Moscow Patriarchate moved into Africa to provide cover for FSB officers and PMCs, not to punish anyone over Ukraine, Horyevoy says

The Moscow Patriarchate has insisted and most people have accepted the idea that Kirill has expanded the presence…

After a Russian bombardment of the residential areas of his city, a disabled Ukrainian man showing his bravery and defiance with a tall national flag. March 9, 2022. Kharkiv, Ukraine. The Russo-Ukrainian War (2014-present). Courtesy: Ukrainian Freedom

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‘We are not afraid and you must not be either,’ Ukrainian defense minister says

Russia has long depended for its successes on its ability to intimidate by instilling fear in its opponents.…

Left side: A municipal bus in Russia with a prominent pro-war propaganda message combining the Russian military invasion force's ID mark

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Russians view war in Ukraine as defensive ‘holy struggle’ of ‘us against the world’ and back Putin, Russian sociologist says

Mariya Matskevich of the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences says that “a large part…

A Ukrainian town razed by bombardment of invading Russian troops. March 2022. The Russo-Ukrainian War (2014-present). (Photo: Maks Levin)

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Ideological gulf between Russia and the West far broader than during the Cold War, Skobov says

It is impossible to imagine that Soviet leaders would ever have used the language the Putin regime is…

Hitler goose-steps across the 'spineless leaders of democracy' towards his goal: 'Boss of the Universe.' The first 3 steps are labelled 'Rearmament,' 'Rhineland' and 'Danzig.' This prophetic cartoon by the British cartoonist David Low appeared in the Evening Standard newspaper in July 1936.

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Only military defeat in Ukraine can stop Putin from pursuing his larger goals, Skobov says

In proposing theses for an open letter condemning Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, Moscow commentator Aleksandr Skobov has…

One of the propaganda slides Moscow uses in Russian schools to instill hate for Ukraine and Ukrainians. This slide is titled

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Moscow issues slide show for Russian schools to teach pupils to hate Ukraine

Given the viciousness of Russian state propaganda about Ukraine, it is no surprise that this would gradually affect…

Results of the United Nations vote to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, 2 March 2022 (Photo: UN)

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141 to 5 – the measure of Russia’s isolation as a result of Putin’s war

Never before has Moscow been so internationally isolated as now. At the United Nations General Assembly, 141 of…

Ethnic Buryat soldiers of Russia's 5th Separate Tank Brigade of the 36th Army of the Eastern Military District, which fought at the Battle of Debaltseve (January-February 2015) Image: InformNapalm

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“Russian” combat losses in Ukraine appear to be disproportionately non-Russians or ethnic Russians from rural areas

Reflecting the disproportionate share non-Russians and Russians from distant regions occupy in the Russian military and possibly a…

Residents of a Ukrainian town offering food and hot drinks to the soldiers defending their town. Russo-Ukrainian War. March 2022 (Photo: Maks Levin)

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‘Putin’s military success in Ukraine would have no meaning because politically he’s already lost the war,’ Pozharsky says

Vladimir Putin is now confronted with a problem that other leaders who have sent forces into other countries,…

The Arctic Trefoil, a Russian military base on Alexandra Land island near the North Pole built in 2017 (Image: delphi.lv)

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Paul A. Goble

Moscow Patriarchate moved into Africa to provide cover for FSB officers and PMCs, not to punish anyone over Ukraine, Horyevoy says

‘We are not afraid and you must not be either,’ Ukrainian defense minister says

Russians view war in Ukraine as defensive ‘holy struggle’ of ‘us against the world’ and back Putin, Russian sociologist says

Ideological gulf between Russia and the West far broader than during the Cold War, Skobov says

Only military defeat in Ukraine can stop Putin from pursuing his larger goals, Skobov says

Moscow issues slide show for Russian schools to teach pupils to hate Ukraine

141 to 5 – the measure of Russia’s isolation as a result of Putin’s war

“Russian” combat losses in Ukraine appear to be disproportionately non-Russians or ethnic Russians from rural areas

‘Putin’s military success in Ukraine would have no meaning because politically he’s already lost the war,’ Pozharsky says

Putin’s war in Ukraine jeopardizes Russia’s expansive goals in the Arctic

Leaders of non-Russian republics backing Putin’s war in Ukraine said losing legitimacy in eyes of their nations

Putin’s war on Ukraine has devastating consequences for Russia, Russian analyst says

Many non-Russians inside Russia oppose Putin’s war; some see end of empire approaching

Russia’s war against Ukraine isn’t a “real” war, most Russians think

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