Read More 4 minute read Opinion Russia Putin’s tale about unity of Russians and Ukrainians prompts Kazan scholar to speak about real unity of Turkic peoples “Historically,” Khakimov says, “the Turkic peoples formed on the territory of the Turkic khanate … extending from the… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 4 minute read International Opinion West and Ukraine must learn lessons of Bush’s ‘Chicken Kiev’ speech, Podobed says The West and Ukraine continue to support the Russian opposition rather than the national movements inside the current… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 4 minute read Opinion Russia Moscow hides its effort to weaken larger non-Russian nations by playing up its support for smaller ones Everyone who lived through the end of the Gorbachev era will remember that the Soviet president sought to… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 5 minute read Opinion Russia Non-Russian nations of Russia to defend themselves from Putin because their elites won’t In the face of Vladimir Putin’s continuing attacks on the non-Russian republics, including now a call by his… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 2 minute read International More ‘Islam is changing Russia rapidly and profoundly,’ Polish writer says Last week, Muslim morals police began patrolling the streets of Moscow to warn the faithful against violating the… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 4 minute read International More ‘Stop feeding Moscow!’ – slogan of next Russian revolution, St. Petersburg regionalist says The second anniversary of Boris Nemtsov’s murder near the wall of the Kremlin has sparked many memories about… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 7 minute read International More Could Moscow’s actions in Ukraine trigger war between Tatars and Bashkirs? Moscow’s actions in Ukraine have had an impact on ethnic relations within the Russian Federation, given that they… byPaul A. Goble