Russian ‘federalism’ is to federalism what ‘military music is to music’
In 1970, Robert Sherill published a harsh critique of the US military’s justice system under the title Military…
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‘If a bourgeois revolution is to start in Russia, it will begin with Tatarstan,’ Kazan historian says
Just as jadidist writers like Yosef Akchura played a key role in elaborating “the Tatar model” that became…
Five signs of less than universal Russian approbation of Crimean Anschluss
Today, on the third anniversary of Putin’s Crimean Anschluss, the Russian government is orchestrating demonstrations across Russia in…
‘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…
‘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…
Extending Moscow-Kazan power-sharing treaty will destroy Russia, Gorevoy says
If Moscow extends the Russian-Tatarstan power-sharing treaty beyond its expiration date this summer, Ruslan Gorevoy says, not only…
Warning to Kremlin: Its non-Russians likely to become the Irish of the 21st century
Russian officials have long operated on the assumption that if they can force non-Russians in their country to…
Tatarstan’s efforts to help Gagauz de-Russify outrage some in Moscow
In an article entitled “Incompetence or Betrayal? Gagauzia Learns to De-Russify from Tatarstan,” Ivan Shilov calls attention to…
Ukraine’s MFA urged to help free Russian Tatar activist jailed for stance on Crimea
15 members of the Ukrainian Parliament have appealed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, demanding that Ukraine’s…
Tatar historian: ‘Russians are no more European than are the Tatars’
European scholars now recognize that no one can understand the present without a thorough understanding of the Middle…