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Beware the Anglo-Saxons! Why Russia likes to invoke a medieval tribe when talking about the West
Beware the Anglo-Saxons! Why Russia likes to invoke a medieval tribe when talking about the West Russia has been using the term “Anglo-Saxons” to describe Western adversaries, particularly the US and UK, as a way to justify its invasion of Ukraine and smear its perceived enemies. The term was first used by Russian officials in […]
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Make Russia Medieval Again! How Putin is seeking to remold society, with a little help from Ivan the Terrible
Make Russia Medieval Again! How Putin is seeking to remold society, with a little help from Ivan the Terrible Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government has undergone a state-driven process of revisionism to reevaluate the historical legacy of Ivan the Terrible, portraying him as a great statesman and devout Russian Orthodox Christian who laid the foundations […]
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An artist traces her choices under Putin’s Russia – from resistance to retreat to exile – one mural at a time
An artist traces her choices under Putin’s Russia – from resistance to retreat to exile – one mural at a time 'Atlases,' Victoria Lomasko's mural at Miami University Used by permission of Victoria Lomasko Victoria Lomasko, a graphic artist and muralist, has spent her career documenting how authoritarianism took hold in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. What […]
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