Russian Studies
This year is the 100th anniversary of the death of the Soviet Union’s first communist leader, whose legacy in Russia and former Soviet republics is complicated.
Elizabeth Shevchenko Wittenberg was born in China, detained in World War II Japan and fully embraced her American life; a scholarship named for her describes her life in 54 words. Here is the rest of the story.
In her master’s thesis, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä grad student highlights how the current Russian regime is making use of Soviet narratives and symbols to justify its war with Ukraine.
An agreement between the Wagner mercenary group and the Russian government averts a civil war for now, but the future is less clear, according to ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder Russia expert and political science professor
Benjamin Lourie’s career has made twists and turns, taking him to outer Mongolia and back to Moscow, where he opened a Tex-Mex restaurant near Red Square—two weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.