A gripping new account captures the October Revolution's great intellectual facing doom (and feeding bunnies)
By Andrew O'Hehir Oct 1, 2009
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A soldier with the Russian army in Afghanistan recounts what they believed about their mission
By Glenn Greenwald
October 28, 2009
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The USSR never made a priority of protecting Kalashnikov rifle intellectual property. Oops!
By Andrew Leonard
September 29, 2009
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Obama has the chance to end our Cold War hangover, and start an era where the U.S. is not the sole global policeman
By Michael Lind
September 29, 2009
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With nuclear fears growing, the president's shrewd moves are winning Russian support for boxing in Iran
By Juan Cole
September 25, 2009
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A new investigative report from the EU reaches conclusions squarely at odds with the dominant claims last year.
By Glenn Greenwald
October 1, 2009
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As Ahmadinejad heads for the U.S., he and Iran's other hard-liners seem bent on increasing their nation's isolation
By Juan Cole
September 22, 2009
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As U.S. allies look for the exit, Russia, perhaps because of problems with Afghan heroin at home, gets in deeper
By Juan Cole
September 9, 2009
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Vasily Ivanovich would be the first black public official in racism-plagued Russia
By Gabriel Winant
August 11, 2009
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In his first visit to Russia as president, Obama begins talks on reducing nuclear arsenals
By Alex Koppelman
July 6, 2009
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By Jill Weinberger
January 31, 2009
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If the Democrats will stop trying to out-hawk the Republicans, the Obama administration can begin rebuilding America's economy and military -- and international image.
By Michael Lind
January 22, 2009
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The price may fall still farther in 2009. Be careful what you wish for.
By Michael Klare
January 9, 2009
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For Hugo Chavez, Vladimir Putin, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sub-$50 oil is a disaster. But don't cheer too loud
By Andrew Leonard
November 20, 2008
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Economic chaos, internecine warfare in the GOP, and the bailout to end all bailouts? Just another day.
By Andrew Leonard
September 19, 2008
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When Russia and Georgia rolled out the tanks, Europe's effort to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions may have gotten blitzed
By Andrew Leonard
August 21, 2008
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Russia's escalating war on Georgia reveals the consequences of the Bush administration's long assault on the international rule of law.
By Juan Cole
August 14, 2008
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The president is deeply concerned about Russia's recent (that's a tongue twister!) actions.
August 14, 2008
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An expert on Russian politics talks about what's behind the military assault on Georgia, and how the U.S. and Europe failed to prevent it.
By Nathalie Gorman
August 13, 2008
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A Russian invasion has left besieged Georgians angry at their government -- and at the Bush administration -- for failing to defend them.
By John Hudson, Nana Naskidashvili
August 12, 2008
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As the Russian prime minister escalates a "hot war" in the Caucasus, will Europe and the U.S. intervene?
By Jörg Himmelreich
August 11, 2008
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As Russian planes and tanks clash with Georgian forces, Washington has even more to worry about in a crucial oil region.
By Der Spiegel staff
August 9, 2008
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China and India battle for a London-based energy company pumping oil in Siberia and Kazakhstan. That's globalization, folks.
By Andrew Leonard
August 5, 2008
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who died this week, was instrumental in bringing the Soviet Union to its knees, and he never wavered from his belief in a writer's moral responsibility to truth and beauty.
By Alexander Nazaryan
August 5, 2008
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"Dark Knight" backlash, counterbacklash and so on. Plus: Sleazy Latin lovers, Ben Kingsley as a Russian cop and other reasons never to leave home.
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 23, 2008
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"Russian Obama" battles, plays off racism
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No more "wars of choice"
The problem with cheap oil
Putin's war enablers: Bush and Cheney
Bateman: George W. Bush on the invasion of Georgia
Chaos in the Caucasus
"There was so much blood spilled"
Putin's dangerous power politics
War erupts in the Caucasus
The man who shook the Kremlin
The saga of George W. Batman
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