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The Silk Road Railway: Will It Ever Happen?
In June 2022, the governments of China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan announced that construction on the long-awaited Silk Road Railway will begin in early 2023. A…
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Russian Archive Diaries: A Blog
The Ukraine Border Crisis: Seven Questions Answered
GeoHistories
Uzbekistan Study Guide
With a long history as part of settled empires, Uzbekistan’s architectural marvels span the history of human civilization. It is Central Asia’s most populous country….
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4 Cities in Uzbekistan: One of the World’s Ancient Civilizations
Central Asia: Core and Periphery
Politics in Translation
Russian for Wonks: Demographics and Childbirth
Russian demographics have been a major policy issue for the Russian state since its formation in 1991. It has also been well covered in both…
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Russian, US Top Diplomats Meet: In Side-by-Side Translation
Renting in Russia: Language, Legalities, and Culture
Analysis
Book Review of From Pugwash to Putin: A Critical History of US-Soviet Scientific Cooperation by Gerson S. Sher
Gerson S Sher, From Pugwash to Putin: A Critical History of US–Soviet Scientific Cooperation. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN, 2019. 318 pp., $80.84 hb. ISBN-13 978-0253042613 …
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Warsaw’s Public Transport: History and Current Use
The Silk Road Railway: Will It Ever Happen?
Profiles
2020 Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly in Side-by-Side Translation
Vladimir Putin’s annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly of 2020 may go down in history as one of Russia’s most important. In the address,…
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Svyatoslav Vakarchuk: The Ukrainian Parliament’s Rock Star
Volodymyr Zelensky: Comedy and Politics
Archives
Russian Archive Diaries: A Blog
The following are observations by SRAS employees and clients while exploring Russian archives as part of SRAS’ Research Support Services. Entries will cover particularly interesting…
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The Russian State Military Historical Archive: A Guide
