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Russian, US Top Diplomats Meet: In Side-by-Side Translation
Both Russia and the US are testing the waters for a possible meeting between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Today, on…
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New Diameter Lines of Moscow Metro Open
Russia’s Communists Celebrate a Birthday… and Possible Succession?
GeoHistories
4 Cities in Uzbekistan: One of the World’s Ancient Civilizations
Uzbekistan is a country that holds a very special place in my heart. I grew up in Uzbekistan but left due to political issues in…
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Central Asia
Europe
Politics in Translation
Russian, US Top Diplomats Meet: In Side-by-Side Translation
Both Russia and the US are testing the waters for a possible meeting between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Today, on…
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Renting in Russia: Language, Legalities, and Culture
Putin’s New Year Message to Russians in Translation
Analysis
“Traditional Values” and the 2013 Russian Propaganda Ban
In 1993, the Russian law against sex between men, which had been put into place under Stalin in 1934 and led to the arrest and…
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Examining the Threat of the Azov Movement in Ukraine
Renting in Russia: Language, Legalities, and Culture
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
An Introduction to Russian Archives and Archives Abroad
Russian archives are an essential resource for anyone seriously studying Russia. Like any tool, however, one must first know how to use it. This brief…
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Renting in Russia: Language, Legalities, and Culture
