Nagorno-Karabakh: The Volatile Core of the South Caucasus
The Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh is one of four frozen conflicts that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Legally recognized as a part of…
Read MoreArticles by
David Parker holds degrees in Russian and East European Studies from Middlebury College and Stanford University. He studied abroad in SRAS's Translation Abroad Program in Moscow. At the time he wrote for this site, he resided in Seattle and worked for a tour operator that specializes in Russia and Eastern Europe.
Sochi: Russia’s Summer Capital
Nestled between the Black Sea and the steep Caucasus mountain slopes, the city of Sochi and its surrounding area occupies a critical part of the…
LDPR: Anti-Crisis Platform
The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), it is often said, is neither liberal nor particularly democratic. They advocate nationalizing most of Russia’s major industries…