The Communist Platform and View of Post-Soviet History
Have you ever wondered how a Communist might write the history of the fall of the Soviet Union? While history is usually written by the…
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Eric Damiana is a master's candidate in University of Washington's Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies program. He studied Russian as part of The SRAS's Russian as a Second Language Program in St. Petersburg, Russia in the summer of 2011. He volunteered to contribute to SRAS's Politics in Translation Project as a way to build his resume as a future professional translator.
How to Become a Communist
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) is generally acknowledged as being the successor of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), which…
United Russia: Election Program, 2011
The following is the pre-election program published by United Russia in preparation for the 2011 Duma elections. While most political parties use the term “Political…