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GeoHistories
1 October 2011
Russian Far East Territory (political borders) Constituting over one-third of Russia’s territory, home to major natural resource deposits, and essential to maintaining increasingly valuable Asian trade routes, the Far East…
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GeoHistories
1 September 2008
Often called the Pearl of Siberia, Lake Baikal is a natural wonder that almost defies description. Its 1600 meter (almost 1 mile) depth holds 20% of all the freshwater on…
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GeoHistories
1 October 2009
If Eastern Siberia declared independence, it would be the world’s seventh largest country – just below Australia. Yet, it would be only half as populous as Mozambique, which is the…
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GeoHistories
10 October 2010
A solemn but reverent air of respect hangs over Volgograd. Long a small military garrison, then a rapidly growing center of commerce and transport, Volgograd is best known to Russians…
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GeoHistories
28 September 2014
Aerial shot of the 2014 Olympic construction site on the Sochi coast in August, 2013. Note the proximity of the mountains beyond. These facilities were built, in part, on artificially…
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Health, Politics, Vestnik
20 September 2016
The picture of “Comrade Lenin Sweeps the World Clean of Filth” (below) is a perfect illustration of Soviets’ axiological orientations: they felt a moral duty to get rid of the…
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GeoHistories
27 April 2012
A map of Chechnya and the surrounding region. Chechnya is a predominantly Muslim region nestled among many turbulent republics in the Caucasian Mountains. Though the deep ethnic, tribal, and religious…
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GeoHistories
10 May 2009
The Russian White House, home to The Federation Council (Russia’s senate) as seen from a subway car window printed with the words “Do Not Press (Lean) Against.” Photo by Garrett…
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Economic Influencers, Politicians
26 September 2017
This resource discusses many place names in Kyrgyzstan. Geography is important to Kyrgyz politics, which are marked by a distinct north-south split. In the north, political power is centered in…
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GeoHistories
24 March 2008
A curious calm presides over the city of St. Petersburg. It is not the calm of a tired city: it’s the deceptive calm of a vortex, seething with energy, imminent…
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GeoHistories
24 January 2015
The Republic of Georgia, a small nation in the South Caucasus, covers territory which has seen the rise and fall of many empires and kingdoms over the last three thousand…
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GeoHistories
24 January 2015
Abkhazia: Grandeur to Ruin… and Back Again? A map of locations within Abkhazia (shown in dark red) With its precipitous mountains, subtropical climate, and pristine beaches, one would expect Abkhazia…
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GeoHistories
24 January 2015
South Ossetia is one of the world’s newest independent states according to Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and the microstates of Tuvalu and Nauru. According to all other states and international organizations,…
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GeoHistories
24 January 2015
These days, a visitor to Tbilisi might be struck by the calm, southern European atmosphere that pervades this hilly capital. The old city of Tbilisi, with its picturesque winding lanes,…
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Demographics
21 September 2016
The Russian North Caucasus is one of the most politically complex and turbulent areas in the world due to its plethora of ethnic, national, and religious groups, as well as…
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Economic Influencers, International Relations, Political Economy, Security, Theory, Vestnik
4 April 2016
In the wake of the 1990’s, the future of nascent post-Soviet Russia was in the hands of four groups of reformers, who were entrusted with applying a medicine known as…
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Civil Society, Politicians
23 October 2017
Alexei Navalny Modern Liberal Nationalism See also: Alexei Navalny: Mayoral Platform for 2013 (in English) Alexei Anatolievich Navalny is a lawyer, activist, and politician. He is generally considered the strongest…
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International Relations, Vestnik
24 September 2014
“I would like you to know that Serbia is Russia’s partner in the Balkans…Serbia loves you. And you deserved this love by the manner you rule Russia.” -President Nikolić to…
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Vestnik
4 September 2013
Moldova, a small country in Eastern Europe between Romania and Ukraine, has a tumultuous history. Its vulnerable geographic location situates it in the crossfire of the cultural battle between Romania…
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Demographics, Vestnik
27 March 2014
“Are you talking about the Russians or the Udmurt?” “There’s no difference. The two cultures have been intertwined for so long that it’s really impossible to distinguish which traditions belong…
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