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Sean's Russia Blog
http://www.seansrussiablog.org/
Russia Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
- Added on: Aug 21st, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Sean
- Listed in: Politics Society
- Tags: russia putin Soviet Union youth politics russian history
Recent Posts
Revolutionary Manliness
For those interested in a taste of my academic work, I’ve contributed an entry called “Revolutionary Manliness” to the Soviet history site Seventeen Moments in Soviet History. If you register, and you should because the site is a...
United Russia Deputy Murdered
Here’s a murder you probably won’t hear about in the Western press. Grigory Nosikov, 48, was found dead on Wednesday of stab wounds outside the gates of his house, which is located in the Naro-Fominsk district some 60 miles west of Mos...
Zyuganov on Lenin
Mr. Garcia Goes to Tbilisi
Andy Garcia has been cast to play President Mikheil Saakashvili in the upcoming film Georgia. I just hope that Garcia’s audition required to see how he looked chewing on his tie. The film, directed by Renny Harlin, will revolve around the l...
Lukhkov the Weather Warlock
I think I finally understand why the Kremlin was so hell bent on securing Yuri Lukhkov’s continued domination over Moscow politics: the weather. Yuri Mikhailovich can control the weather. Or so he promises. According to Time, For just a ...
Kagarlitsky: “Nationalize Everything!”
I rather like Boris Kagarlitsky. And his retelling of his recent appearance on a Russian political talk show makes me like him even more. Kagarlitsky was invited to participate as the “expert” in a discussion on the relationship betwee...
