Friday, October 22, 2021

Windows on Eurasia Closing for the Time Being

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Because of a deterioration in my health, I am compelled to suspend preparation of the Windows on Eurasia series. I do not know when or even ...
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Anti-Vaxxers in Russia Behaving Unfortunately but ‘Rationally,’ Martynov Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Oct. 15 – Kirill Martynov, the political editor of Novaya gazeta , says that in contrast to the situation...

Preliminary Census Results from Daghestan Suggest Peoples without Written Languages are Assimilating to Larger Groups Only Slowly

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Oct. 15 – The Russian census in Daghestan is being conducted in two parts. The first, during July, involv...

Putin Doesn’t Live in a Parallel Reality but Revels in His Ability to Speak and Act in This One with Impunity, Portnikov Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Oct. 14 – Many who hear Vladimir Putin’s most outrageous statements or see his most aggressive actions ar...

Moscow Disbands Foundation for Preservation of Native Languages

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Oct. 14 – Despite Vladimir Putin’s assertion that Russia must do everything possible to ensure the preser...

HIV/AIDS, Russia’s Other Pandemic, Expanding to Sub-Saharan African Levels

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Oct. 14 – So much attention has been devoted to the coronavirus pandemic that many Russians have forgotte...

Putin Says Foreign Agents are Criminals, Signaling Broader and More Severe Attacks Ahead, Shelin Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Oct. 14 – Vladimir Putin’s remark this week that “far from all” opposition figures are in prison has attr...