Russian Studies
- This year is the 100th anniversary of the death of the Soviet Union’s first communist leader, whose legacy in Russia and former Soviet republics is complicated.
- Elizabeth Shevchenko Wittenberg was born in China, detained in World War II Japan and fully embraced her American life; a scholarship named for her describes her life in 54 words. Here is the rest of the story.
- In her master’s thesis, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØgrad student highlights how the current Russian regime is making use of Soviet narratives and symbols to justify its war with Ukraine.
- An agreement between the Wagner mercenary group and the Russian government averts a civil war for now, but the future is less clear, according to Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Russia expert and political science professor
- Benjamin Lourie’s career has made twists and turns, taking him to outer Mongolia and back to Moscow, where he opened a Tex-Mex restaurant near Red Square—two weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.