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By Matthew Gauthier Photo: Belovezhskaia pushcha (1991). Soviet nationality policy is a perfect microcosm for the history of the Soviet Union itself. The original policy was created by Lenin and Stalin, and was as unique as it was radical. It … Continue reading
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By Christina Romine Still from Mikhail Segal’s 2012 film Short Stories OXFORD, Ohio- The museum doors stayed open later than usual for students and staff. “The lecture is ready to begin,” called a museum employee. Thirty guests filed into the dimly-lit … Continue reading
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By Mackenzie Pickering After having read Pushkin’s “Prisoner of the Caucasus” in class – and since I knew next to nothing about the writer himself – I decided that I wanted to use my honors project to examine Pushkin and … Continue reading
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By Paul Fredrick For those who regularly watch American cable news, it’s not difficult to notice how often stories pertaining to Russian President Vladimir Putin are aired. And why is this? After all, Putin is not an American politician, and … Continue reading
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By Nicholas Cosentino Ukraine, O my dear Ukraine, My dearest! When I think of you, my homeland, My heart can only cry… Whither all the Kozaks Whither their red coats? Whither our good fortune And whither blessed freedom? (Taras Shevchenko, … Continue reading
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By Mackenzie Pickering For those Ukrainians who want to be independent of the country’s ties to Russia, the struggle to assert their own unique identity is complicated and still on going. So many people try to lay claim to Ukraine’s … Continue reading
