The 1991 Project: November 13-19. Practicing Politics.

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By Natasha Netzorg With the August coup already far in the rearview mirror the growing concerns for Russians by November 1991 ranged from sports to politics. In the November 17 issue of the English-language newspaper, Moscow News, reporters covered these … Continue reading

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The 1991 Project: November 6-12. The Rouble is Rubble.

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By Izzy Tice By the 45th week of 1991, many Russians feared the transition from communism to capitalism, and believed such a rapid change would devastate the economy.  Questions about currency and money circulation percolated throughout Soviet society at this … Continue reading

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The 1991 Project: November 6-12. Economic Anxieties

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By Colton Powaski By the week of November 6th, 1991, the Soviet Union existed only nominally. Articles about economic issues and anxieties dominated headlines. The headline on the front page of the November 10 English-language Moscow News reads “Rouble is … Continue reading

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The 1991 Project: October 30-November 5.

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By Caden Wilcox With October coming to a close, the atmosphere within the USSR became increasingly pressured. Political structures, people’s opinions, and economic institutions dramatically evolved to address the rapid change, and The Moscow News’ weekly publication made this perfectly … Continue reading

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From Partisan Warfare to Memory Battlefields: A Lecture by Dr. Dovilė Budrytė

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By Selin Misirlioglu One country. Two women fighters. On opposite sides, but united in their relation to memorializing history and commemorating war. One was a Holocaust survivor, another spent years in the Gulag.      On October 14th, 2021, Dr. Dovilė … Continue reading

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The 1991 Project: October 17-23. Russia’s Grim Prospects

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By Liam Martin By late October, the USSR was actively disintegrating. Power had moved entirely into the hands of the constituent republics, most notably in Russia and with President Boris Yeltsin. The Soviet Union was, in many ways, nothing more … Continue reading

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