“Monumental propaganda” is made to short circuit all of Russian/Soviet history, especially the country’s triumphs, to the current regime and its ruler for life.
War, Revolution, and “Patriotic” Revisionism in 2017 Petersburg Read More »
“Leonid Ilyich, no one is forgotten, nothing is forgotten. But it has so happened that I, a survivor of the Siege of Leningrad, awarded the medal For the Defense of Leningrad, and my husband, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, have to huddle with our daughter in a sixteen-square-meter room on Lublin Alley.”
Surviving the Siege Read More »
“It’s a rebellion, but that’s for the time being. We’ve been promised a crackdown in April, and those aren’t empty threats.”
On the Road with a Fed-up Trucker Read More »
“I’m glad so many people showed up to the rally. People realize that corruption is an evil, that something has to change. I hope the teenagers who went to the rally will keep involved in civic activism.”
The Kids Are Alright Read More »
“I used to really miss my family and my home in Syria, but not anymore. I have lost my family and simply see no point in life. I even think it would have been better had I been with my family the day the bomb fell on my house.”
Refugee Stories in Russia Read More »
Since politics has finally defeated the economy in Russia, instead of solving problems with employment and wage arrears the regime feeds people stories about war with the West. During a war, it is unpatriotic to demand payment of back wages. Only internal enemies would behave this way.
The Fight Is in the Countryside Read More »
The nationwide strike by Russian truckers officially wrapped up on March 1, but Petersburg drivers have continued to maintain their makeshift protest camp.
Photo Essay: Autonomous Trucker Strike in Russia Read More »
“Long-haul truckers are a caste who are no strangers to hardship. We live in our rigs. So if truckers end up moving on Moscow in protest it would be easier than pie.”
“If they think we are disorganized louts, they are wrong.” Read More »
“We grew up in the ruins of one empire and maliciously anticipated another empire’s fall. I was not a racist, quite the contrary. But I had almost no doubts that a Munich caliphate would soon be fighting a Bavarian Kurdistan.”
Refugees and the “Death of Europe” Read More »
The only thing left is to take each person by the hand, serve them tea, put a plaid throw over them and say, “That’s it. This shit is fucked. We’re going to kill you now.”
