The “Stalinist Textbook”: Debates About Stalin’s Role In History**
Translation of the infamous “Stalinist” textbook. Iosif Vissarianovich Stalin (Jughashvili) remains one of the most polarizing figures in the politics and history of our country; it is difficult to...
View ArticleSexual Traditions of Old Russia
An entertaining article about the evolving sexual mores in Russian history. I was unable to track down the identity of the original author. Introduction Hollywood’s rules of sex, the amatory...
View ArticleJaan Kaplinski – From Confrontation To Reconciliation
The Estonian poet and linguist Jaan Kaplinski writes about his country’s tumultuous past with Russia, which he argues had its bright sides too, and calls on both sides to finally bury the hatchet. I...
View ArticleSergey Larenkov – Ties of Time
Sergey Larenkov is a Russian artist whose latest project involves juxtaposing wartime photos onto today’s world, creating a haunting and deeply introspective effect. Here are 11 of some of his best...
View ArticleThe Red Army “Rape of Germany” was Invented by Goebbels
In an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda, Russian history professor Elena Sinyavskaya disputes the factual provenance of the Red Army rape of Germany. The Myth of the “Rape of Germany” was Invented by...
View ArticleA Pity the Nazis didn’t Make Lampshades out of Today’s Liberals
In one of the most scandalous op-eds of the year, KP’s Ulyana Skoybeda takes the liberal Leonid Gozman to task for equating SMERSH with the SS. The original byline was later toned down, and the author...
View ArticleRussia’s Best Leader was… Brezhnev!
In a recent poll conducted by the Levada Center, Leonid Brezhnev was revealed to be Russians’ favorite ruler of the 20th century. Do you see his era as a Golden Age, or as a zastoi? Russian Attitudes...
View ArticleDark Clouds of Revanchism
Izvestiya runs a piece by political scientist Avigdor Eskin on historical revisionism in Eastern Europe (especially in the Baltic countries and Ukraine) pertaining to World War II. Dark Clouds of...
View ArticleRussia isn’t Germany – It has Nothing to Repent For
The German president has decided to teach Russia to fight with remnants of totalitarianism, and could not think of anything better than to call to repent. Original article by Alexander Romanov German...
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