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Five Things You Need to Know about the Protests in Poland

Five Things You Need to Know about the Protests in Poland by Anna Grzymala-Busse and Monika Nalepa First published in The Monkey Cage at The Washington Post on December 19, 2016 under the title “Why are there protests in Poland? Here … Continue reading

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To Be Arrested in Russia

To Be Arrested in Russia by Ariella Katz On September 19, a week before school started, I was arrested in Moscow twice. I went to Manezhnaya Square, near the entrance to Red Square with a poster that said in Latin: “Ildar … Continue reading

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Documentary and Ideology: Svetlana Alexievich, the 2015 Nobel Laureate for Literature

Who is Svetlana Alexievich? by Zachary Murphy King On January 19, 2016, the Center for East European, Russian and Eurasian Studies hosted a roundtable discussion on Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature. Specialists in Russian studies from … Continue reading

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