Russia

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  2/7/19
  

  A Sparkling Shrine to a Reviled Russian Leader

  The torrents of scorn poured on Mr. Yeltsin and his era by the Kremlin’s cheerleaders have given the complex an edgy appeal, helping it attract more than 700,000 visitors since it opened three winters ago.

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• 2/7/19
  

  Don’t Expect Rulers of Nuclear-Armed Nations to Accept Nuclear Disarmament―Unless They’re Pushed to Do So

  by Lawrence Wittner

  Although the rulers of nuclear-armed nations are usually eager to foster nuclear buildups, substantial public pressure can secure their acceptance of nuclear disarmament.    

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  1/22/19
  

  Foreign interference in US elections dates back decades

  by Bradley W. Hart

  Two campaigns, in 1940 and 1960, featured bold attempts by hostile foreign powers to put their preferred candidates in the Oval Office.

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• 1/27/19
  

  What Do the Russians Think About Trump, Putin, and America?

  by Walter Moss

  Most Americans know little about Russia and Russians except that they might have interfered in our 2016 elections.

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• SOURCE: The Nation
  1/16/19
  

  Here’s How Democratic Presidential Contenders Should (Not) Talk About Russia

  by David S. Fogleson

  Candidates gearing up for 2020 may be blazing new trails on domestic issues, but when it comes to engagement with Russia, they haven’t moved beyond the counterproductive status quo.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  1/10/19
  

  Russia Is Running Low on World War II Soviet Tanks. It Found Help in Laos.

  As President Vladimir V. Putin promotes Soviet victory over Nazi Germany as a cornerstone of nationalist fervor, he has a pressing need for the T-34, which became a symbol of Soviet might.

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• SOURCE: Jacobin
  Accessed 1/7/19
  

  The Revolt in the Trenches: WWI, Revolution, and Bulgaria

  by Jana Tsoneva

  One year after the Bolsheviks ended Russia’s participation in World War I, revolutionary soldiers in Bulgaria forced their government to do the same.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  1/3/19
  

  Why Is Trump Spouting Russian Propaganda?

  by David Frum

  The president’s endorsement of the U.S.S.R.’s invasion of Afghanistan echoes a narrative promoted by Vladimir Putin.

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• SOURCE: CNN
  1/4/19
  

  Trump defends Soviet Union's 1979 invasion of Afghanistan

  Even the Wall Street Journal has denounced Trump for passing along old Soviet propaganda.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  12-29-2018
  

  Stalin’s Soaring Moscow Towers Sorely Need Body Work

  Most of the city’s so-called “Stalin high-rises” — both residential and government buildings — desperately need renovating. They are stuck in limbo, however, over who will foot the substantial bill.

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• SOURCE: The New Yorker
  12-21-2018
  

  The Enduring Russian Propaganda Interests in Targeting African-Americans

  by Jelani Cobb

  Russia’s social-media effort to stoke racial strife during the 2016 election is another example in Moscow’s long, complicated history of seeking to undermine American authority.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  12-26-2018
  

  The national security adviser who colluded with foreign powers — decades before Michael Flynn

  by Shane O’Sullivan

  New documents reveal that Richard Nixon’s 1968 campaign colluded with a foreign government far more than historians thought.

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• SOURCE: Informed Comment
  12/20/2018
  

  A New Middle East: Winners and Losers from Trump’s Abrupt Syria Withdrawal

  by Juan Cole

  Among the losers:  Israel, Kurds.  Among the winners:  Turkey, Iran, Russia.

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• Were the Russians Behind Fake News that Helped Bring Down a Labour Government in 1924?

  by Gill Bennett

  Maybe yes, maybe no. But either way there are lessons to be learned from this story.

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• SOURCE: Time Magazine
  12-12-2018
  

  The Striking Similarities Between Why Trump’s and Nixon’s Personal Lawyers Were Sent to Prison

  Herbert W. Kalmbach, President Richard Nixon’s personal lawyer, received a prison sentence on June 17, 1974, exactly two years after the Watergate break-in, for funneling hush money to Watergate defendants.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  11-3-18
  

  Russia’s Revisionist History

  by Alisa Ganieva

  The government insists on reliving the Soviet Union's glorious past, even if it's a lie.

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• 12-2-18
  

  It’s Watergate All Over Again in So Many Ways

  by James D. Robenalt

  Case in point: Trump’s announcement that a pardon for Manafort has not been ruled out.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  11-4-18
  

  Foreign powers interfered in the 1968 election. Why didn’t LBJ stop them?

  by Arnold A. Offner

  Was his disdain for his vice president greater than his desire for Democrats to win?

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• SOURCE: CNN
  10-31-18
  

  National Archives releases draft indictment of Richard Nixon amid Mueller probe

  The documents, known as the Watergate Road Map, as released Wednesday contained redactions and never-before-seen remnants of the investigation into Nixon.

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• 11/11/18
  

  How Do Trump’s Attacks on the Media Stack Up Against Nixon’s?

  by Donne Levy

  Trump so far hasn’t wiretapped journalists (as far as we know), but that’s cold comfort.