Archive - Russian Dissent

The Owl of Minerva in the Darkness

For humanist universalism, against parochial idiocy

Feb 13

January 2024

July 2023

Onward to the Past!

Russian elites pine for the USSR. But which one?

Jul 31, 2023

Idiots, No Longer Useful

Angry patriots may pay the price for their loyalty

Jul 26, 2023

On the Cancellation of the Grain Deal

Russia's sabotage of Ukrainian grain exports will buy conflict with Turkey

Jul 25, 2023

What is the Russian Presidency?

This is a new video from correspondent Boris Kagarlitsky, who explains the ins and outs of the President’s powers in the Russian Federation.

Jul 7, 2023

June 2023

The war won't end without a concrete proposal. Here's mine.

Jun 28, 2023

The Revolution That Wasn't

Why it began, why it stopped

Jun 28, 2023

May 2023

"Stay Down, Don't Get Up"

On the Russian way to suffer

May 30, 2023

Groundhog Day 2023

What will it take to bring back reality?

May 25, 2023

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