Claire ThorntonIn recalling 1950s Washington, Robin Talley’s queer novel “Pulp” reminds us what we stand to loseWASHINGTON — Local author Robin Talley’s Pulp lays out the progress LGBTQ Americans have secured in recent decades, while also describing…Oct 8, 2019Oct 8, 2019
Claire ThorntonHow to interpret Paul Whelan coverage, according to three veteran Moscow correspondentsThe New Year’s Eve arrest of American citizen Paul Whelan in Moscow set off a classic cacophony of reporting on Russian politics.Jan 19, 2019Jan 19, 2019
Claire ThorntonNGOs become an easy target in Russia’s war against the WestNow, even a well-respected polling organization, which has cut off all foreign sources of funds, has nonetheless found itself a target of…Jan 1, 2019Jan 1, 2019
Claire ThorntonKremlin screen time: How Russian television supports the stateRanking 148 out of 180 on the World Press Freedom Index, Russia faces an extreme lack of independent media. Television — the country’s…Jan 1, 2019Jan 1, 2019
Claire ThorntonDespite tensions, U.S.Americans love our cell phones and satellite radio — so much that we pay Russia to launch all our commercial satellites.Jan 1, 2019Jan 1, 2019
Claire ThorntonGoing against trends, chief jurist says Russia shouldn’t be so hard on online extremismRussian Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev said Tuesday that the country needs to halt “pointless” criminal cases against online…Jan 1, 2019Jan 1, 2019
Claire ThorntonWSJ’s Thomas Grove found journalism through music research in UzbekistanThe Wall Street Journal’s Moscow correspondent Thomas Grove tries to make sense of the noise coming from the Kremlin. But he didn’t always…Jan 1, 2019Jan 1, 2019
Claire ThorntonTrying to expand influence, Kremlin turns back to World War II for spiritSeventy-three years after the Soviets beat Nazi Germany, Russian leadership uses the war to fuel new, 21st-century conflicts.Jan 1, 2019Jan 1, 2019
Claire ThorntonPast revolution’s hump, anti-corruption talk dominates Ukraine’s oppositionWhile Vladimir V. Putin represses opposition leaders in Russia so that they’re hopelessly disadvantaged, opposition in Ukraine is more of…Dec 29, 2018Dec 29, 2018
Claire ThorntonFive keys for understanding Russia’s military action in SyriaBy Claire ThorntonNov 1, 2018Nov 1, 2018