Boris Nemtsov and the Global Circus

In high school and college I went through a major ‘Russia’ phase. In high school, I learned about the fall of the Czar, the rise of Lenin, the rise of Stalin and the expulsion of Trotsky, Stalin’s five-year plans that turned out to be five-year disasters, the purging of onetime party…

Yes, Mr. Putin, There is Political Opposition in Russia

International attention to Russia has been primarily focused upon President Putin’s annexation and invasion of Eastern Ukraine over the past 18 months, and more recently on his military moves in Syria.

Remembering Boris Nemtsov: “Two Bears Cannot Live in One Lair.”

Ukraine did not have to be weak for Russia to be strong, he screamed at Putin’s deaf ears.