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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Nina L. Khrushcheva

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The oligarch, his ex-wife, her mother and Rupert Murdoch

Russia has little trouble making headlines — and March was no exception. First, tens of thousands of Russians turned out to mourn opposition leader...

02.04.2024 40

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

The Oligarch, His Ex-Wife, Her Mother, and Rupert Murdoch

NEW YORK – Russia has little trouble making headlines, and March was no exception. First, tens of thousands of Russians turned out to mourn...

29.03.2024 20

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Nina L. Khrushcheva on Navalny, Putin, Russian elections, and more

Project Syndicate: As the Ukraine war hit the two-year mark, and following Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death in prison, the United...

05.03.2024 30

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The lonesome death of a Russian opposition leader

Back in 2013, when Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was facing bogus criminal charges, I recalled when my great-grandfather, Soviet leader Nikita...

18.02.2024 60

The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

The Lonesome Death of Alexei Navalny

NEW YORK – Back in 2013, when Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was facing bogus criminal charges, I recalled when my great-grandfather, Soviet leader...

17.02.2024 30

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Preparing Russia for permanent war

In the late 18th century, Catherine the Great planned a tour of Crimea, which her court favorite, Count Grigory Potemkin, had conquered a few years...

07.02.2024 10

The Japan Times

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Preparing Russia for Permanent War

MOSCOW – In the late eighteenth century, Catherine the Great planned a tour of Crimea, which her court favorite, Count Grigory Potemkin, had...

23.01.2024 70

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The West Must Face Reality in Ukraine

MOSCOW – Harvard’s Graham Allison recently commented that, while China “is and will be the fiercest rival a ruling power has ever faced,” the...

28.12.2023 30

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Vladimir Putin’s killer patriotism

In 2014, the former police officer Sergei Khadzhikurbanov was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the 2006 murder of Anna Politkovskaya,...

28.12.2023 20

The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Putin’s Killer Patriotism

SAINT PETERSBURG – In 2014, the former police officer Sergei Khadzhikurbanov was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the 2006 murder of...

27.11.2023 30

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Russian life imitates dystopian art

The Kremlin rarely surprises me. When I read George Orwell’s "1984" in the 1970s, at age 10, I immediately recognized our Soviet life. By then,...

02.11.2023 9

The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Russian life imitates dystopian art

The Kremlin rarely surprises me. When I read George Orwell’s "1984" in the 1970s, at age 10, I immediately recognized our Soviet life. By then,...

02.11.2023 4

The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Russian Life Imitates Dystopian Art

MOSCOW – The Kremlin rarely surprises me. When I read George Orwell’s 1984 in the 1970s, at age 10, I immediately recognized our Soviet life. By...

25.10.2023 30

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Russia and North Korea's cartoon summit

When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stepped out of his armored train at a railway station in the eastern Russian town of Khasan for his recent...

01.10.2023 80

The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Putin and Kim’s Cartoon Summit

MOSCOW – When North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stepped out of his armored train at a railway station in the eastern Russian town of Khasan for his...

29.09.2023 10

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