Monday, December 9, 2013

Ukraine, the EU and Russia: Win, Don’t Whine

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By Matthew Bryza It is understandable that European leaders are angry with Russia for spoiling the European Union’s Eastern Partnersh...
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Orenburg’s Bashkirs Look to Ufa and Islam for Survival

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By Paul Goble The Bashkirs of Orenburg, increasingly concerned about their present and past mistreatment by the authorities, appear t...
Monday, December 2, 2013

For Moscow, the ‘Tyumen Matryoshka’ No Longer Exists

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By Paul Goble Vladimir Putin’s plan to eliminate all “matryoshka” autonomies has stalled at the political level. Nevertheless, Moscow...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Mongolia TV Broadcasts to Buryatia and Tuva

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By Paul Goble Ulaanbaatar has launched television programming directed at the Buryats, with whom the Mongols are closely related ling...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Cossacks’ Contradictory Demands Suggest Kremlin Meddling

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By Valery Dzutsev On November 18, an association of southern Russia’s Cossacks issued a strongly worded address to the Russian leader...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Russia’s Cossacks Increasingly Diverse, Numerous and Important

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By Paul Goble With each passing month, the number and diversity of Russia’s Cossack community become greater, with both aspects incre...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Russians, Tatars and Chuvash Share Considerable ‘Psychological Similarity’

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By Paul Goble A survey conducted by scholars at the Naberezhny Chelny Institute for Social-Pedagogical Technologies and Resources fou...