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museum forced Russians to confront their own history. The Kremlin has decided that era is over. A new ‘Museum of Memory’ has one villain: the Nazis. — Meduza
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (245+ words) Since April 2025, Natalya Kalashnikova has run the Smolensk Fortress museum, where she has regularly welcomed veterans of the war inUkraine. She has made nearly monthly trips tothe front " inwhat capacity, her institution has not said " and holds medals for…...
What I Learned Speaking Face to Face with a Fellow Political Prisoner and Artist
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (552+ words) former political prisoner now living in exile, like me. I first heard about him when I was in jail myself for an act much more modest than the things he did." The main thing that I wanted to figure out is…...
“Bobrisky is Actually Very Reliable”- Baba Ijesha Recounts Prison Meeting
1+ week, 3+ day ago (327+ words) renewed attention following his recent podcast interview, where he recounted his encounter with crossdresser...as Bobrisky, during their time in prison. During the conversation with Biola Adebayo, Baba Ijesha clarified...suggesting that Bobrisky stayed in a hotel while detained, the…...
Journalist Anna Narinskaya discusses incarcerated director Zhenya Berkovich in ‘Poetic Voices from a Russian Prison’
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (349+ words) Narinskaya said Berkovich gained popularity during the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Narinskaya said Berkovich's arrest was politically motivated and an attempt by the Russian government to send a message to other…...
Suvorov — not a hero, and Muravyov — a hangman. Zygar explained the history of Belarus to Russian
2+ mon, 7+ hour ago (1583+ words) Mikhail Zygar in his video about the history of Belarus. Video screenshot Zygar begins with a blow to the model familiar to Russians: while their textbooks are fixated on Rurik, he puts forward the figure of the Polotsk prince Ragnvalod,…...
Narratives of imprisonment from Stalin to Putin
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1092+ words) Narratives of imprisonment from Stalin to Putin'CEU Review of Books In Gulag Fiction: Labour Camp Literature from Stalin to Putin, Polly Jones, Professor of Russian at the University of Oxford, provides a survey of the Russian prose dedicated to expressing…...
book pick: Twenty-four hours in a Soviet gulag in ‘One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich’
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (380+ words)The AMP version of Scroll does not offer all of our membership benefits. To unlock your full benefits, please switch to the main website. "In jail and in the camps Shukhov had lost the habit of scheming how he was…...
Hiding In Plain Sight: Ivan Kharchenkov
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1288+ words) Buries, Koa Peat, and Motiejus Krivas, as well as the Big 12 Player of the Year in Jaden Bradley, freshman Ivan Kharchenkov...has quietly emerged as a foundational piece for one of the best teams in the country. Given his rather…...
BBC Audio | Reporter Reads | Rosenberg on the tightrope of reporting from Russia
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (45+ words) Our Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg on the challenges of covering the country he loves. (Image: BBC) ... Rosenberg on the tightrope of reporting from Russia Available for over a year Our Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg on the challenges of covering the…...
Ben Askren: Georgia Poullas was afraid of being 'exposed' against Arman Tsarukyan
4+ week, 2+ day ago (50+ words) Ben Askren didn't mince his words while reacting to Georgio Poullas' wrestling match against Arman Tsarukyan. Poullas is a former collegiate wrestler who rose to fame by offering random people $1,000 ... Ben Askren didn't mince his words while reacting to Georgio…...