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Articles by Cameron Manley

Author Dan Healey's 'Gulag Doctors' Shortlisted for Pushkin House Book Prize

Were Stalin-era Gulag medics oppressors or the oppressed - or both?
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Yaroslav Trofimov Writes History as it Happens in 'Our Enemies Will Vanish'

A new book about Russia's war in Ukraine is immediate, thoughtful, and richly described.
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Writer Dmitry Bykov on Being Banned and the Curse of Russian History

Dmitry Bykov is optimistic about the victory of the Russian swamp.
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Says She Hasn't Given Up On a Democratic Belarus

Speaking from her office in exile in Lithuania, the Belarusian opposition leader said more must be done to isolate Alexander Lukashenko's regime.
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Feature

Ostracized From Kremlin-Aligned Church, Russia's Anti-War Priests Offer 'Alternative Orthodoxy'

Religious anti-war organizations have gained traction in recent months. Whether they can form a unified movement remains to be seen.
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Maxim Osipov's Fifth Wave of Independent Russian Writing

Writer, editor and doctor Maxim Osipov left Russia and launched a journal of Russian language writing.
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Author Christopher Miller Bears Witness As 'The War Came To Us'

Veteran reporter Christopher Miller gives voice to the stories of Ukrainians before and during the war.
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Feature

At Georgia's Border With South Ossetia, Deepening Anxieties of Russian Aggression

Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has sparked fears in Georgia of a new incursion by its much larger and more powerful neighbor.
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Former U.S. Official Shares Details of Secret ‘Track 1.5’ Diplomacy With Moscow

The discussions enable both sides to understand each other's red lines and mitigate potential conflicts amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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Author Ryan Tucker Jones Takes On the 'Red Leviathan: The Secret History of Soviet Whaling'

"Red Leviathan" has been shortlisted for the 2023 Pushkin House Book Prize.
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In 'Overreach' Author Owen Matthews Goes Inside Putin's War

"Overreach: The Inside Story of Putin’s War Against Ukraine" is nominated for the Pushkin House Book Prize.
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