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Articles by Sergey Radchenko
opinion
Sergey Radchenko
Collective Responsibility and the Slide into the Totalitarian Past
It's convenient to blame "the Russians" for failing to stop the war. But what have you done to stop it?
opinion
Sergey Radchenko
Afghanistan Has Never Been Moscow or Washington’s to Win or Lose
Getting in was a bad mistake. Getting out was the right thing to do.
opinion
Sergey Radchenko
History Shows Summit Will Embolden Putin
A high-profile meeting with Joe Biden will not constrain the Russian President, and risks legitimizing his ongoing domestic crackdown.
opinion
Sergey Radchenko
Putin’s Regime and Its Soviet Predecessor Are Dark Comedies
Both regimes justify their existence and legitimacy with reference to freedom because none can afford to rely on brute force alone.
opinion
Sergey Radchenko
To a Historian, the Breakdown of U.S.-Russian Relations Looks Eerily Familiar
It took Mikhail Gorbachev to break this cycle of fear and distrust back then. Who or what will it take today?
opinion
Sergey Radchenko
For Russians, Trump's Twitter Ban Gets Lost in Translation
Russia's fierce reaction to Twitter's decision is rooted in the country's own painful experience with censorship and propaganda.
opinion
Sergey Radchenko
Has Navalny’s Prank Shattered the FSB Myth Once and For All?
Even as the Soviet Union withered and declined, the KGB and the GRU seemed both more competent and, oddly, cleaner than the current security forces.
opinion
Sergey Radchenko
Putin’s Changes Might Set Russia on the Right Path
Political centralization has historically served as a major impediment to Russia’s democratization.
opinion
Sergey Radchenko
I Will Be Joining the Moscow Protests Today. Here's Why
There will be many young people on the streets today. And at least one history professor.
opinion
Sergey Radchenko
Sexual Scandal: Law and Justice in Russia
The news that the former U.S. schoolteacher Jennifer Fichter was sentenced to 22 years in prison for multiple counts of sex with minors caused an uproar...
opinion
Sergey Radchenko
Gorbachev, Not O'Neill, Deserves BRIC Credit
Thirty years ago, on March 24, 1982, Leonid Brezhnev made a speech in Tashkent that would set in motion the process of rapprochement between Moscow...