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Russia From the Right: An Interview With Alexander Porozhnyakov of the “Tsar’s Cross” Movement
/42 Comments/in Featured Articles/by Rolo SlavskiAlexander Porozhnyakov is a young, conservative grassroots activist in Russia. He’s been in the wider right-wing movement for a decade, which makes him a veritable veteran of right-wing Russian politics. Alexander Porozhnyakov He runs a media project called “Tsar’s Cross” that promotes Orthodoxy, Russian nationalism and criticizes Liberals in both civil society and the government. […]
Comrade Krieger: Keeping an Eye Out, Part 3
/6 Comments/in Featured Articles/by Rolo SlavskiWe left Comrade Krieger last time 37 km from Kiev proper, freezing in a sniper nest on the roof of an abandoned shopping center. After our night on the roof and our morning spent drinking tea, our unit linked up with a SOBR unit (hard-hitting Spetznaz SWAT equivalents) and some OMON people (also a kind […]
The Great Russian Restoration X: A Purge in the Russian Orthodox Church
/21 Comments/in Featured Articles/by Rolo SlavskiThe Russian Orthodox Church has been affected by recent events as much as the rest of Russian society has. Now, more than ever, the Church is being asked to support the government and this has had ripple effects on church politics. The biggest story is the unceremonious demotion of Metropolitan Hilarion. Once the Russian Orthodox […]
Comrade Krieger and the Kiev Campaign
/27 Comments/in Featured Articles/by Rolo SlavskiI’d like to introduce “Comrade Krieger,” a soldier who was deployed into Ukraine in the early days of the special operation. Comrade Krieger is, quite obviously, a nom de guerre of this young man. I spoke to him to get his account of what went down during the push to Kiev. He is currently not deployed […]
The Generational Divide in Eastern Europe: the Stability Generation (The Youth)
/14 Comments/in Featured Articles, General/by Rolo SlavskiI readily admit that “Stability Generation” isn’t a moniker that will ever stick in the public consciousness. But, I chose the term to highlight the stark difference in society that the younger generations grew up in. Those who spent their conscious, formative years in the Putin period of relative stability are quite different from the […]