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Kurilla: Strong rhetoric won’t affect relationship between Trump and Putin

(WSUW) A conversation with professor at European University at Saint Petersburg, Ivan Kurilla, about the status of American-Russian relations these days, amid the arrest of a well-known Russian politician and…

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Kurilla: The problem is that Russia and the US mean different things when they talk about the fight against terrorism in Syria

(NYTimes) MOSCOW — President Trump’s acknowledgment that he shared intelligence on terrorism with Russia was something of a coup for President Vladimir V. Putin, whose mantra about forging a global alliance to fight violent extremists never…

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What does Russia want from Donald Trump?

(The Conversation) There are several explanations for why relations between Russia and the United States having been in decline since 2010, from Russia’s increasingly aggressive postures (especially regarding Ukraine) to US support…

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Why is Russia so happy with Trump?

(Al Jazeera) The inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States caused anger, anxiety, and demonstrations across the world. Few were the countries that celebrated…

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Kurilla, Troitskiy comment on “Trump’s victory, Syrian crisis and the legacy of Fidel Castro”

(Russia Direct) The victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election was one of the most discussed topics by Russian think tanks in November. In fact, it took everyone…

The “Return of Stalin”: Understanding the Surge of Historical Politics in Russia

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) At the beginning of this year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov published an article in Russia in Global Affairs explaining the recent radical changes in Russia’s foreign…

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Russian/Soviet Studies in the United States, Amerikanistika in Russia

(New Book) The contributors in this interdisciplinary collection address the problem of interconnection between the study of the “Other,” either Russian or American, and the shaping of national identities in the…

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Kurilla: The end of the Yeltsin era was when we said good-bye to independent journalism

(The Moscow Times) The opening of the center devoted to the legacy of Boris Yeltsin, Russia's first president, on Nov. 25 in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg, came on the heels of speculations surfacing among politicians that the notorious presidential…

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Kurilla: Closure of American Center in Moscow a shortsighted move

(Moscow Times) News of the possible shutting down of an American culture center sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Moscow after 22 years of operation rattled Muscovites on Wednesday. Ambassador John Tefft was the first to break the news in a…

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Kurilla: There is a demand in Russian society to construct an enemy

(Moscow Times) Russians believe the United States is an immoral and unequal country where people are not warm to each other or are openly racist, a survey by the state-owned…

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Kurilla

Kurilla: Strong rhetoric won’t affect relationship between Trump and Putin

Kurilla: The problem is that Russia and the US mean different things when they talk about the fight against terrorism in Syria

What does Russia want from Donald Trump?

Why is Russia so happy with Trump?

Kurilla, Troitskiy comment on “Trump’s victory, Syrian crisis and the legacy of Fidel Castro”

The “Return of Stalin”: Understanding the Surge of Historical Politics in Russia

Russian/Soviet Studies in the United States, Amerikanistika in Russia

Kurilla: The end of the Yeltsin era was when we said good-bye to independent journalism

Kurilla: Closure of American Center in Moscow a shortsighted move

Kurilla: There is a demand in Russian society to construct an enemy