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Beware Scams Lurking Amid Budapest’s Charms

Published September 28, 2003 in The Boston Globe Leave a comment

Just because men are the exclusive prey of the Budapest’s konzumlanyok, or consumption girls, is no reason for women travelers to let down their guard.

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How Angela Merkel Became the Last Best Hope for European Liberalism

Published January 19, 2016 in Slate Leave a comment

The influx of refugees isn’t a “German problem.” It is the deepest crisis in the EU’s existence — and a fight for the liberal values that define it.

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Putin’s War on Young People

If Russia is ever to become a country that seeks peace with its neighbors and respects the rights of its own citizens, then such a future depends on Russia’s young people.

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About Lucian

Based in Berlin and Moscow, I reported from the former Soviet empire for 25 years for NPR, Reuters, Slate, Bloomberg, and others. My first book, Putin’s Revenge: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine, is now available from Columbia University Press.

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