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Many Russians Today Take Pride In Afghan War That Foretold Soviet Demise

Published February 21, 2019 in NPR Leave a comment

“The situation is changing dramatically in regards to the deployment of troops to Afghanistan,” said veteran Sergei Morozov. “Those who fought are being looked up to again.”

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What Trump’s Threat To End A U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Treaty Means For Putin

Published October 22, 2018 in NPR Leave a comment

“For Russia’s military-industrial complex and security services, the INF Treaty was always like a bullfighter’s red cape; it symbolized the country’s defeat in the Cold War.”

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Latest Collateral Damage In U.S.-Russia Spat: An Anglo-American School Is Shut

Published September 28, 2018 in NPR Leave a comment

One-hundred-forty schoolchildren in St. Petersburg became the latest victims of the chill in U.S.-Russian relations when they were forced out of their school.

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Now A Museum, This USSR Submarine Base Was Built To Endure U.S. Nukes — And Retaliate

Published July 21, 2018 in NPR Leave a comment

After the annexation of Crimea, Yury Tarariyev’s museum came under the control of the Russian Defense Ministry, and a portrait of Putin went up at the entrance.

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Moscow’s Likely New Ambassador To U.S.: ‘Tough’ And ‘Not That Easy To Work With’

Published July 19, 2017 in NPR Leave a comment

“Anatoly Antonov masterfully employs the full range of emotions, able to shift in a nanosecond from warmly charming to caustically sarcastic.”

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In Russia’s Siberian Silicon Valley, Business Is Good But Risks Can Be High

Published July 4, 2017 in NPR Leave a comment

Sixty years after its founding, Akademgorodok continues to innovate, despite a brain drain and legal challenges confronting some of its most successful entrepreneurs.

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German City Accepts Karl Marx Statue From China, But Not Everyone’s Happy

Published March 21, 2017 in NPR Leave a comment

Trier has never been particularly fond of its most famous son, Karl Marx, who helped turn communism into an ideology that changed the course of history.

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How To Salvage U.S.-Russia Relations: One Expert’s Take

Published January 18, 2017 in NPR Leave a comment

“The demonization of Putin is a reflection of our declining confidence,” said Thomas Graham. “He’s pursuing Russian interests, not running world affairs.”

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Playing to the Gallery

Published July 6, 2016 in Berlin Policy Journal Leave a comment

Renewed calls for rapprochement with the Kremlin bear the fingerprints of Gerhard Schröder, who still pulls considerable weight inside the SPD.

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NATO Is Having an Existential Crisis

Published July 12, 2016 in VICE News Leave a comment

“We’re vulnerable to bullshit thrown in the fan,” an eastern European diplomat said, requesting anonymity so as to speak undiplomatically.

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About Lucian

Based in Berlin and Moscow, I’ve reported from the former Soviet empire since 1996. I started working as National Public Radio’s Moscow correspondent in December 2016. Before that I contributed to Reuters, Slate, Bloomberg and The Moscow Times, among others.

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