“The Russians were here before, they’re here now, and they will be here in the future. To us it makes no difference who stands there, Tajiks or Russians.”
Faith
Bringing Peace to Tajikistan’s Mountain Fiefdoms
In the mountains of Tajikistan, allegiances are based on localities and clans, many affiliated with neither the government nor the opposition.
Excavation Of Lithuania’s Great Synagogue Highlights A ‘Painful Page’ From History
For decades, the principals at a boxy, two-story kindergarten in Vilnius unwittingly pored over their lesson plans a few feet above one of the city’s most sacred sites.
Rights Advocates Warn Russian Domestic Abuse Law Will ‘Protect The Oppressor’
“The law mentions one blow, but with one blow, you can kill someone,” said the young mother. “What kind of husbands will we have with that law?”
Bordering on War
For Putin, the Russian jet is the third downed plane to warn of the unintended consequences of armed intervention in a little more than a year.
Germany’s Anti-Immigrant PEGIDA Isn’t a Vladimir Putin Plot. It’s Scarier.
What’s most striking about the movement is not the radicalism, but the ordinariness, of the people it attracts.
The Charlie Hebdo Effect
While politicians call for tolerance and calm, an increasing number of Germans see a gap with their elected officials, especially on hot-button issues like immigration.
Inside the New Anti-Muslim Group Gaining Strength in Germany
“I don’t have anything against Christians or Buddhists or Jews,” Kathrin Oertel said. “They don’t demand I observe certain rules so as not to offend them.”
The Baddest Town in Russia
I ask my driver about the “bandits” who hide out in the mountains and attack the police. “The bandits are in Moscow,” he replies. “The boys in the woods are just regular guys. They don’t touch us. They’re against Russia.”
Resurrection Day in a Graveyard
Few Russians remain in Grozny. On Easter Sunday they drive down from neighboring Stavropol region to lay some flowers on their relatives’ graves – and then quickly leave again.
