AP Russia Archives - Daniel Aaron Lazar Sat, 06 Nov 2021 14:05:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Lecture: Russian Political Culture & Participation https://daniellazar.com/2021/11/06/lecture-russian-political-culture-participation/ Sat, 06 Nov 2021 14:04:32 +0000 https://daniellazar.com/?p=9492 Here are my lecture notes for my talk, which explores Russian political culture, political participation, and civil society. Here’s the podcast version of this talk.

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]]> Quandaries of Russia’s Anti-Revolutionary Revolution https://daniellazar.com/2021/10/31/quandaries-of-russias-anti-revolutionary-revolution/ Sun, 31 Oct 2021 08:42:23 +0000 https://daniellazar.com/?p=9485 This lecture explores how and why Yeltsin and the rest of the world failed to see the revolutionary situation in which Russia found itself in the 1990’s and how Putin capitalized on that chaos. Here is a recording of my lecture

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]]> Navalny Trolls Putin https://daniellazar.com/2018/08/05/navalny-trolls-putin/ Sun, 05 Aug 2018 13:10:37 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5857 Anyone who wants a glimpse of the information wars that could lie in America’s future should have a look, immediately, at Alexei Navalny’s latest video (it’s got English subtitles). The video so annoyed Oleg Deripaska, the video’s oligarch anti-hero, that he has just persuaded Russia’s media regulator to block it. Navalny, Russia’s best known dissident — he tried to run for … Continue reading Navalny Trolls Putin →

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]]> It’s now illegal in Russia to share an image of Putin as a gay clown https://daniellazar.com/2017/07/10/its-now-illegal-in-russia-to-share-an-image-of-putin-as-a-gay-clown/ Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:11:53 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5734 hat poster became popular in 2013, after Russia passed a law banning propagandizing to children about “nontraditional sexual relations,” and gay rights protesters were beaten and arrested. But gay Putin memes have proliferated as Russia has cracked down on both sexual liberties and online speech in recent years. Russia passed its first “Internet extremism” laws in 2013, according to the Moscow Times … Continue reading It’s now illegal in Russia to share an image of Putin as a gay clown →

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]]> 10 critics of Vladimir Putin who died violently or in suspicious ways https://daniellazar.com/2017/07/10/10-critics-of-vladimir-putin-who-died-violently-or-in-suspicious-ways/ Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:07:27 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5730 The Washington Post offers this Top 10 Hit List.

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]]> In Protests, Kremlin Fears a Young Generation Stirring https://daniellazar.com/2017/07/10/in-protests-kremlin-fears-a-young-generation-stirring/ Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:06:20 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5728 The weekend anticorruption protests that roiled Moscow and nearly 100 Russian towns clearly rattled the Kremlin, unprepared for their size and seeming spontaneity. But perhaps the biggest surprise, even to protest leaders themselves, was the youthfulness of the crowds. It is far from clear whether their enthusiasm for challenging the authorities, which has suddenly provided adrenaline to Russia’s … Continue reading In Protests, Kremlin Fears a Young Generation Stirring →

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]]> Why Many Young Russians See a Hero in Putin https://daniellazar.com/2017/01/10/why-many-young-russians-see-a-hero-in-putin/ Tue, 10 Jan 2017 06:57:46 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5621 Cool piece in Nat Geo, image and graphic rich, seeks to explain Putin’s appeal to an unlikely demographic.  

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]]> A Russian Reporter Goes to a Trump Rally — And Feels at Home https://daniellazar.com/2016/02/02/a-russian-reporter-goes-to-a-trump-rally-and-feels-at-home/ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 20:25:20 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5522 “But I don’t think it’s so much a mistrust of the people who are in the [American] establishment — I think it’s more mistrust of the system of elections, as such. Because in Russia, there’s a syndrome of “learned helplessness.” For decade after decade, our society has seen that its opinions don’t affect anything. Since … Continue reading A Russian Reporter Goes to a Trump Rally — And Feels at Home →

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]]> My life as a pro-Putin propagandist in Russia’s secret 'troll factory' https://daniellazar.com/2016/01/31/my-life-as-a-pro-putin-propagandist-in-russias-secret-troll-factory/ Sun, 31 Jan 2016 13:49:38 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5509 As Russia’s “troll factory” is taken to court by Lyudmila Savchuk, the former employee tells how she was ordered to blog about ‘great Putin’ and ‘bad opposition’ to the Kremlin

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]]> Putin's "Nashi" Youth Organization https://daniellazar.com/2015/12/17/putins-nashi-youth-organization/ Thu, 17 Dec 2015 12:41:05 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5465 The post Putin's "Nashi" Youth Organization appeared first on Daniel Aaron Lazar.

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