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Articles by Nina Khrushcheva
Putin's Final Act
30 May 12
Vladimir Putin's new presidential term is just beginning, but it increasingly looks like the beginning of the end. Whenever Russia's people pour into the streets en masse, as they have been doing since December, from that point on, things never work out well for the authorities.
The Imperial Putin
04 October 11
The only vote that matters in Russia's 2012 presidential election is now in, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has cast it for himself. He will be returning as the country's president next year.
The Walls of August
15 August 11
History's milestones are rarely so neatly arrayed as they are this summer. Fifty years ago this month, the Berlin Wall was born. And 20 years ago this week, hard-liners in the Soviet government attempted to overthrow Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who, two years after U.S. President Ronald Reagan memorably called on him to "tear down this wall," did just that.
Medvedev's Snake Oil
06 July 11
In a recent interview to the Financial Times, President Dmitry Medvedev proclaimed that he wants a second term in office following the 2012 election, but that he would not run against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who put him in power in the first place. Such a rivalry, Medvedev implied, would damage the country's well-being and image.
Trying to Modernize With Russian 'Tribesman'
05 October 10
President Dmitry Medvedev’s decision to fire Moscow’s long-entrenched mayor is the most decisive move he has made in his presidency. Is it really part of his drive to modernize Russia, or part of an emerging power play with Moscow’s real strongman, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin?
The Cruelty of Chance
20 April 10
The cruelty of the Polish airplane crash lies at the heart of the centuries of mistrust between Poland and Russia.
Ukrainian Democracy and Its Cynics
05 February 10
Tymoshenko deserves the West’s thanks — not the cynicism that we are currently seeing — for keeping Ukraine afloat over the past 15 months, and it’s worth noting that victory for Yanukovych now may be the last free vote Ukraine sees for a long time.
Two Funerals and Our Freedom
31 July 09
My great-grandfather, Nikita Khrushchev, has been on my mind recently. I suppose it was the 50th anniversary of the so-called Kitchen Debate that he held with then-U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon that first triggered my memories.
Tsarist Notions of Power
08 October 07
For those who still wondered who President Vladimir Putin is, the mystery is over. His actions last week show that he is Russia's new autocrat. He is a tsar pure and simple.
The Nabokov Generation
22 April 05
It was a matter of fierce pride for any Bolshevik: ""Russians read more than any other people on earth.""
