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Articles by Sergey Radchenko

opinion Sergey Radchenko

Putin’s Regime and Its Soviet Predecessor Are Dark Comedies

Both regimes justify their existence and legitimacy with reference to freedom because none can afford to rely on brute force alone.
opinion Sergey Radchenko

To a Historian, the Breakdown of U.S.-Russian Relations Looks Eerily Familiar

It took Mikhail Gorbachev to break this cycle of fear and distrust back then. Who or what will it take today?
opinion Sergey Radchenko

For Russians, Trump's Twitter Ban Gets Lost in Translation

Russia's fierce reaction to Twitter's decision is rooted in the country's own painful experience with censorship and propaganda.
opinion Sergey Radchenko

Has Navalny’s Prank Shattered the FSB Myth Once and For All?

Even as the Soviet Union withered and declined, the KGB and the GRU seemed both more competent and, oddly, cleaner than the current security forces.
opinion Sergey Radchenko

Putin’s Changes Might Set Russia on the Right Path

Political centralization has historically served as a major impediment to Russia’s democratization.
opinion Sergey Radchenko

I Will Be Joining the Moscow Protests Today. Here's Why

There will be many young people on the streets today. And at least one history professor.
opinion Sergey Radchenko

Sexual Scandal: Law and Justice in Russia

The news that the former U.S. schoolteacher Jennifer Fichter was sentenced to 22 years in prison for multiple counts of sex with minors caused an uproar...
opinion Sergey Radchenko

Gorbachev, Not O'Neill, Deserves BRIC Credit

Thirty years ago, on March 24, 1982, Leonid Brezhnev made a speech in Tashkent that would set in motion the process of rapprochement between Moscow...