https://reconsideringrussia.org/2024/10/11/new-book-announcement-anastas-mikoyan/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mikoyan-book.jpgAnastas Mikoyan: An Armenian Reformer in Khrushchev’s KremlinBook cover for "Anastas Mikoyan: An Armenian Reformer in Khrushchev's Kremlin"2025-05-24T16:11:44+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/about/2024-09-15T20:05:17+00:00weekly0.6https://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/05/15/historical-geography-of-ukraine/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ukraine-region-yedisan.pngLocation of the Yedisan in Ukraine and TransnistriaLocation of the Yedisan in Ukraine and Transnistriahttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ukraine-region-historic-zaporohzia.pngLocation of Zaporozhia in UkraineLocation of Zaporozhia in Ukrainehttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ukraine-region-historic-novorossiya.pngLocation of Novorossiya in Ukraine and TransnistriaLocation of Novorossiya in Ukraine and Transnistriahttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ukraine-region-dnieper-ukraine.pngLocation of Dnieper Ukraine in UkraineLocation of Dnieper Ukraine in Ukrainehttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ukraine-region-slavo-serbiya.pngLocation of Slavo-Serbiya in UkraineLocation of Slavo-Serbiya in Ukrainehttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ukraine-region-novaya-serbiya.pngLocation of Novaya Serbiya in UkraineLocation of Novaya Serbiya in Ukrainehttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ukraine-region-budzhak.pngLocation of the Budzhak in UkraineLocation of the Budzhak in Ukrainehttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ukraine-region-crimea.pngLocation of CrimeaLocation of Crimeahttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ukraine-region-donbas.pngLocation of the Donbas in UkraineLocation of the Donbas in Ukrainehttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ukraine-region-sloboda-ukraine.pngLocation of Sloboda Ukraine in UkraineLocation of Sloboda Ukraine in Ukraine2022-09-27T19:55:24+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/08/22/ukraine-where-nation-building-and-empire-meet/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/stakhanovite-movement.jpgThe Stakhanovite Movement in the DonbasThe Stakhanovite Movement in the Donbashttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/zaporozhian-cossacks.jpgReply of the Zaporozhian CossacksReply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, 1880-91, Ilya Repinhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cossack-on-steppe.jpgCossack on the SteppeCossack on the Steppe, Ilya Repin, 1890https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/yushchenko.jpgFormer Ukrainian President Viktor YushchenkoFormer Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenkohttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/orange-revolution.jpgOrange Revolution 2004Orange Revolution 2004 (FotoArt.org.ua)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/yeltsin-kravchuk.jpgYeltsin and KravchukRussian President Boris Yeltsin with Ukraine's first post-Soviet President Lenoid Kravchuk.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bandera.jpgStepan BanderaStepan Bandera, a man regarded throughout much of Ukraine as a wartime collaborator with Nazi Germany and in Western Ukraine (especially Galicia) as a "hero."https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/stalin.jpgJoseph StalinJoseph Stalin smoking his pipe at his desk. (Getty)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dovzhenko-earth.jpgOriginal avant-garde poster for Aleksandr Dovzhenko's "Earth"Original avant-garde poster for Aleksandr Dovzhenko's "Earth" (1930). The film is perhaps Dovzhenko's best-known work and it is part three of the director's "Ukrainian trilogy" which also included "Zvenigora" (1928) and "Arsenal" (1929).https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/shevchenko.jpgTaras ShevchenkoTaras Shevchenko2021-06-05T22:28:28+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2019/01/26/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-stephen-f-cohen/2019-04-08T09:14:32+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/12/31/davit-gareja-a-disputed-frontier-in-the-caucasus/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/aliyev-conference.jpgAzerbaijani President Ilham AliyevAzerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (EU)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/last-supper-udabno.jpgLast Supper Fresco, Udabno MonasteryLast Supper Fresco, Udabno Monasteryhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/udabno.jpgUdabno MonasteryUdabno Monasteryhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/gamsakhurdia.jpgZviad GamsakhurdiaGeorgian dissident, nationalist leader, and former President Zviad Gamsakhurdiahttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/gareja-map.pngLocation of Davit GarejaLocation of Davit Gareja in the Caucasushttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/davit-gareja.jpgDavit GarejaThe Davit Gareja monastery complex, from the Georgian side of the border.2018-03-06T00:13:18+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2018/02/28/on-hiatus/2018-02-28T14:14:27+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/07/01/moscows-kurdish-question/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kurds-moscow.jpgKurdish Children at a Kurdish Demonstration in MoscowKurdish Children at a Kurdish Demonstration in Moscow (PUK Media)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lavrov-barzani.jpgRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Meets Masoud Barzani in MoscowRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Meets Masoud Barzani in Moscow (KRG)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/netanyahu.jpgIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Reuters / Lucas Jackson)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kurds-1992.jpgCIA map of Kurdish-inhabited regionsCIA map of Kurdish-inhabited regions from 1992, courtesy of the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at The University of Texas at Austin2017-12-15T03:52:50+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2017/10/09/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-ronald-grigor-suny/2017-10-09T18:57:05+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2017/09/11/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-jack-f-matlock-jr/2017-09-11T22:13:28+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2017/08/28/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-alexander-rabinowitch/2017-08-28T01:07:19+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2015/02/04/do-the-donbas-rebels-want-to-establish-an-overland-corridor-to-crimea/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ukraine-crimea-donbas.pngMap of the Donbas and CrimeaMap of the Donbas and Crimea (based on a 2015 UN Map of Ukraine)2017-07-18T18:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2017/07/18/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-zhores-medvedev/2017-07-18T02:49:10+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2017/07/08/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-volodymyr-ishchenko/2017-07-08T01:49:37+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2017/06/28/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-vladimir-pozner/2017-07-03T23:07:26+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2017/06/19/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-ellendea-proffer-teasley/2017-06-19T03:11:17+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2017/06/10/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-paul-robinson/2017-06-11T22:57:16+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2017/06/01/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-siranush-galstyan/2017-06-01T13:58:14+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2017/05/19/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-eddie-aronoff/2017-05-19T04:37:36+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2015/05/15/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-yuri-zhukov/2017-04-05T01:31:36+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2015/07/25/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-halyna-mokrushyna/2017-04-05T01:31:19+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2017/03/09/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-sergey-markedonov/2017-04-05T01:30:48+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2017/04/05/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-fred-weir/2017-04-05T01:30:30+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2015/04/19/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-sergey-sargsyan/2017-04-05T01:04:51+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2015/05/03/reconsidering-russia-podcast-an-interview-with-philip-metres/2017-04-05T01:04:39+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/03/02/what-is-ukraine/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ukraine-map-regions.pngRegional Map of UkraineRegional Map of Ukrainehttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/crimea-referendum.jpgCrimean ReferendumCrowds in Crimea celebrate the results of the March 16 referendum in Crimea voting to join Russia (Reuters/Thomas Peter)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/khrushchev.jpgNikita KhrushchevNikita Khrushchev (German Federal Archives)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ukraine-language-map.pngLanguages of UkraineLinguistic Map of Ukraine, utilizing 2009 information from the Kiev National Linguistic University and data from the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Note that Ukrainian is highlighted in yellow. The mixed Russian-Ukrainian language Surzhyk is in orange. Russian is in red. Carpathian Ruthenian (spoken in Zakarpattia) is in the red-violet color. The Bulgarian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Crimean Tatar, and Trasianka (Belarusian) minorities are also highlighted.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/stsophia.jpgSt. Sophia's in KievSt. Sophia's Cathedral in Kiev, an architectural monument of the Kievan Rus'.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/novorossiya.jpgNovorossiyaMap of Novorossiya, 1913. Note that it includes the territory of the Nikolayev and Kherson oblasti, the southern portions of Transnistria and the Odessa oblast (excluding the Budzhak), the southern part of the Zaporozhia oblast, the southeasternmost area of the Kharkiv oblast, the Western half of the Donbas, and most of the historical region of Zaporozhia (the Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovograd oblasti with the northern portions of the Zaporozhia oblast). This particular map of Novorossiya also includes territories that comprised the Greater Novorossiya region, specifically Bessarabia (Moldova proper with the Budzhak region of the Odessa oblast), Crimea, and the Tsarist-era Don Host Oblast (which included the eastern half of the Donbas and significant portions of Southern Russia). Note that the historical region of Sloboda Ukraine (most of the modern-day Kharkiv oblast plus the northern parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasti and the southern portions of the Sumy oblast) is not included within the scope of Novorossiya.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/gogol.jpgNikolai GogolRenown Russian writer and ethnic Ukrainian, Nikolai Gogol. A native of Central Ukraine, Gogol was the author of Dead Souls among other works.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lviv.jpgSkyline of Lviv, Galicia, Western UkraineSkyline of Lviv, Galicia, Western Ukraine. Note the Central European architectural style.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/zakarpattiachurch.jpgSt. Nicholas Wooden Church in ZakarpattiaSt. Nicholas Wooden Church in Zakarpattiahttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ukrainianwheatfield.jpgWheat Field in UkraineWheat Field in Ukraine2017-04-02T17:11:19+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2017/02/02/what-do-average-americans-really-think-of-the-russians/2017-03-17T18:22:48+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/04/19/who-are-the-rusyns/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/zakarpattia-map.pngLocation of the Zakarpattia Oblast within UkraineLocation of the Zakarpattia Oblast within Ukraine.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sydor.jpgFr. Dmitro SydorFr. Dmitro Sydorhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/zakarpattia-stamp.jpgSoviet Zakarpattia StampA Soviet-era stamp celebrating the 20th anniversary of Zakarpattia's unification with Soviet Ukraine.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/parajanov.jpgShadows of Forgotten AncestorsA still from Parajanov's Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/uzhgorod-church.jpgChurch of Archangel Michael, UzhgorodChurch of Archangel Michael in the wooden style more commonly seen in Zakarpattia (Sobory.ru)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/uzhgorod-cathedral.jpgCathedral of Christ the SaviorCathedral of Christ the Savior, Uzhgorodhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/czechoslovakia-1935.jpgCzechoslovakia 1935Map of interwar Czechoslovakia in 1935 with "Podkarpatská Rus" ("Subcarpathian Rus"), the present-day Zakarpattia Oblast.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kukolnik.jpgNestor KukolnikNestor Kukolnik (portrait by Karl Bryullov)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/warhol.jpgAndy WarholAndy Warholhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rusyns-cleveland.jpgThe Rusyn Elite Society, Cleveland, 1929The Rusyn Elite Society in Cleveland, Ohio in 1929, one of many Rusyn immigrant associations in the United States. (Cleveland Cultural Gardens)2020-07-12T02:47:29+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/04/04/moldova-and-transnistria-an-overview/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/moldova-transnistria-gagauzia-map.pngMap of Moldova, Transnistria, and GagauziaMap of Moldova, Transnistria, and Gagauziahttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lebed.jpgAleksandr Lebed in Tiraspol, the capital of TransnistriaAleksandr Lebed in Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria, during the 1992 war.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/shevchuk.jpgTransnistrian President Yevgeny ShevchukTransnistrian President Yevgeny Shevchuk. An ethnic Ukrainian and anti-corruption activist, Shevchuk is keen on forging closer ties with Moscow.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/gagauz-referendum.jpgA Gagauz Woman Casts Her Ballot in February 2014 Referendum in GagauziaA Gagauz Woman Casts Her Ballot in February 2014 Referendum in Gagauzia (Valtenia Ursu/RFE/RL)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/voronin.jpgVladimir VoroninVladimir Voronin (Unimedia)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/basescu.jpgRomanian President Traian Băsescu Romanian President Traian Băsescu (AFP/Getty/Lionel Bonaventure)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/moldova-protests-2009.jpgProtests in Chișinău, April 2009Protests in Chișinău, April 2009 (Reuters/Gleb Garanich)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/basescu-timofti.jpgRomanian President Traian Băsescu and Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti in ChișinăuRomanian President Traian Băsescu (left) and Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti (right) in Chișinău in July 2014 (President of Romania)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/eminescu.jpgMihai Eminescu in Prague in 1869Mihai Eminescu in Prague in 1869https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/romania-moldova.jpgMaps of Romania and MoldovaMaps of Romania and Moldova. The top map from 1926 shows "Greater Romania" including Moldova within its borders. The bottom map from 2001 shows the present-day boundaries of Romania and Moldova.2016-09-20T13:45:27+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/04/11/how-to-defuse-the-ukraine-crisis/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bush-gorbachev.jpgGeorge H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev in Malta in December 1989George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev in Malta in December 1989 (ITAR-TASS). The Bush administration informally promised Gorbachev that NATO would not expand "one inch" beyond East Germany. The promise was never fulfilled. To defuse the Ukraine crisis, a formal, written promise not to expand NATO by Washington to Moscow would do much to build mutual trust and confidence between both countries.2016-09-18T17:25:32+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/08/15/a-guide-to-the-stans-of-central-asia/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/viktor-tsoi-glasnost.jpgViktor TsoiViktor Tsoihttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/khorog.jpgKhorogKhorog, capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (Bakhriddin Isamutdinov)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/nukus-art-museum.jpgNukus Art MuseumNukus Art Museum (Panoramio)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/aral-sea.jpgThe shrinking of the Aral Sea, 1973-2009Photographs illustrating the diminution of the Aral Sea. From left to right: (top row) 1973, 1989, 1999, (bottom row) 2001, 2003, 2009 (US Geological Survey and NASA)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gorno-badakhshan-clashes-2012.jpgGorno-Badakhshan clashes, 2012Clashes in Gorno-Badakhshan, 2012 (Reuters)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pamiri-children.jpgPamiri children in BarchadevPamiri children in Barchadev, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast, Tajikistan (Robert Middleton)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gulnara.jpgGulnara KarimovaGulnara Karimova (Getty)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/karimov.jpgUzbek Leader Islam KarimovUzbek Leader Islam Karimov (RIA Novosti / Sergey Guneev)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/kyzyl-kum.jpgKyzyl KumKyzyl Kum (VisitUzbekistan)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/samarkand.jpgSamarkandSamarkand (Malika Hotels)2018-08-03T08:37:08+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/04/08/crimea-and-karabakh-a-precedent-in-the-caucasus/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/arm-nkr.pngMap of Armenia and the self-proclaimed Nagorny Karabakh Republic (NKR) in the CaucasusMap of Armenia and the self-proclaimed Nagorny Karabakh Republic (NKR) in the Caucasushttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/oleh-tyahnybok.jpgOleh TyahnybokOleh Tyahnybok, leader of Ukraine's far-right Svoboda party (zbroya.info)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/aliyev.jpgAzerbaijani President Ilham AliyevAzerbaijani President Ilham Aliyevhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/armenia-earthquake.jpgMemorial to the Armenian Earthquake Victims, Washington, D.C.Memorial to the Armenian Earthquake Victims, Washington, D.C. (Panoramio)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/refugees-karabakh.jpgRefugees from KarabakhArmenian Refugees from Karabakh. The conflict over the disputed territory displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians on both sides. (BBC World News)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/armenia-1988.jpgYerevan 1988Yerevan 1988https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/shusha-ruins.jpgShusha PogromThe remants of the Armenian quarter of Susha after the pogrom of March 1920.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/davit-bek.jpgDavit BekDavit Bek as portrayed by Hrachia Nersisyan for the 1944 Soviet Armenian feature of the same name. The film was meant to foster patriotic feelings among Armenians during the time of the Nazi invasion of the USSR.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/israel-ori.jpg18th Century Armenian diplomat Israel Ori18th Century Armenian diplomat Israel Orihttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tatik-u-papik.jpgWe Are Our MountainsWe Are Our Mountains (also known as Tatik u Papik (Grandma and Grandpa) in Armenian), a statue that is widely regarded as a symbol of Karabakh's identity. It was completed by the sculptor Sargis Baghdasaryan in 1967. (Barev Armenia.com)2015-07-15T02:10:01+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2015/06/28/charting-the-historical-development-of-protest-in-soviet-and-post-soviet-armenia/2015-06-28T23:05:41+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2015/06/28/how-moscow-views-nagorny-karabakh/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mikoyan-stalin-ordzhonikidze.jpgAnastas Mikoyan, Joseph Stalin, and Sergo OrdzhonikidzeAnastas Mikoyan, Joseph Stalin, and Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Tbilisi, 1925. Though often held chiefly responsible for assigning Nagorny Karabakh to Azerbaijan, Stalin's actual influence was not a major factor in the final decision.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/nk-mountains.jpgThe mountains of Nagorny KarabakhThe mountains of Nagorny Karabakh. (Photograph by this writer)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/peter-the-great.jpgTsar Peter the GreatTsar Peter the Great saw great potential in expanding Russia into the Caucasus. Portrait by Paul Delaroche, 1838.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tatik-papik.jpgWe Are Our MountainsWe Are Our Mountains monument in Stepanakert, the capital of the Nagorny Karabakh Republic. This statue is widely regarded as a symbol of Nagorny Karabakh’s identity. (Photograph by this writer)2022-06-25T05:57:54+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/08/09/moscows-sochi-summit-on-karabakh/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/border-mounds.jpgDefensive mounds placed near the Armenian-Nakhichevan borderDefensive mounds placed near Armenia's north-south highway along the Armenian-Nakhichevan border, July 2014. (Photograph by this writer)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/putin-smirk.jpgRussian President Vladimir PutinRussian President Vladimir Putin (Reuters / Maxim Shemetov)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/aliyev.jpgAzerbaijani President Ilham AliyevAzerbaijani President Ilham Aliyevhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/karabakh-soldier-border-ceasfire.jpgKarabakh Armenian Soldier on the Frontline with AzerbaijanKarabakh Armenian Soldier on the Frontline with Azerbaijan (nkrmil.am)2015-06-28T04:08:53+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2015/06/01/the-georgian-who-would-be-governor-saakashvili-in-odessa/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/giorgi-margvelashvili.jpgGeorgian President Giorgi MargvelashviliGeorgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili (Newsday.ge)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/poroshenko-saakashvili-appointment.jpgPetro Poroshenko and Mikheil SaakashviliUkraine's Petro Poroshenko hands Mikheil Saakashvili his identification card, identifying him as the new governor of the Odessa Oblast. (Press office photo)2015-06-01T14:24:34+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/03/10/the-eastern-partnership-and-the-eus-baltic-bloc/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bildt-sikorski.jpgRadosław Sikorski and Carl BildtPolish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski (left) and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (right). (AP)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sikorski.jpgPolish Foreign Minister Radosław SikorskiPolish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorskihttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/minin-and-pozharsky.jpgMinin and Pozharsky Statue, MoscowMinin and Pozharsky Statue in front of St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow (Kotomka)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2008-war-tbilisi.jpgLech Kaczyński stands with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, and the presidents of the three Baltic states in Tbilisi during the 2008 warLech Kaczyński stands with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, and the presidents of the three Baltic states in Tbilisi during the 2008 war. (AFP)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pilsudski.jpgJózef PiłsudskiJózef Piłsudskihttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kaczynski.jpgFormer Polish President Lech KaczyńskiFormer Polish President Lech Kaczyńskihttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bildt.jpgSwedish Foreign Minister Carl BildtSwedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildthttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/baltic-states.jpgMap of the Baltic StatesMap of the three Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/peterthegreat.jpgPeter the Great Thinking About the Construction of St. PetersburgPeter the Great Thinking About the Construction of St. Petersburg (1916) by Alexandre Benoishttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/nevsky.jpgAleksandr NevskyAleksandr Nevsky as depicted in the 1938 Eisenstein film of the same name.2015-05-30T21:17:17+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2015/05/11/five-myths-of-the-soviet-effort-in-world-war-ii-debunked/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/soviet-flag-reichstag-berlin.jpgRaising a flag over the ReichstagRaising a flag over the Reichstag (Yevgeny Khaldei)2016-01-03T05:49:01+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2015/01/31/georgia-and-ukraine-the-end-of-the-special-relationship/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/garibashvili-flag.jpgGeorgian Prime Minister Irakli GaribashviliGeorgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has been critical of Kiev's closeness to former Georgian President Saakashvili.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/yush-saak-summit.jpgFormer Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and former Georgian President Mikheil SaakashviliFormer Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili (UPI Photo/Sergey Starostenko)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/saakashvili-maidan.jpgMikheil Saakashvili on the Maidan, KievMikheil Saakashvili on the Maidan, Kiev (AFP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)2017-07-18T02:56:52+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/06/01/who-are-the-donbas-rebels/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lenin-donbas.jpgLenin in the DonbasLenin in the Donbas (Andrew Butko)2015-03-16T13:47:06+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/06/19/putin-and-poroshenko-a-tale-of-two-presidents/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/donetsk.jpgFlag of the Donetsk People's RepublicFlag of the Donetsk People's Republic (AFP)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dugin.jpgAleksandr DuginAleksandr Duginhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/praviy-sektor-yarosh.jpgDmytro YaroshDmytro Yarosh, leader of the far-right paramilitary organization Right Sector, flanked by two members of the group. Right Sector has actively participated in the controversial "anti-terrorist operation" in the Donbas in which hundreds of civilians have died. (Reuters / David Mdzinarishvili)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/putin-poroshenko.jpgPutin and PoroshenkoPutin and Poroshenko2015-03-16T04:24:29+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2015/03/07/equalization-and-dehumanization-in-eastern-ukraine/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/donbas-refugees-rostov.jpgDonbas refugees in Rostov Oblast, RussiaDonbas refugees in Rostov Oblast, Russia. (Reuters / Maxim Zmeyev)2015-04-03T07:02:05+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2015/02/13/laffaire-stephen-f-cohen-and-academic-dissent-and-division-on-ukraine/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cohen-kvh.jpgStephen F. Cohen and Katrina vanden HeuvelStephen F. Cohen and Katrina vanden Heuvel (New York Historical Society)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/katchanovski.jpgIvan KatchanovskiIvan Katchanovskihttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ishchenko.jpgVolodymyr IshchenkoVolodymyr Ishchenko2015-03-05T12:40:14+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/05/03/the-2-may-odessa-massacre-and-its-significance-on-the-ukraine-crisis/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/odessa-massacre.jpgThe Trade Union building of Odessa in flamesThe Trade Union building of Odessa in flames (ITAR-TASS)2015-02-12T02:08:23+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/05/17/social-democracy-not-nationalism-is-what-ukraine-needs/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/blog.jpgUkrainian protestors in KievUkrainian protestors in Kiev (AP/Ivan Sekretarev)2015-02-12T02:07:59+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/06/02/how-influential-is-ukraines-far-right/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/praviy-sektor.jpgUkraine's Praviy SektorUkraine's Praviy Sektor (Reuters / Vasily Fedosenko)2015-02-12T02:06:18+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2015/01/20/upcoming-elections-in-the-former-ussr-2015-2018/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/nazarbayev-election.jpgNursultan NazarbayevKazakhstan’s longtime President Nursultan Nazarbayev is widely expected to win a landslide re-election in 2016. He is seen here casting his ballot in the 2011 presidential election with his wife, Sara. (Photo: AP)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/vladivostok-election.jpgVoting in VladivostokVoting in Vladivostok. (Reuters) 2018 will be a big year for elections in Russia. Nationwide, voters are expected to choose a new president. It is unclear whether or not incumbent President Putin will find a successor or will stay on for another term. In 2018, Muscovites will also go to the polls to vote in the Moscow mayoral election.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/karabakh-election.jpgVoting in Nagorny KarabakhVoting in Nagorny Karabakh. (Photolur) In 2017, locals in this disputed majority-Armenian Caucasus region will be voting for a new president. It is uncertain who will succeed incumbent Bako Sahakyan.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/transnistria-election.jpgVoting in TransnistriaVoting in Transnistria. (TASS) In 2015, the locals of this breakaway region of Moldova will be voting in new parliamentary elections.2015-02-06T01:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/04/18/who-governs-what-in-ukraine/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ukraine-governors.pngParty Affiliation of Ukrainian Oblast Governors, April 2014Party Affiliation of Ukrainian Oblast Governors, April 20142015-01-11T05:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/06/14/between-east-and-west-the-curious-case-of-kirovograd/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ukraine-rebels.pngThe Proposed Territorial Extent of the Federal State of Novorossiya by the Donbas RebelsThe Proposed Territorial Extent of the Federal State of Novorossiya by the Donbas Rebelshttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ukraine-dugin.pngDugin's Proposed Territorial Extent of the Federal State of NovorossiyaAleksandr Dugin's Proposed Territorial Extent of the Federal State of Novorossiyahttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ukraine-kirovograd.pngLocation of the Kirovograd Oblast in UkraineLocation of the Kirovograd Oblast in Ukraine2015-01-11T04:32:05+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/08/17/who-are-the-yazidis-of-the-former-soviet-space/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/yazidi-demonstration-tbilisi.jpgYazidi demonstration in TbilisiYazidi demonstration in Tbilisi against ISIL's atrocities against the Yazidis in Iraq. (Georgian Union of Kurdish Youth)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/zare-poster.jpgZareAvant-garde poster for the NEP-era Soviet Armenian film Zare (1927) about the Yazidi Kurds.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/melek-taus.jpgMelek TausMelek Taushttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/yazidis-aragats.jpgYazidi girls in the vicinity of Mt. Aragats, ArmeniaYazidi girls in the vicinity of Mt. Aragats, Armenia (Bo Løvschall)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/yazidis-iraq.jpgYazidis fleeing violence in IraqYazidis fleeing violence in Iraq (Reuters)2015-01-08T04:47:53+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/11/08/georgia-crisis-averted/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/karasin-interview.jpgGrigory KarasinGrigory Karasin (TASS / Valery Sharifulin)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/usupashvili-parliament.jpgDavit UsupashviliDavit Usupashvili (Agenda.ge)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ivanishvili-alasania.jpgBidzina Ivanishvili and Irakli AlasaniaBidzina Ivanishvili and Irakli Alasania (Interpress News Agency)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/garibashvili-interview.jpgIrakli GaribashviliIrakli Garibashvili (Agenda.ge)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/beruchashvili.jpgTamar BeruchashviliTamar Beruchashvili (RFE/RL)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/garibashvili-mic.jpgIrakli GaribashviliIrakli Garibashvilihttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/alasania-troops.jpgAlasania reviews the troopsAlasania reviews the troops (Voice of America)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/alasania-office.jpgIrakli AlasaniaGeorgia's embattled former Defense Minister Irakli Alasania2015-01-06T23:14:52+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/11/01/georgian-defense-ministry-in-hot-water/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/karasin.jpgGrigory KarasinGrigory Karasin (newsinfo.ru)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/alasania-hagel.jpgAlasania and HagelAlasania and Hagel (Getty)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/margvelashvili-speech.jpgGiorgi MargvelashviliGiorgi Margvelashvili (Civil.ge)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/alasania-ivanishvili.jpgIrakli Alasania with Bidzina IvanishviliAn uneasy partnership: Irakli Alasania with Bidzina Ivanishvili (Civil.ge)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/garibashvili-talk.jpgIrakli GaribashviliIrakli Garibashvili (Agenda.ge)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/alasania.jpgIrakli AlasaniaIrakli Alasania (Mzia Saganelidze / RFE/RL)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/georgian-defense-ministry.jpgGeorgian Defense MinistryGeorgian Defense Ministry Building, Tbilisi (Georgian Ministry of Defense)2015-01-06T23:10:53+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/11/15/what-the-alasania-scandal-means-for-russo-georgian-relations/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/garibashvili-press.jpgIrakli GaribashviliIrakli Garibashvili (Press office photo)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/saakashvili-video-rally.jpgSaakashvili Addresses Supporters at the UNM Rally in TbilisiSaakashvili Addresses Supporters at the UNM Rally in Tbilisi (Reuters / David Mdzinarishvili)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/kakheti.jpgKakheti, Georgia: A People and Their WineKakheti, Georgia: A People and Their Wine (Eurasia Travel)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ivanishvili-georgian-dream.jpgBidzina IvanishviliBidzina Ivanishvili (AFP / Vano Shlamov)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/saakashvili-un.jpgMikheil SaakashviliMikheil Saakashvili at the UN (Reuters)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/margvelashvili-election.jpgGiorgi MargvelashviliGiorgi Margvelashvili is congratulated by a supporter after his election as Georgia's president. (AP)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/abashidze-press-conference.jpgZurab AbashidzeZurab Abashidze (PIA)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/khajimba-news.jpgRaul KhajimbaAbkhaz President Raul Khajimba (PIA)2015-01-01T04:33:53+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/12/24/keeping-georgia-balanced/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/garibashvili-statement.jpgPrime Minister Irakli GaribashviliPrime Minister Irakli Garibashvili (Press office photo)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/alasania-meeting.jpgIrakli AlasaniaIrakli Alasania (RFE/RL)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/saakashvili-poroshenko.jpgUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko and former Georgian President Mikheil SaakashviliUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko and former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvilihttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/garibashvili-son.jpgPrime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and SonPrime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and son (Press office photo)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/misha.jpgFormer Georgian President Mikheil SaakashviliFormer Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili (AFP)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/georgian-defense-ministry-building.jpgGeorgian Defense Ministry BuildingGeorgian Defense Ministry Building (Georgian Ministry of Defense)2014-12-29T17:28:08+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/11/30/the-russo-abkhaz-treaty-and-russo-georgian-relations/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/abashidze-tbilisi.jpgZurab AbashidzeZurab Abashidze (BBC World News)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/garibashvili-desk.jpgIrakli GaribashviliIrakli Garibashvili (InterPress News Agency)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/usupashvili-speech.jpgDavit UsupashviliDavit Usupashvili (Reuters)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/alasania-ministry.jpgIrakli AlasaniaIrakli Alasania (Georgian Ministry of Defense)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/alasania-hagel-norland.jpgAlasania, Hagel, and NorlandFormer Georgian Defense Minister Alasania with former US Defense Secretary Hagel and US Ambassador to Georgia Richard Norland. (DefenseImagery.mil)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/abkhazia-flag.jpgAbkhaz Revolution, 2014Abkhaz Revolution, 2014 (RIA Novosti / Mikhail Mokrushkin)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/putin-khajimba.jpegRaul Khajimba and Vladimir PutinRaul Khajimba and Vladimir Putin after signing the Russo-Abkhaz treaty of "alliance and strategic cooperation" in Sukhumi. (Kremlin.ru)2014-12-02T18:34:28+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/11/17/getting-kennan-right/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/kennan-1952.jpgGeorge F. KennanGeorge F. Kennan, Heidelberg, Germany, 1952 (Getty)2014-11-18T11:59:50+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/11/10/ivanishvili-talks-georgian-politics/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ivanishvili-garibashvili.jpgIvanishvili and GaribashviliIvanishvili and Garibashvili (Tabula)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/margvelashvili-kyrgyzstan.jpgMargvelashvili and wife in KyrgyzstanRelishing the Presidential post, Giorgi Margvelashvili arrives with his wife Maka Chichua in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on his way back from a visit to Japan. (Press office photo)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ivanishvili-margvelashvili.jpgIvanishvili and MargvelashviliIvanishvili and Margvelashvili in happier times (Agenda.ge)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ivanishvili-discussion.jpgBidzina IvanishviliBidzina Ivanishvili (Mzia Saganelidze / RFE/RL)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ivanishvili-talk.jpgBidzina IvanishviliBidzina Ivanishvili (Press office photo)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/alasania-mod.jpgIrakli AlasaniaIrakli Alasaniahttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ivanishvili-interview.jpgBidzina IvanishviliBidzina Ivanishvili (TASS)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ivanishvili-blue.jpgBidzina IvanishviliBidzina Ivanishvili2014-11-14T17:14:17+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/11/04/ukraines-rebel-elections/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/donbas-election.jpgDonbas electionDonbas election (RIA Novosti / Aleksei Kudenko)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/zakharchenko.jpgAleksandr ZakharchenkoAleksandr Zakharchenko (RIA Novosti / Mikhail Voskresenskiy)2014-11-05T17:17:12+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/03/12/5-reasons-why-absorbing-crimea-would-be-detrimental-to-russia/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/crimea-russia.jpgPro-Russian Demonstrator in SevastopolPro-Russian Demonstrator in Sevastopol (ITAR-TASS/Mikhail Pochuev)2014-11-05T02:30:00+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/10/28/ukraines-parliamentary-poll-results-and-reflections/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/poroshenko-speech.jpgUkrainian President Petro PoroshenkoUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko (David Mdzinarishvili / Reuters)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/lyashko.jpgUkraine's Oleg Lyashko in the RadaUkraine's Oleg Lyashko in the Radahttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/vader-ukraine.jpgDarth Alekseyevich VaderDarth Alekseyevich Vader (The Independent)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/svoboda-march.jpgUkraine's far-right Svoboda Party marches in KievUkraine's far-right Svoboda Party marches in Kiev. The party did not receive enough votes to retain its position in parliament.https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/yatsenyuk-wall.jpgPrime Minister Yatsenyuk inspects his wall projectPrime Minister Yatsenyuk inspects his wall project on the Russian border (Getty)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ukraine-parties-oblast.pngNationwide Election Results by OblastNationwide Election Results by Oblasthttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ukraine-voter-turnout.pngVoter Turnout, 2014 Ukrainian Parliamentary ElectionVoter Turnout, 2014 Ukrainian Parliamentary Election2014-10-28T22:16:27+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/03/05/as-the-ukraine-crisis-continues-keep-georgia-on-your-mind/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kerry.jpgIrakli Garibashvili and John KerryIrakli Garibashvili and John Kerry (Civil Georgia)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/putin-press.jpgVladimir PutinVladimir Putinhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garibashvili.jpgIrakli GaribashviliIrakli Garibashvilihttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/margvelashvili.jpgGiorgi MargvelashviliGiorgi Margvelashvilihttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/chirikba.jpgVyacheslav ChirikbaVyacheslav Chirikba (Apsny Press)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ivanishvili.jpgBidzina IvanishviliBidzina Ivanishvili (RIA Novosti)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/saakashvili.jpgFormer Georgian President Mikheil SaakashviliFormer Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili (Reuters)https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/georgia.pngUN Map of Georgia, 2014UN Map of Georgia, 20142014-10-23T20:13:41+00:00monthlyhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/2014/04/02/how-the-west-got-moscows-eurasian-union-wrong/https://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/putin-interview.jpgRussian President Vladimir PutinRussian President Vladimir Putinhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/havel.jpgVáclav HavelVáclav Havelhttps://reconsideringrussia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kennan.jpgGeorge F. 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