I encourage all journalists, editors, and scholars working on Russia-related topics to join the free tier. I don't want to paywall the conversation between us, so most content that might be useful to you will remain free.
Here's a piece on Aleksandr Dugin and the role he plays in Russia's state-backed culture wars—not the role most think, and definitely not “Putin's brain” www.patreon.com/posts/imagin...
It would've been weird to launch the blog without actual content on its main topic, so two pieces are already up. The first examines whether Putin's Russia has an ideology and why it may not matter www.patreon.com/posts/schrod...
Unfortunately, crowdfunding is the last and only option for me now as I am stuck in quite a troubling situation, thanks to @carnegieendowment.org's irresponsibility. I explain it in detail in this post www.patreon.com/posts/why-cr...
This Patreon was set up to back my book project on the cultural roots of contemporary Russia's politics. More info on the book here www.patreon.com/posts/projec...
I'm launching the Playing Civilization Patreon today, a space for research on 21st-century culture wars and Russia's role in them. I examine texts, speeches, historical narratives, and propaganda that shape modern conflict. Read the Q&A and join www.patreon.com/posts/what-t...
There’s also a Russian version: longer, with more context and footnotes, plus a great point about Antifa throwing the best parties meduza.io/feature/2025...
Not Putin’s puppet master, but a global networker. An interview with Mark Sedgwick on Dugin and his role as a royal supplier of far-right politicians from abroad meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Чубайс получил аффилиацию с одним из университетов Тель-Авива (Израиль) и работает над неким проектом, в котором будет рассказывать, как российские либералы допустили происходящее в стране, сказал один источник.
Но смешно как каждое произведение искусства, которое заявляет «военные преступления ваших мальчиков вернуться к вам домой в полном объёме» делает это так, будто какую-то смелую и неожиданную мысль открыли сейчас.
