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• Manipulating Russia's Manipulation of History
From Anatoly Karlin; JRL #2000-110, June 12, 2009.
• CLOSE ENCOUNTERS IN SIBERIA
From Teresa Cherfas; JRL #2000-110, June 12, 2009.
• Archie Brown's RISE AND FALL OF COMMUNISM
From Van Luu; JRL 2009-107, June 9, 2009.
• Manipulating Russia's Manipulation of History
From Anatoly Karlin; JRL #2000-110, June 12, 2009.
• CLOSE ENCOUNTERS IN SIBERIA
From Teresa Cherfas; JRL #2000-110, June 12, 2009.
• Archie Brown's RISE AND FALL OF COMMUNISM
From Van Luu; JRL 2009-107, June 9, 2009.
• History And The Politics Of Blame
In some post-Soviet states, current interpretations understate Russia's sacrifices in defeating fascism.
By Peter Lavelle, featured by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2009-97, May 26, 2009.
• Gorbachev Doubts Expediency of Commission Bound to Fight History Falsifications
 From Interfax; JRL #2009-96, May 22, 2009.
• No Doubt Allowed: Medvedev’s New Commission: Censors or Patriots?
By Roland Oliphant, from Russia Profile; JRL #2009-96, May 22, 2009.
• Re Orlando Figes/JRL #19 (May 15) [re: Gulag museums]
From Stephen F Cohen; JRL #2009-94, May 20, 2009.
• Government Commission to "Guard" Against "False History"
By Nabi Abdullaev, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-94, May 20, 2009.  
• Russia's economic crisis forces Lenin to wear old suit 
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2009-73, April 20, 2009.
• Memory quiz getting tougher
By Anna Arutunyan, from The Moscow News; JRL #2009-57, March 23, 2009.
• The Unfinished War, or the Magic Numbers of 2009
From Sergei Karaganov; JRL #2009-57, March 23, 2009.
• The Unfinished War, or the Magic Numbers of 2009
From Sergei Karaganov; JRL #2009-57, March 23, 2009.
• Stalin book spat stirs controversy
By Anna Arutunyan, from The Moscow News; JRL #2009-57, March 23, 2009.
• The Andropov Perestroika: A View from Below
From Sergei Roy; JRL #2009-32, Feb. 9, 2009.
• How Did Russia Rebuild Itself? Sorry, But You're Wrong.
By Stephen Kotkin, from the History News Network; JRL #2009-17, Jan. 26, 2009.
• Suzanne Massie talks on Ronald Reagan's views on Russians [revised]
From W. George Krasnow; JRL #2008-219, Dec. 4, 2008.
• Quarter of Stalin-era documents remain classified - State Archives chief
From Interfax; JRL #2008-221, Dec. 8, 2008.
• In Honor of Galina Starovoitova: Ten Years After
Kennan Institute event summary; JRL #2008-222, Dec. 9, 2008.
• Quarter of Stalin-era documents remain classified - State Archives chief
 From Interfax; JRL #2008-221, Dec. 8, 2008.
• Memoirs of a Russian Army of Liberation veteran published in English
From Nick Holdsworth; JRL #2008-215, Nov. 24, 2008.
• Ruler, ruler on the wall ...
By Daria Chernyshova, from The Moscow News; JRL #2008-209, Nov. 14, 2008.
• a new book: The Soviet Union; Internal and External Perspectives on Soviet Society  
From Vladimir Shlapentokh; JRL #2008-206, Nov. 11, 2008.
• Names of Stalin's Dead Echo Off KGB's Square 
By John Wendle, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-199, Oct. 31, 2008.
• Russian Foreign Intelligence Service declassifies Munich Agreement papers
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-177, Sept. 30, 2008.
• Prince Nevsky leads ‘most popular’ poll
By Kirill Bessonov, from The Moscow News; JRL #2008-175, Sept. 30, 2008.
• Lenin Ahead Of Gagarin, Stalin In Russian Personality Poll
 From Interfax; JRL #2008-139, July 30, 2008.
• Activists Propose Removal Of Lenin's Body From Red Square
From Interfax; JRL #2008-135, July 23, 2008.
• Captives of Old Hatreds
From Sergei Roy; JRL #2008-135, July 21, 2008.
• Face-Saving Fakery, Play Acting and Make Believe in Russian History and Culture
From Robert Bowie; JRL #2008-135, July 21, 2008.
• Some Notes on the Discussion of the Captive Nations Resolution at the Russian Academy of Sciences, 15 July 2008.
From Edward Lozansky; JRL #2008-134, July 18, 2008.
• A view from Poland on Russian suffering under communism
From Tomacz Zarycki; JRL #2008-134, July 18, 2008.
• Stalin in Russian Ideology and Public Opinion: Caught in a Conflict between Imperial and Liberal Elements
From Vladimir Shlapentokh and Vera Bondartsova; JRL #2008-124, July 1, 2008.
• Russian historian is concerned with a large-scale "slanderous campaign" against Nicholas II
From Interfax; JRL #2008-105, May 29, 2008.
• Opposition leader slams 'features of Stalinism' in Russian life
From Interfax; JRL #2008-50, March 6, 2008.
• Fifty-five years on, Stalin remains iconic figure
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-49, March 5, 2008.
• 2 Different Ways to Celebrate Nov. 7
By David Nowak, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2007-231, Nov. 7, 2007.
• Tsar Family To Be Rehabilitated In Near Future - Human Rights Activist
 From Interfax; JRL #2007-231, Nov. 7, 2007.
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October revolution: international experts' view
 From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2007-231, Nov. 7, 2007.
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How the Russian Empire crumbled
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2007-230, Nov. 6, 2007.
• 2 Different Ways to Celebrate Nov. 7
By David Nowak, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2007-231, Nov. 7, 2007.
• Tsar Family To Be Rehabilitated In Near Future - Human Rights Activist
 From Interfax; JRL #2007-231, Nov. 7, 2007.
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October revolution: international experts' view
 From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2007-231, Nov. 7, 2007.
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How the Russian Empire crumbled
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2007-230, Nov. 6, 2007.
• Not Guilty By Disassociation
Coming to Terms with the Great Terror
By Paul Abelsky, from Russia Profile; JRL #2007-225, Oct. 30, 2007.
• Putin: Political purges result of overemphasis on ideology over human values
From Interfax; JRL #2007-225, Oct. 11, 2007.
• Lenin's body should be buried - Russian human rights commissioner
From Interfax; JRL #2007-222, Oct. 25, 2007.
• Waxing Nostalgic: Still Missing the Soviet Union  
By Yelena Rykovtseva, from Russia Profile; JRL #2007-219, Oct. 22, 2007.
• Russian Reforms: Comparing the New Economic Policy (1921-1928) to Modern Russia (1992-2006)
Kennan Institute event summary; JRL #2007-213, Oct. 11, 2007.
• In Memory of a Lost Chance
The Cost of Unfreedom
By Alexander Arkhangelsky, from Russia Profile; JRL #2007-211, Oct. 9, 2007.
• [Russian Orthodox] Church Critical Of Idea To Affirm Political Rehabilitation Of Nicholas II 
From Interfax; JRL #2007-204, Sept. 28, 2007.
• Rights Activist, Historian: Romanovs Must Be Rehabilitated 
From Interfax; JRL #2007-203, Sept. 27, 2007.
• Karelian history: new book  
From Nicholas Baron; JRL #2007-188, Sept. 4, 2007.
• August 1991­ August 2007  
From Sergei Roy; JRL #2007-180, Aug. 23, 2007.
• Former Soviet Countries Mark Anniversary Of 1991 Putsch 
 From Interfax; JRL #2007-179, Aug. 22, 2007.
• Few Russians See Collapse Of August 1991 Coup As Victory Of Democracy - Survey  
 From Interfax; JRL #2007-177, Aug. 21, 2007.
• Little To Celebrate On Aug 1998 Crisis Anniversary 
From Interfax; JRL #2007-168, Aug. 6, 2007.
• The Great Terror: A Fear That Spared No One 
By Claire Bigg, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2007-173, Aug. 14, 2007.
• The ethnic dimension of the Great Terror  
By Gennady Bordyugov, from Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2007-168, Aug. 6, 2007.
• August Putsch 1991
From William Odom; JRL 2007-161, July 25, 2007.
• On the Wrong Side of History
A New Teachers’ Manual Provokes Debate
By Dmitry Babich, from Russia Profile; JRL 2007-161, July 25, 2007.
• Sovereign Democracy Gets a History
By Svetlana Osadchuk, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2007-152, July 11, 2007.
• Imperialism as the Last Stage.
From Sergei Roy; JRL 2007-142, June 27, 2007.
• KREMLIN REJECTS "FOREIGN" APPROACH TO RUSSIAN HISTORY
  By Pavel Felgenhauer, from The Jamestown Foundation 's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2007-142, June 27, 2007.
• CIA Releases Two Collections of Historical Documents
Central Intelligence Agency; JRL #2007-142, June 27, 2007.
• Volume published in Moscow
From Vladimir Shlapentokh; JRL 2007-72, March 26, 2007.
• Stephen Cohen's comment in JRL #66
From Tom Nichols; JRL 2007-67, March 20, 2007.
• Tom Nichols’ Reply to My “Complaint,” in JRL #63
From Stephen F Cohen; JRL 2007-66, March 19, 2007.
• The Paralysis of Power and the Collapse of the State
By Dmitry Babich, from Russia Profile; JRL 2007-64, March 16, 2007.
• Regarding Stephen Cohen's complaint in JRL #43
From Tom Nichols; JRL 2007-63, March 16, 2007.
• The lessons of February
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2007-51, March 2, 2007.
• Empire of Nations: Ethnographic Knowledge and the Making of the Soviet Union
Kennan Institute event summary, Francine Hirsch event; JRL 2007-32, Feb. 9, 2007.
• USSR, U.S. and Russia: Opportunities Lost
Stephen Cohen interview by Washington ProFile; JRL 2007-19, Jan. 26, 2007.
• new book: DEFECTORS AND PERFORMERS
From Val Golovskoy; JRL 2007-2, Jan. 3, 2007.
• Soviet collapse was only right decision - Shevardnadze
From Interfax; JRL 2006-277, Dec. 7, 2006.
• Yeltsin: No regret over CIS deal that buried U.S.S.R.
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2006-277, Dec. 7, 2006.
• The lessons of 1956
By Andrei Kolesnikov, from Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-237, Oct. 24, 2006.
• Monarchist Past and Future
Andrei Zolotov, Jr., commentary, from Russia Profile; JRL 2006-188, Aug. 20, 2006.
• Russia: The Fading Legacy Of The Failed 1991 Soviet Coup
By Luke Allnutt, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2006-188, Aug. 20, 2006.
• Russia's Gorbachev: Conclusions Remain To Be Drawn on August 1991 Events, From Interfax; JRL 2006-188, Aug. 20, 2006.
• New book: DICTATORSHIP OF THE AIR: AVIATION CULTURE AND THE FATE OF MODERN RUSSIA
From Scott W Palmer; JRL 2006-175, Aug. 3, 2006.
• Witte, Stalin, and Lessons of World Wars
From Andrei P. Tsygankov; JRL 2006-169, June 26, 2006.
• Russian Art and cultural Exhibits
From Robert Bruce Ware; JRL 2006-131, June 7, 2006.
• Re: 2006-#71-Johnson's Russia List/ Churchill quote
From Richard Rawles; JRL 2006-72, March 24, 2006.
• New book[: Changing Party Coalitions: The Strange Red-State Alignment]
From Jerry Hough; JRL 2006-58, March 8, 2006.
• Standing Down
John Lewis Gaddis' concise, highly readable book takes a very America-centered view of how the Cold War ended, according Reagan primacy over Gorbachev in shattering the status quo.
By Archie Brown, Context by The Moscow Times; JRL 2006-54, March 3, 2006.
•     Legacy of last Soviet leader
By Stepan Orlov, from Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-54, March 3, 2006.
• Russians finally examine the gulag years
From Michael Johnson; JRL 2006-43, Feb. 12, 2006.
•     New public radio documentary marking 50th anniversary of Khrushchev's secret speech: "Unmasking Stalin: A Speech That Changed the World"
From Robert Rand; JRL 2006-40, Feb. 12, 2006.
• 2005 Isaac and Tamara Deutscher Memorial Prize: Kevin Murphy's "Revolution and Counterrevolution, Class Struggle in a Moscow Metal Factory"
From Sandy Nicoll, on behalf of the Isaac and Tamara Deutscher Memorial Prize Committee; JRL #9314, Dec. 7, 2005.
• Kto Vinovat? [Who is to Blame?]
From: Peggy Suttle for Steve Cohen, forwarding an English version of his article for Politicheskii Klass; JRL #9286, Nov. 8, 2005.
•     The Meaning of Life: It was all in the biographical details for Soviet citizens who remade themselves -- or unmade others -- after the Revolution, historian Sheila Fitzpatrick shows.
By Lars T. Lih, from "Context" by The Moscow Times; JRL #9276, Oct. 23, 2005.
• First 20 Vols. of "Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society"
From Andreas Umland; JRL #9276, Oct. 23, 2005.
•     Ulyanovsk Governor Initiates Lenin's Reburial In His Native City
From Interfax; JRL #9265, Oct. 12, 2005.
•     RE: 9261-Johnson's Russia List/ Lucas
From Marc Jansen; JRL #9262, Oct. 4, 2005.
•     [Doss:] Re: Re: Eduard Lucas 9259-Johnson's Russia List
From Chris Doss; JRL #9262, Oct. 4, 2005.
•     Lenin's last wish should be fulfilled - Sliska and Krasheninnikov
From Edward Lucas; JRL #9262, Oct. 4, 2005.
•     [Lucas:] Re: Edward Lucas 9259-Johnson's Russia List
From Edward Lucas; JRL #9261, Oct. 3, 2005.
•     Re: Edward Lucas 9259-Johnson's Russia List
From Chris Doss; JRL #9260, Oct. 1, 2005.
•     Gulag gets short shrift from Putinland publishers
From Edward Lucas; JRL #9259, Sept. 30, 2005.
•     The Worker's Paradise Deciphered/ JRL 9254
From Michele A. Berdy; JRL #9255, Sept. 27, 2005.
• PUBLIC OPINION ON LAST RUSSIAN EMPEROR
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9150, May 18, 2005.
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PERESTROIKA MUSEUM OPENS IN MOSCOW
 From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9088, March 12, 2005.
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ALMOST HALF OF RUSSIANS CONSIDER PERESTROIKA A FAILURE
 From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9087, March 11, 2005.
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Poll: Most Russians wouldn't want Stalin as leader again
 From Interfax; JRL #9079, March 6, 2005.
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FILIPP BOBKOV: OUR VICTORY SAVED EUROPEANS FROM DEATH
 From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9079, March 7, 2005.
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20TH ANNIVERSARY OF PERESTROIKA START
 By Pyotr Romanov, from Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9077, March 4, 2005.
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New book by Moshe Lewin, The Soviet Century
 From Bill Daniels; JRL #9062, Feb. 21, 2005.
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World ignores Russia's role in the destruction of Nazism
From Pravda.Ru; JRL #9043, Feb. 1, 2005.
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No double standards in fighting terrorism, Russia's Putin says in Auschwitz
From Interfax; JRL #9039, Jan. 28, 2005.
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President Putin's speech at a memorial ceremony dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau
Kremlin.Ru transcript; JRL #9039, Jan. 28, 2005.
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President Putin's speech at the Forum, Let My People Live!, Commemorating the Memory of the Victims of Auschwitz
Kremlin.Ru transcript; JRL #9039, Jan. 28, 2005.
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Sergei Roy: On Mr. Rostowski’s The Cossack’s Last Laugh, in JRL 9007 #19
From Sergei Roy; JRL #9008, Jan. 8, 2005.
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New Book [re: Between Thaw and Glasnost. Soviet Film Industry in 70-s]
From Val Golovskoy; JRL #9008, Jan. 8, 2005.
 
Solzhenitsyn
Solzhenitsyn, image adapted from RIA Novosti
• Solzhenitsyn Leaves Troubled Legacy Across Former Soviet Union
By Claire Bigg, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2008-143, Aug. 6, 2008.
• Solzhenitsyn initiated many good undertakings and faced trials with dignity - Alexy II  
From Interfax; JRL #2008-142, Aug. 5, 2008.
• Flowers And a Hint Of Dissent  
By Alexandra Odynova, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-142, Aug. 5, 2008.
• Solzhenitsyn A 'Symbol Of Resistance'  
From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2008-142, Aug. 5, 2008.
• Russians Saw Life In New Light Thanks To Solzhenitsyn - Historian  
From Interfax; JRL #2008-142, Aug. 5, 2008.
• Solzhenitsyn challenged the system and won - Chubais  
From Interfax; JRL #2008-142, Aug. 5, 2008.
• Russians pay last respects to Solzhenitsyn  
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-142, Aug. 5, 2008.
 
Happy New Year 2009 :: Year in Review 2008  
Duma
• 2008 In Review: Was This The Year That Russia Peaked?
By Daisy Sindelar, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2009-2, Jan. 5, 2009.
• [Medvedev] New Year Address to the Nation
Kremlin transcript; JRL #2009-1, Jan. 2, 2009.
• Challenging The Assumptions About Russia's Future
By Josh Calder, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2009-1, Jan. 2, 2009.
• Russians wish for jobs, health and happiness in 2009 - survey  
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-235, Dec. 31, 2009.
• [Medvedev] Opening remarks at the Cabinet Meeting
Kremlin transcript; JRL #2008-235, Dec. 31, 2009.
• Russia in The Year 2008
From Russia Profile, featuring Vladimir Frolov, Stephen Blank, Ethan S. Burger, Andrei Tsygankov; JRL #2008-234, Dec. 29, 2009.
• Putin's Kiss, Pinched Cheese and Election "Sex"
By Anna Malpas, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-234, Dec. 29, 2009.
 
1993
• Rally Remembers 1993 Bloodshed
From The Moscow Times; JRL 2006-223, Oct. 4, 2006.
 
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