
The Origins of Putin’s Totalitarianism
Apr 27, 2022 shows how Russia came to be controlled – and terrorized – by faceless security services all over again.
Nina L. Khrushcheva, Professor of International Affairs at The New School, is the co-author (with Jeffrey Tayler), most recently, of In Putin’s Footsteps: Searching for the Soul of an Empire Across Russia’s Eleven Time Zones (St. Martin's Press, 2019).
Apr 27, 2022 shows how Russia came to be controlled – and terrorized – by faceless security services all over again.
Mar 31, 2022 sees no plausible scenario in which the invasion ends well for the country and its people.
Mar 29, 2022 deciphers Vladimir Putin’s approach to negotiations with Ukraine, assesses the state of his propaganda machine, and considers what an isolated Russia will mean for the West.
Feb 25, 2022 suggests that the Russian president's decision to invade Ukraine will turn out to be utterly self-defeating.
Feb 18, 2022 highlights the wishful thinking motivating the Russian president's effort to deepen ties with China.