Among Putin’s favorite political theorists is Ivan Ilyn, defender of the tsarist trinity: Autocracy, Orthodoxy, Nationality
Simon MaassSeptember 6, 2023
Formerly Soviet-controlled nations have been removing Soviet monuments for decades, yet recent removals are different
Grant AlexanderSeptember 4, 2023
The history of Imperial Russia is more relevant than ever with the invasion of Ukraine
Simon MaassAugust 28, 2023
The Arctic is an increasingly crucial region for 21st century geopolitics, but America is trailing its rivals. Why does the Arctic matter, and how can we catch up?
Mike CotéJune 15, 2023
The strategic anxiety of encirclement has driven great-power policy for centuries; Russia and China represent the modern version of this classic security dilemma.
Mike CotéApril 21, 2023
Richard John Neuhaus was always fond of reminding those drawn to the seductions of modern secular political faiths that they…
Dean C. CurryJanuary 17, 2023
When our own statue-toppling Western culture-warriors seek to empty our museums and metaphorically shoot busts of our own national heroes through the skull here at home, they should consider the implications. Revisionist culture-wars may one day prevent nations from defending themselves properly in real shooting-wars.
Steven TuckerDecember 12, 2022
Russia has historically been a challenging topic for scholars. Geographically, most of Russia lies in continental Asia, but culturally most…
George BarrosAugust 29, 2019
In this piece, originally published in Christianity and Crisis on March 22, 1943, N.S. Timasheff notes that the godless policy of the Communist party didn’t indicate an irreligious populace.
Christianity & Crisis MagazineMarch 22, 2018
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