Alexander Etkind on Russia after Putin: “It can’t get worse, so it will get better”
The disintegration of Russia: myth or reality? Did Russia colonize its people and territories? Should we expect regions to separate? And if so, what might this look like? Idel.Realii discussed […]
A new history textbook as the ideology of the Russian government
Starting this week, Russian high school students began studying using a new unified history textbook, the creation of which was supervised by Advisor to the President of Russia Vladimir Medinsky. […]
Alexander Etkind: “Things will not go without the collapse of the Russian Federation, which should not be so much to be afraid of”
In Riga, a meeting was held with Alexander Etkind, Professor of Russian Literature and Cultural History at the European University Institute in Florence. As part of the Renew Europe discussion series, he presented the new book “Russia Against Modernity” and spoke to the Latvian audience in English.