Anne Applebaum

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Journalist and historian. Has written extensively about the history of Communism and the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Tweet Mar 7, 2023

It's striking just how quickly Moscow's authority in Central Asia has collapsed. A thread, spinning off the claim by National Anti-Corruption Committee (NAC) Kirill Kabanov chair that "there is no respect for Russia in Central Asia" 1/ www.mk.ru/poli

by Mark Galeotti

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Tweet Feb 1, 2023

Late to this excellent and thoughtful piece by @StevenErlanger that provoked much debate inside @EurasiaGroup. But I don't buy the idea that there's a structural shift underway in the EU - with power and influence moving east. Longish thread 1/ www.n

by Mujtaba Rahman

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Tweet Jan 23, 2023

Lavrov's 2023 Africa Tour 🧵OPEN THREAD The second tour since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Lavrov is reportedly visiting South Africa, eSwatini, Botswana, Angola, Tunisia, Mauritania, Algeria and Morocco. As part of my Russia-Global Sou

by Ivan U. Kłyszcz

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Tweet Dec 19, 2022

Russia against Putin. A thread on what's going on with the public opinion of the Russian society. (A lot. It changes rapidly, and definitely not in the way Putin would like it to change). 1/18

by Leonid Volkov

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Tweet Dec 2, 2022

One painting from every year of the 17th century, from China to India and Italy to Mexico and everywhere in between, in chronological order. 1601: The Calling of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio 1/100 twitter.com/culturaltutor/status/1598536718910599168

by The Cultural Tutor

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Tweet Nov 27, 2022

Good evening. Day 5 after the latest Russian attack on Kyiv. Day 277 of the war. I am president of the Kyiv School of Economics, a former minister of economy of Ukraine, and a professor of economics at the University of Pittsburgh. I left the US for

by Tymofiy Mylovanov

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Article Aug 28, 2022

Russia’s security service works to subvert Moldova’s pro-Western government

by Catherine Belton

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Tweet Mar 25, 2022

It is difficult to keep track of the developments in the occupied territory. Here are observations from the regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, which I like many others monitor closely. A thread 🧵 /1

by Mattia Nelles

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Tweet Mar 10, 2022

I would like you to meet Polina Kovaleva. Polina is a 26-year-old glamorous Russian girl from London🇬🇧. She lives in a huge apartment in Kensington and loves to party, her instagram feed looks like a non-stop holiday. That’s not unheard of, but there

by Maria Pevchikh

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Tweet Mar 7, 2022

Jesus, Ukraine just killed Gen. Maj. Vitaly Gerassimov, chief of staff of the 41 Army. At Kharkiv. Russia, if you're listening: delete your army.

by Christo Grozev

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Tweet Mar 7, 2022

As we ask "how will this end?" one possible answer (more likely than Putin caving or being overthrown) is that the Russian army will start to disintegrate as it did at the end of World War I -- battered, poorly supplied, unable to move forward, not a

by Tom Malinowski

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Article Mar 3, 2022

“There’s a Narrative in Russia That You Won’t Hear in the U.S. Media”

by Vicky Ward

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