Russia
Wiki
- : 🪴 2014 Ukraine conflict: Obviously, there is a ton of historical background to the relationship between Russia and Ukraine. To keep things …
- : 🪴 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: On 24 February, in the early hours of the morning Ukraine time, Russia launched an all-out invasion after weeks of tense …
- : 🪴 treatment of dissidents in Russia: Note: this is a page about the treatment of dissidents in modern Russia (like, under Putin’s rule). I’m …
- : 🪴 collapse of the USSR: The collapse of the USSR took place in fairly dramatic fashion over the course of 1989–1991, following attempts by …
- : 🪴 Boris Yeltsin: Boris Yeltsin was President of Russia between July 1991 and the end of 1999 – initially with Russia still being a …
- : 🪴 Vladimir Putin: Vladimir Putin has been the leader of Russia since 2000 (as president until 2008, as prime minister between 2008–2012, …
Posts
- : 🇺🇦 Micro post: Distressed to see that Russia has launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine. I’d really hoped that some kind of …
- : 🇷🇺 Micro post: It was heartening to catch up on social media this morning and see just how many Russians protested against their …
- : 🇧🇾 Micro post: Ohh, I love this. Belarusian hackers launched a cyber attack on their country’s railway …
Links
- : 🇺🇦 Link: “An Antifascist’s Position on Ukraine” by Emily Gorcenski
- : 🇺🇦 Link: “Ukraine: Between Two Fires”
- : 🇷🇺 Link: “Vladimir Putin’s rumoured purge over his disastrous war in Ukraine could show he fell into the ‘dictator trap’”
- : 💬 Link: “How Similar are the Ukrainian and Russian Languages?”
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