February 2020 - Lossi 36

Constitutional Changes in Armenia Cause a Stir

February 28, 2020

he ripples of the Velvet Revolution are still flowing and the Constitutional Court in Armenia may be the next to get caught up in the change.

Soft Power: Cats, Branding and the Ukrainian Far Right

February 26, 2020

Michael Cole on how hard-right figures have used cats to soften their image.

Two Ways of Approaching Russia: reviewing new books by Sergei Medvedev and Grigory Yavlinsky

February 24, 2020

Louis Train reviews new translations of books by Russian politician Grigory Yavlinsky and scholar Sergei Medvedev.

Bulgaria Monthly Digest: billionaire charged and prosecutor general on the offensive

February 21, 2020

Bozho Kolov recounts the latest news from Bulgaria, Jan-Feb 2020.

They’re Coming for Us: Reviewing Eliot Borenstein’s Plots Against Russia: conspiracy and fantasy after socialism

February 7, 2020

For years, Eliot Borenstein’s previous book, Overkill: sex and violence in contemporary Russian popular culture, has been my go-to recommendation for colleagues and Russocurious friends who want [...]

North Caucasus Monthly Digest: MinKavkaz abolished and Ingushetia government dissolves

February 3, 2020

– MinKavkaz to be abolished. The resignation of Russia’s government on 22 January will have a direct impact on the North Caucasus (also see below), as the federal Ministry of North [...]