A detachment from the battle in Ukraine is exactly what President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is counting on as he carries out a domestic strategy of shielding his people from hardships.
Tag: Putin, Vladimir V
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Russia’s Unfounded Claims of Secret U.S. Bioweapons Linger On and On
Without providing evidence, the Kremlin is pressing allegations that the U.S. operates labs in Ukraine and beyond. This week, it has called an investigative session in Geneva.
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Gorbachev’s Funeral Begins in Moscow, With Putin Conspicuously Absent
Befitting his legacy, the ceremony for Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, avoided the aplomb of a grand state occasion.
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For China’s Xi and Other Strongmen, Gorbachev Showed Exactly What Not to Do
Though Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms were praised in the West, the collapse of the Soviet Union schooled a generation of authoritarian rulers in the dangers of tolerating any signs of dissent or democratic yearnings.
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Is Harry Styles Co-opting a Queer Identity?
Readers respond to a guest essay about the singer’s use of queer symbols. Also: Gorbachev’s death; filling empty theater seats.