Category Archives: Russia

Herbert Hoover saved millions of Russian lives through famine relief.  A century later Russia risks creating malnutrition and perhaps famine for millions

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Peter Winsley

In 1921-22 Herbert Hoover, through his famine relief work saved millions of Russians from starving to death.  A century later, malnutrition if not famine will result from Russia’s blockading of Ukraine’s grain exports.  History remembers Herbert Hoover as a failed … Continue reading →

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Where are the Nazis in the Russia-Ukraine war?

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Peter Winsley

Russia argues its Ukraine invasion aims to “de-nazify” a country run by “drug-addled Nazis”.  What does “Nazi” mean today, and who are “Nazis” in the Russia-Ukraine war context? In 1941 Dorothy Thompson asked who goes Nazi? and identified some pointers … Continue reading →

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A Russian state media article on “what should Russia do with Ukraine” – is it chilling, a wake-up call, or something else?

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Peter Winsley

On 3 April the Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti published an article by one Timofei Sergeitsev titled “What should Russia do with Ukraine”  It argues that Ukraine is run by Nazis and that Russia’s main objective should be “denazification”.  … Continue reading →

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If key decisionmakers listen carefully and with open minds to this interview peace will break out in Ukraine, and will endure

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Peter Winsley

Some wisdom from Finland, an interview

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Some Ukrainian (and Russian) songs for peace

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Peter Winsley

To lighten these dark times this Ukrainian joke song is as much beloved by Russians as by Ukrainians: You tricked me Ukrainians and Russians share Cossack culture – this Ukrainian folk song could just as easily be Russian: A Cossack … Continue reading →

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