Tag Archives: Russia

Making Sense of the Islamic State Attack in Russia

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 26 March 2024

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Cuba Is Still A Major Spy Threat

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 6 March 2024

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Russia’s Hope Dies With Alexey Navalny

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 20 February 2024

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Tucker Carlson’s Interview with Vladimir Putin Didn’t Go Quite As He Planned

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 10 February 2024

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The “Genocide” Case Against Israel at the International Court of Justice is a Political Sham

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 27 January 2024

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The CIA: In Theory and In Practice

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 31 December 2023

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Islamic State Terrorism Returns to France and Belgium

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 5 November 2023

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Iran Admits Responsibility for the 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing in Beirut

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 4 October 2023

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Murder, Martyrs, and Mystery: The Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 31 August 2023

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A Note on Zhdanovism

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 7 August 2023

Andrey Zhdanov was one of the key figures in the Soviet Great Terror (Yezhovshchina) and, indeed, during Stalin’s reign more generally until his death in 1948. Zhdanov is perhaps best remembered for the strictures he imposed on Soviet cultural life in 1946, known as Zhdanovism (or Zhdanovshchina).

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