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“Putin's Russia, where a handful of his cronies hoard all the wealth, is now the opposite of whatever the USSR once stood for. Putin is now what Bush was in 2003.”
The book is a close examination of the life and career of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Architectural historian and photographer William Brumfield details the history of one of St. Petersburg’s - and Russia’s - most iconic cathedrals.
A schoolteacher. A TV news editor. A performance artist. National guardsmen. These are some of the Russians who are protesting the war in Ukraine -- or refusing to fight in it.
Russian president's ominous speech set the stage for sweeping action against those who dare to speak out against the invasion of Ukraine