Sean Guillory lives in Pittsburgh. He hosts the SRB podcast, a weekly podcast on Eurasian politics, history and culture, and blogs for seansrussiablog.org. You can follow him on Twitter @seansrussiablog.
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Published in: oDRKremlinology: an interventionProtests and strikes across Russia show that the country’s “silent majority” is becoming louder. But are pundits even listening?
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Published in: oDRRussia’s in the redAs Russia’s personal debt crisis spirals out of control, collectors are turning to violence to ensure people pay on time. These stories aren’t for the fainthearted.
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Published in: oDRUkraine is ripe for the shock doctrineLike many states in crisis before it, Ukraine presents a perfect opportunity for neoliberal transformation.
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Published in: oDRWho killed Boris Nemtsov?The murder of Boris Nemtsov tells us not that Putin is a strong leader, but rather one who has lost his grip.
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Published in: oDRBook review: Fiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy, 'Mr. Putin – Operative in the Kremlin'The key to understanding Putin is to recognise how he uses information to tell him who we think he is. But what does that tell us?