Tag Archives: soviet history
Book – N.Starodymov, Master-klass Afganskoi voiny. V boiu vse odnoi krovi, 2013
Nikolai Starodymov, Master-klass Afganskoi voiny. V boiu vse odnoi krovi, Iauza, 2013.
Pipss.org – Call for contributors – Issue 16: Military Journalism in Russia and the CIS
Issue 16 – Spring 2014 (Military Journalism in Russia and the CIS)
SIXTEENTH ISSUE – “Military Journalism in Russia and the CIS ”
In the sociology of media, the question of military journalism occupies a special place as one carrying significant political and institutional-specific implications. This is particularly obvious in the case of the USSR, where censorship, ideological challenges related to conflicts, and inaccessibility of the army have hindered attempts to gain knowledge of the production process regarding news and information surrounding the military. Since the fall of the USSR, Russian media space has experienced an opening and a liberalization applicable to military journalism. The old Soviet army newspapers have continued to exist (Krasnaia Zvezda, for example) while civil titles dedicated to military topics have appeared (for instance, the military supplement Nezavisimoe Voennoe Obozrenie of the daily newspaper Nezavisimaia Gazeta). At the same time, new independent media have gravitated toward military topics, fed by specialized civil correspondents. Continue reading
Journal Article – R. Dale, “The Valaam Myth and the Fate of Leningrad’s Disabled Veterans”, April 2013
Book Translation – C. Merridale, Les guerriers du froid: vie et mort des soldats de l’armée rouge, 1939-1945, Fayard, 2012

Book – A. Tsyganok, Voennye pod Rossiiskim flagom: russkii vzgliad. 1991-1993, AIRO-XXI, 2012.
Цыганок А.Д., Военные под Российским флагом: русский взгляд. 1991–1993 / Предисловие С.А. Филатова. – М.: АИРО-XXI, 2012. – 432 с. Continue reading
Exhibition – ZATO – Secret Soviet Cities during the Cold War – Harriman Institute, 27 March / 22 May 2012
ZATO – Secret Soviet Cities during the Cold War, curated by Xenia Vytuleva, explores the dynamics between politics, urbanism, and cartographic manipulation.
Tuesday, 27 March 2012–Tuesday, 22 May 2012 – Harriman Institute Atrium, 420 West 118th Street, 12th Floor Continue reading