Stopping at the Red Light
You know how you meet some people and you don’t realize the effect that they had on you until later? Until you’re staring out a window and you find that they keep entering your thoughts? I’ve met a few people like that recently. One of them is Pavel...Engaging, not Exoticizing Human Rights
As far as bridge blogs go, English Russia is a bit of a guilty pleasure. Founded in August 2006, the site describes itself as “the Eastern Entertainment Channel.” (The 300-plus comments on its about page offer a pretty good introduction to what seem to be...[Stereotypes] American Eyes, American Smiles
Today a Ukrainian friend of mine had her first English class with an American Peace Corps volunteer. “He has very American eyes,” she told me. I let out a little chuckle, not quite sure what very American eyes are. “They are very big,” she...
Ballot Fraud, the Blogosphere, and Fame-Seeking Intellectuals in Russia
Despite the fact that I only agree with about 10% of what he has to say, Evgeny Morozov is still one of my favorite Twitterers. Dude cracks me up. If you need a 15-minute introduction to what will soon become Evgeny’s first book, his TED talk is a good place to...![[Authenticity] An Interview with Veronica Khokhlova](https://i0.wp.com/el-oso.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/3844045504_2fa980eb4d.jpg?w=425)
[Authenticity] An Interview with Veronica Khokhlova
It has been a difficult few weeks for me – one of those times where I wish I could just skip ahead to the next chapter. But life doesn’t work that way. No skipping allowed. So while I’d like to be exploring the streets of Kyiv, taking photographs,...
They Have Returned With Their Secrets Unviolated
All tourists cherish an illusion, of which no amount of experience can ever completely cure them: they imagine that they will find time, in the course of their travels, to do a lot of reading. They see themselves, at the end of a day’s sightseeing or motoring,...Latest Photos
