Valery Engel

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Is Russia Immune to Anti-Semitism?

A new report on anti-Semitism in Russia for June-September 2020 was published in Moscow in October by the independent Center for Information and Analysis, SOVA. A month earlier, another study by a Russian think…

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12 min

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Can new educational reforms in Ukraine be seen as a tool for forced assimilation of national minorities?

Introduction The crisis in Ukraine has several aspects. One of the most important problems is the issue of language. The law “on education”, adopted in 2017, as well as the…

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10 min

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Can Volodymyr Zelensky Bring Peace to Eastern Ukraine?

Volodymyr Zelensky made a campaign promise to establish peace in eastern Ukraine. The far right will have a say on whether that happens or not. Six years ago, a political…

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12 min

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Will be the world more tolerant after the Covid-19 Pandemic?

Introduction In April 2020, the German radical right party ‘Alternative for Germany’ (AfD) lost more than 4% in the opinion polls compared to January. Its popularity this month was at…

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16 min

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Putin’s Amendments To Russia’s Constitution Sparks Debate About Russian Nationalism

Amendments expanding Putin’s power and language about the “state-forming role” of the Russian national majority, raises ethno-nationalism concerns. On many occasions, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for the adoption…

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9 min

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Zelensky Struggles To Contain Ukraine’s Neo-Nazi Problem

Militiamen of Ukraine’s nationalist movement are espousing white supremacist views. This is one of the challenges Ukrainian President Zelensky is facing. On October 10, during a “marathon” press conference in Kiev, President…

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8 min

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Russia Needs a New National Idea

After the collapse of the USSR, Russia, abandoning socialism as a path of development, also abandoned communist ideas, but didn’t replace them with new ideology. With the coming to power…

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8 min

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How Tolerant Is Russian Society?

Analysis of statistical data shows that, on the whole, the positive trend in the deradicalization of Russian society is likely to continue. Russia has published the full results of opinion…

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11 min

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Why Russia Wants To Be An Empire Again

Authoritarianism helped Putin keep Russia from the collapse. Questions remain whether he can unify his disparate nation. In July 2019, mass demonstrations of citizens for fair elections were held in…

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8 min

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Modern racism

Why a compromise in international politics no longer plays on the side of democracy. And it is democracy that is at stake. Modern racism does not operate with the concepts…

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Categories

Is Russia Immune to Anti-Semitism?

Can new educational reforms in Ukraine be seen as a tool for forced assimilation of national minorities?

Can Volodymyr Zelensky Bring Peace to Eastern Ukraine?

Will be the world more tolerant after the Covid-19 Pandemic?

Putin’s Amendments To Russia’s Constitution Sparks Debate About Russian Nationalism

Zelensky Struggles To Contain Ukraine’s Neo-Nazi Problem

Russia Needs a New National Idea

How Tolerant Is Russian Society?

Why Russia Wants To Be An Empire Again

Modern racism

How QAnon Followers Saw the US Inauguration

Global white supremacy cult: How the South African Radical Right bolsters US extremism

Trumpism After Trump: The Wrong Person at the Right Time?

“Siege” Culture And The Radical Right

How the Left and the Right Radicalize Each Other