From PUP, the introduction to A Public Empire: Property and the Quest for the Common Good in Imperial Russia by Ekaterina Pravilova. History turned the Romanov sisters into a fairy tale — here's what they were really like: Yelena Akhtiorskaya reviews The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport (and more). Igor Fedyukin on how Russia's centuries-long modernization project has come to an end. Catherine the Great to Vladimir the Cunning: Sumantra Maitra on the ever present realism in Russian foreign policy. Adam Michnik on how Putin is trying to reconstruct the Russian Empire. The other EU: Why Russia backs the Eurasian Union. Watching the eclipse: Ambassador Michael McFaul was there when the promise of democracy came to Russia — and when it began to fade. Robert Farley reviews The Limits of Partnership: U.S.-Russian Relations in the Twenty-First Century by Angela Stent (and more on Russia and The Nation). A look at how the U.S. and Europe are struggling with response to a bold Russia. Despite differences, NATO members unite behind rapid response force. Ian Klinke on the alliance that should have been dissolved: NATO backing the Ukrainian military is about as sensible as Russia's support for paramilitary forces in Eastern Ukraine. Aasim M. Husain, Anna Ilyina, and Li Zeng on Europe’s Russian connections. Europe is on the brink of its first war in decades — Bernard-Henri Levy on what the West must do. Jakub Grygiel on three steps we should take in response to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine: “Let's call it a war, let's arm the Ukrainians, and let's figure out how to make NATO's eastern members be able to punch back”.
