USSR

Vladimir Putin is no competent ruler, he's just a KGB guard dog - opinion

Despite ruling Russia for nearly a quarter of a century, Putin has not learned a thing and has not transformed himself into a statesman. He remains the same KGB guard dog.

By ALEXEI BAYER
19/09/2023

'The Dissident': A tale of a Jewish refusenik's deal with the KGB - review

The Dissident illuminates the human rights movement and the struggle of Soviet Jews to get permission to move to Israel,

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER
09/09/2023

'The History of Birobidzhan': The Jewish land on the Russia-China border - review

The history of Brobidzhan, a town established in the Soviet Union almost 100 years ago, reminds us of the many other ideological rivals to a Hebrew republic in the Land of Israel.

By COLIN SHINDLER
18/08/2023

'Restoring memory': Israeli artist's journey is shown in Tel Aviv

Ira Eduardovna, born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (then part of the former Soviet Union), is an accomplished Israeli artist who has won numerous awards and held exhibitions in the US, Israel, and Europe.

12/08/2023

The last Yiddish artist: Work of Anatoly Kaplan on display in Jerusalem

Who was Anatoly Kaplan and why has he been honored with this retrospective in a city he would never get to visit? 

By MORDECHAI BECK
17/06/2023

Return to Dushanbe: A family's story of survival after the Holocaust

I wanted to “return” to Dushanbe as a representative of my family (the non-espionage practicing ones) to say (metaphorically), “Here I am. We survived.”

By ELAINE ROSENBERG MILLER
02/06/2023

Landscapes of his life

Victor Rabinovich has never regretted moving to Israel, although his landscapes have changed completely.

27/05/2023

'How the Soviet Jew Was Made': When Jews migrated to Russia's cities - review

In this book, literature comes first, history is mixed in second. Thus, discussion of Isaac Babel, David Bergelson and Moyshe Kulbak acquires a panoramic perspective

By PAUL GOLDBERG
25/05/2023

Stalin and the creation of Israel: The Soviet tyrant’s inadvertent Zionism - opinion

While Stalin’s antisemitism was all-too-real, during the perilous 1940s, in two conflicts, Stalin found himself the Jewish people’s benefactor.

05/05/2023

My grandfather's USSR experience is mimicked in modern times - opinion

He faced the same rhetoric we do now on campus.

By NATI PRESSMAN
03/05/2023
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