The Social Contract in a Russian Village: Part Three SitRep Two Years Into the SMOSpring #3 of the SMO has sprung. This past year has been a defining moment in Post Soviet Russia’s search for meaning, connection, and…Apr 30Apr 30
Russia Moving On: The Economic Front (Part Two: SitRep SMO Two Years In )Two years into an SMO that no one expected or wanted, it has become a fact of life with two fronts, the battlefield and economic. The focus…Feb 22Feb 22
SitRep Siberia Two Years Into the SMO: Part OneRussia made it through year two of the SMO intact and with a new sense of confidence. 2023 was the year of moving on. The geopolitical…Feb 151Feb 151
30+ Years in Siberia: Natylie Baldwin Interview with MeOriginal in CovertAction Magazine…Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 2023
One Year In: The View and the Lens from the Russian “Gas Station”**(Senator John McCain,March 2014, “Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country.”)Mar 8, 20232Mar 8, 20232
2022 Wrap-Up Siberia2022, my mind goes immediately to Albert Brooks in his film “Lost in America”. The scene where he finds out his wife gambled away their…Dec 30, 20221Dec 30, 20221
Farewell to the MobilizedOctober 22 was an unseasonably warm Saturday night in the Altai Republic. 8PM and thousands of well-wishers crowded the Victory Square to…Oct 26, 20222Oct 26, 20222
Two Months into the Special Military Operation: The View From SiberiaOn February 24, 2022, the Donbas War turned into a Special Military Operation (SMO) and the Crimean special sanctions operation became a…May 12, 20221May 12, 20221
War Time Social Media in SiberiaDay Three of the war and apart from Ukrainian flags or doves appearing on people’s cover photos, “No War” in black and white boxes, and a…Feb 26, 20221Feb 26, 20221