Sarah Lindemann-KomarovaThe 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…7 min read·Apr 30, 2024----
Sarah Lindemann-KomarovaRussia 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…8 min read·Feb 22, 2024----
Sarah Lindemann-KomarovaSitRep 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…5 min read·Feb 15, 2024--1--1
Sarah Lindemann-Komarova30+ Years in Siberia: Natylie Baldwin Interview with MeOriginal in CovertAction Magazine…25 min read·Jul 14, 2023----
Sarah Lindemann-KomarovaOne 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.”)8 min read·Mar 8, 2023--2--2
Sarah Lindemann-Komarova2022 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…7 min read·Dec 30, 2022--1--1
Sarah Lindemann-KomarovaFarewell 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…5 min read·Oct 26, 2022--2--2
Sarah Lindemann-KomarovaSiberian Summer of Sanctions 2022Thanks to Fred Weir for the inspiration.9 min read·Sep 9, 2022--1--1
Sarah Lindemann-KomarovaTwo 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…9 min read·May 12, 2022--1--1
Sarah Lindemann-KomarovaWar 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…5 min read·Feb 26, 2022--1--1