Tag: Komi People

Putin Wants to Impose North Korean-Style Control Over the Internet, Russian Blogger Says

September 11, 2014
Window on Eurasia

Staunton, September 11 – Vladimir Putin wants to impose a North Korean-type of control over the Internet, according to Russian blogger Anton Nosik; but the costs such closure will impose on the Russian economy, the ability of Russian surfers to work around his actions, and, last but not least, the linguistic diversity of the country […]

‘Russianness’ is a ‘Synthetic Category,’ Moscow Ethnographer Says

April 6, 2014
Window on Eurasia

Staunton, April 6 – “Russianness” is a “synthetic category,” one in which the father of a family can be Mordvin, the mother a German, and the children ethnic Russians, a reflection of the floating quality of identity in that country, government policies, and personal choices, according to a leading Moscow ethnographer. In an interview with […]