Tag: Russian passports

Russian Senator Wants to Restore Nationality Line in Russian Passports

February 5, 2015

Window on Eurasia

Staunton, February 4 – A proposal by Federation Council member Zhanna Ivanova to restore a nationality line in Russian passports has sparked concern among many who remember how such a line was used against Jews in Soviet times, worry that it may become a test of loyalty under Putin, and amusement about how Russians might […]

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21 Ways Life in Crimea has Changed Since the Russian Anschluss

October 9, 2014

Window on Eurasia

Staunton, October 5 – The Russian occupation of Crimea has affected residents of the Ukrainian peninsula in large ways and small. Now, Novy Region-2 has published a list of 21 ways in which life has changed for all the residents of that region, establishing a useful checklist for all concerned. There are other, more high-profile […]

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