After 1917, Russian immigrants in San Francisco were given a choice: preserve a culture that was being destroyed in the USSR, or assimilate. How did this first wave of emigres face this otherness? This week, we spoke to historian Nina Bogdan for insight. patreon.com/posts/russians-in-san-138965677

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A great piece by my Kissinger Center colleague Frank Gavin. Hugely important. People misuse history, and all your favorite analogies are flawed. Thinking historically, Gavin argues, is not about dusting off old answers, but about asking the right kinds of questions. www.noemamag.com/the-lost-art....

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"The experience of recent years shows that from Feb 2022 to the present, strategy of avoiding escalation at any cost has dominated among NATO countries, especially on the eastern flank. It seems that this line will continue" @aivengo96.bsky.social for ridl.io ridl.io/we-don-t-nee...

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This idea of elite blocking of renewal which works against the system as a whole recalls the work of Andrei Pertsev, who it's good to see has a frequent gig with Ridl now: See his latest here ridl.io/from-technoc...

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Here is a link to TG post t.me/russicaRU/64582 And our full article ridl.io/from-technoc... 3/3

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