Julia Barton
Beyond Class Part III: Class in the Shadow of Ukraine’s Orange Revolution
Revolutions, it is said, need the support of the middle class to be successful; often they’re led by the middle class. In Ukraine, seven years after the Orange Revolution, a TV producer wonders whether it was worth it, as her nation slips back into its corrupt, pre-revolutionary past.
The Forgotten Circassian Nation
Monday is the anniversary of the 1864 massacre of the Circassians, an ethnic people from the North Caucasus. Their descendants are scattered around the world, including in northern New Jersey. Now they are pushing to go back to their cultural home. Can you name it?
Sochi 2014: Building Boom for Winter Olympics Leaves Some Behind
Russia is barreling ahead on construction for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. But some locals in the Russian resort city are already feeling pushed out by all the building.
Ukraine’s Embassy of God Evangelical Church Struggles With Founder’s Controversy
One of Ukraine’s most popular religious figures is a televangelist from Nigeria. Sunday Adelaja preaches a prosperity gospel. But he’s also being investigated in connection with a Ponzi scheme.
Writing the Best Known Pro-Putin and Anti-Putin Songs
Thousands of protesters plan to gather in Russia on Saturday to call for political reform. But Moscow will also host competing rallies, some in support of Russia’s current prime minister and top presidential candidate, Vladimir Putin.
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