Anastasia Edel
Anastasia Edel is a Russian-born American writer and social historian. She is the author ofRussia: Putin’s Playground: Empire, Revolution, and the New Tsar.
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The Accidental Trailblazers of a New Global Condition
A new book about Chernobyl’s child victims shows the human cost of seeking technological dominance.
Anatoli Kliashchuk / Sygma / Getty Why America’s Oligarchs May Regret Their Obedience
Putin’s Russia shows what happens when billionaire businessmen choose to back a strongman.
Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Why Russia Is Happy at War
A centuries-long tradition of authoritarian rule and disregard for individual rights underpins Vladimir Putin’s imperial project.
Nanna Heitmann / Magnum A Vision of Russia as a Country That Runs on Violence
A 1929 Soviet novel shows how dangerous ideas can destroy a society.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty.
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