Vladimir Golstein

Vladimir Golstein teaches Russian literature and film at Brown University. He is the author of Lermontov's Narratives of Heroism (1999) and numerous articles on all major Russian authors. He was born in Moscow, went to the US in 1979, and studied at Columbia and Yale Universities.

Latest Posts

What is unfolding in Eastern Ukraine has all the makings of a classic Marxist drama.

Pro-Russian activists guard a regional administration building that they had seized earlier in Donetsk, Ukraine [AP]

Comparing Russia to Nazi Germany is not only a historical mistake but also immoral abuse of the memory of millions.

Russia considers World War II a key moment of unity in its recent history [EPA]

The West is guilty of the same crimes it accuses Russia of committing.

Russia has its legitimate national interests to defend, writes the author [EPA]

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