Andrew Ryvkin
Andrew Ryvkin is a New York–based journalist covering Russia and its global influence. He’s a contributing writer for Air Mail.
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From Hollywood to Hockey, Russians Are Counting Wins on the Cultural Battlefield
With Donald Trump’s rapprochement with Moscow, the success of the blockbuster film “Anora,” Russian athletes breaking records and even a viral pop hit from remote Bashkortostan, the cultural isolation surrounding Russia has eased. The mood in Moscow is unmistakably triumphant, and Russians seem to be saying, “We’re back.”
The University That Shaped Russia’s Intervention in Syria
For decades, an elite university in St. Petersburg sustained Russia’s expertise on the Middle East and its influence abroad. Yet cracks in Russia’s supposed mastery of the region started to show around the turn of the millennium.