Ella PonthierMar 1413 minEurasiaFreedom at Last?: How the Informalities in Russian Orphanages Impact Children with Disabilities in Their Adult LivesExecutive Summary This white paper discusses how the informal practices within Russian orphanages negatively impact children with...
Nicholas PierceJan 2217 minHistoryThe Emptying of the Plain: The Comanche and Kalmyk Nomads in the Shadow of EmpireIn January 1771, the steppes of the Lower Volga were filled with the sounds of hundreds of thousands of nomads and their flocks, all...
Nicholas PierceNov 14, 202319 minCultureFrom the Volga to the San Saba: Two German Communities in the Frontier SpaceIntroduction In 1766, hundreds of German families sailed into Kronstadt from the cold Baltic Sea, seeing the Russian Empire for the first...