Excuse me while I have a quick meltdown

While I may be experiencing some quick meltdowns as graduation rapidly approaches….that’s not the meltdown I’m talking about today. I suppose it wasn’t quick either. The meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in 1986 is still affecting life in Russia today. A surge of power caused the number 4 reactor at the nuclear facility to…

Sixth International Youth Festival

 This post was recognized in Comrades Corner by the editorial team. Coachella, Firefly, Music Midtown, Austin City Limits, all of these are popular music festivals of our day. But one festival that you might have missed the memo on was the Sixth International Youth festival that took place in Moscow in 1957 (Geldern). The scene…

Factory Evacuees

 This post earned a “red star” award from the editorial team. What do you do when the Germans invade from the West? You move to the East and South. Something that sounds easy in theory, until you need to move millions of Soviets. The three main locations that would receive these citizens were the Urals,…

Legislating Gender

 This post earned a “red star” award from the editorial team. We hear discussions about gender a lot today, what it means to be masculine, to be feminine, the difference between gender and sex, and how social construction influences these things. But this isn’t a new topic or discussion. While the narratives may change, throughout…

Is it too late now to say Tsar-ry?

 This post earned a “red star” award from the editorial team. Imagine: You’re an average man. You provide for your wife and five children. You do your job. Normal things. Except for the part where your parents were Tsar Alexander III and Empress Marie Fyondoroyna daughter of King Christian of Denmark (Kalic & Gates 106)….

Who are you?

 This post earned a “red star” award from the editorial team. Have you stopped and wondered, what will I be remembered for? Will my name be etched in history or forgotten in a few generations? For most, their names will not be found in future textbooks. However, we are living in a era where most…