Roman CherevkoVladimir Vladimirovich Loves to Watch Children DyingIn this essay I discuss some misconceptions about the Soviet Union’s political coordinates and then speculate on some amusing parallels…13 min read·Apr 27, 2024----
Roman CherevkoOf Apples, Soup, and Grain, Or What Climate Activists and Polish Farmers Have in CommonBack in my hotel room in Berlin on September 24, 2021, I was reading the news to learn that a massive Fridays for Future rally had just…7 min read·Mar 19, 2024----
Roman CherevkoPetőfi, Orbán, and a War of SymbolsWhen we disregard Alexander Pushkin, whose images have been quickly disappearing from Ukrainian streets and squares since February 2022…6 min read·Nov 14, 2023----
Roman CherevkoWhy Hamas Supporters Quote Céline and How Putinists Learned to Love SolzhenitsynThere is little doubt that Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894–1961) was a talented, original, and influential writer. His debut novel, Journey to…6 min read·Oct 21, 2023----
Roman CherevkoThe Hungarian Far Right Believe Putin Is Fighting Communists in Ukraine: The Publishing FrontIt so happened that my last foreign trip before the full-scale Russian invasion was to Budapest in November 2021. I stayed in the city’s…9 min read·Aug 30, 2023--2--2
Roman CherevkoRussia Destroys Its First Polish Heritage Object in UkraineLast night I went to bed after 1 AM, only to be awakened an hour later by an air-raid alert. I was too tired and fell asleep again, but…3 min read·Jul 6, 2023----
Roman CherevkoThe Intricacies of Canceling Russian CultureAfter Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there has been a lot of controversy about canceling Russian culture, both inside…14 min read·Jun 6, 2023--4--4
Roman CherevkoWhy Freedom Lovers Support Authoritarian Regimes: Corruption Is the KeyWhen someone claims to be an advocate of freedom, it doesn’t necessarily mean they advocate freedom for everyone.4 min read·May 29, 2023----
Roman CherevkoThe Vatican and Russian RouletteTwo testimonies were read at the tenth station of the Via Crucis procession at the Colosseum on this year’s Good Friday. One of them was of…4 min read·Apr 28, 2023--1--1
Roman CherevkoWhere Have All the People Gone? Lessons from Russia’s Longest WarA brief history of the Russo-Circassian War and the Circassian genocide and its lessons in relation to Russia’s war in Ukraine.16 min read·Mar 21, 2023--2--2