Allegra Turns 2! #Best Of
Our baby just turned two…and in this short pace of time, it managed to attract a constantly growing readership. Ok, let’s be frank: we…
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Breaking walls and exploring borders in the context of postsocialism
Today we are very excited at Allegra – we continue our experimentation with serving you, dear readers, exotic and delicious slow food for thought….
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Aftertaste: memories of postsocialism
Allegra’s thematic thread on #postsocialism is coming to its end. We hope that the eight delicious specialties Allegra served you over the past two…
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REDUX: Rethinking Refugees: Afghan Traders and Exiles in the Former Soviet Union
This piece explores the activities of Afghan merchants in the former Soviet Union especially Tajikistan in Central Asia and Russia and Ukraine. It brings…
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Simulacrum Crimea (Anthropoliteia Virtual Roundtable PART 2)
Today we re-post our conversation with Judith Beyer from a joint virtual roundtable with Anthropoliteia. In her commentary, Judith answers the question: “What has…
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REDUX: Is 2015 1934 All Over Again?
This is a story best told by images. Though it requires some words. Extended captions, if you will. On Sunday, March 1, 2015, I…
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REDUX: Who is afraid of #HumanRights in Russia?
Russian politics fare well in keeping conflicting stories alive. Sir Winston Churchill famously said that the Soviet Union is a “riddle wrapped in a…
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How Worried Should We Be About Russia?
From Berlin, Russia is a 7-hour drive. The Ukraine is only a little farther by car. And sometimes I feel, when staring out my…
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Kazakh Delights #AVMoFA
“It has become a fashion to regard any vestige of the USSR through the framework of nostalgia. The sentiment is –there could not have…
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The ‘Euro’ in Euromaidan, in Hindsight
On March 18th, 2014 Putin delivered a speech to the Russian Duma where he reclaimed Crimea for Russia. The Russian President did not declare…
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‘Exception’, solidarity, and conferral politics: crossroads of the ‘Greek’ crisis
This short piece aims to touch on how our overview of the ‘Greek’ crisis can benefit from anthropological approaches, especially as the expected radical…
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#Events in 2015 … Time to get started!
Happy new year, Allies! As it is by now the tradition, you will find below a list of exciting upcoming events and calls, not…
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