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Gregory Feifer

Gregory Feifer is editor for Europe, where the euro crisis hasn’t overshadowed all other stories… yet. Before joining GlobalPost, he was senior correspondent at Radio Free Europe in Prague and NPR bureau chief in Moscow, where he covered Russia’s resurgence under Vladimir Putin. He reported from across the country and other former Soviet republics, and observed the effects of Russia’s vast new oil wealth on an increasingly nationalistic society as well as Moscow's rekindling of a new Cold War-style opposition to the West.Feifer is the author of Russians, a book about Russian behavior and society to be published by the Hachette imprint Twelve in September 2013. His book The Great Gamble, a history of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, was published by HarperCollins in January 2009. He also co-wrote Spy Handler, published by Basic Books in 2005, with former KGB colonel Victor Cherkashin.His work has appeared in numerous outlets, including The New Republic, The Washington Post and World Policy Journal. He earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees at Harvard University and lives in Boston with his wife Elizabeth, son Sebastian and daughter Vanessa.
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Russia: Putin allocates blame over flood disaster
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Kremlin stalls on Syria
Politics
Russian line over Syria unchanged after bombing
Business, Economics and Jobs
Experts warn of looming Greek real estate crisis
Politics
Russian court refuses bail for female punk rockers
Politics
Rethinking virtual violence
Politics
Romney’s adventures in New Europe
Politics
Putin parades in London
Politics
A Putin joke is no laughing matter
Politics
Italian economy continues shrinking
Politics
Pussy Riot and Russia’s radical artistic tradition
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Persian Gulf on the Moscow River
Politics
Vanity in Vladivostok
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Defeat may mean victory for Georgian president
Politics
Putin squeezes opposition ever harder
Politics
Russia plays old game over Syria
Politics
Turkey and Russia spar over Syria
Politics
Trans-Atlantic Affairs: Would Romney “strengthen our partnerships” in the world?
Politics
Debt crisis: Would Obama take the United States “down a path to Greece?”
Politics
Russian opposition forms a shadow government
Politics
Ukraine flounders as apathetic voters head to the polls
Politics
Romney wants “good relations” with Moscow
Politics
Obama should focus on Europe
Politics
Russia reset redux?
Politics
Resetting the reset: Hillary warns Moscow against a new Soviet Union
Lifestyle
Portuguese Christmas Eve salt cod
Lifestyle
Italian stuffed capon
Lifestyle
Polish borscht with mushroom dumplings
Politics
Are journalists what’s wrong with Britain?
Economics
Q&A: Can a transatlantic trade deal help save the global economy?
Politics
Cyprus bailout plan hits Russian economic model
Politics
Sarkozy investigation riles French politics
Politics
Boston bombing suspects from Russia’s North Caucasus region
Agence France-Presse
Boston bombing suspects from Russia’s North Caucasus region
Agence France-Presse
Boston bombing’s Chechen connection
Politics
Incredible doesn’t mean untrue
Conflict
Analysis: Russia steps up its old game over Syria
Politics
A speech to live by
Commentary
Russia’s playing a long game over Ukraine
Politics
What Putin really wants with Crimea
Conflict
Why Russia really wants Crimea
Politics
Stopping Putin in Ukraine
Politics
Putin would rather see civil war in Ukraine than a western-leaning democracy
Politics
Russia’s moment in the sun
Politics
Putin’s playing a losing game
Politics
Putin hasn’t changed. It’s time the West did.
Conflict
Russia isn’t an immutable force
Economics
Putin is much more cynical than you think
Conflict
Why is Ukraine having such a hard time getting its message across?
Politics
Just how desperate is Ukraine’s crisis?
Conflict
Ukraine’s conflict is shaping a new national identity
Politics
Ukraine’s familiar fight for a national identity