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Steven E. Harris

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Historian of Russian and Eurasian History, expert on Russian aviation from Stalin to Putin. Professor of history at the University of Mary Washington.

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Tallinn (opened 1980), by Mikhail Piskov. 📷 Enno Raag/Museum of Estonian Architecture. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/CwkNNANOwyL/

29.07.2025 13:28 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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«Аэрофлот» отменил и задержал более 100 рейсов из-за сбоя. Хакеры заявили, что «полностью скомпрометировали и уничтожили» IT-инфраструктуру авиакомпании — Meduza Авиакомпания «Аэрофлот» сообщила 28 июля, что в работе ее информационных систем произошел сбой, из-за чего сервисы перевозчика работают с перебоями. В заявлении пресс-службы «Аэрофлота», выпущенном дн...

With today’s hacking attack on Aeroflot (meduza.io/feature/2025...), it appears Ukraine is devoting more resources to degrading Russia’s civil aviation.

For more on this hacking and its role in Ukraine's hybrid warfare, see my brief take (www.linkedin.com/posts/steven...).

28.07.2025 15:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Russia Faces the Air Travel Meltdown They’re Getting More Frequent as Ukraine Continues to Fight Back

Russia's been facing a spike in air travel meltdowns lately. See my take on a substack post (open.substack.com/pub/steveneh...) about the state's approach to these crises with some historical insights from the Soviet past.

24.07.2025 21:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🟥 Putin picks Trump over Iran Hello and welcome to the first edition of our new English-language newsletter—your essential guide to Russian politics and economics.

🟥 Putin picks Trump over Iran open.substack.com/pub/faridail...

Not in the title, but this newsletter covers the Russian state's recent expropriation of Domodedovo airport and how its private owners' protection from Putin's inner circle ran dry.

21.07.2025 14:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Not By Planes Alone Housing Also Helps to Bind Russians to Putin's Autocracy

How do mass housing and airplane engines explain Russia's wartime political economy? Glad you asked! See my answer on substack (open.substack.com/pub/steveneh...) where I look at why Rostec's chief Sergei Chemezov (pictured below) celebrated a happy housewarming with engine makers in Ufa.

19.07.2025 02:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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