By now, you may have heard about the Russian judge who said that sexual harassment is needed for the continuation of the human race. Here is a Russian news source that a kind member of the Russian community “Feministki” dug up for me. I noticed a couple of things: the judge is reportedly female. TheContinue reading “The Russian Judge, the Sexual Harassment Case, and Some Questions”
Author Archives: Natalia Antonova
Trafficking: the thing that won’t go away
Please read this New Yorker piece. It’s very informative, and the details it highlights are tragic, heroic, devastating, dirty. You might cry. I kind of did. I’ve read and listened to so many of these stories over the years, but they still make me blubber. One of the things to remember about human trafficking, andContinue reading “Trafficking: the thing that won’t go away”
On the death of Solzhenitsyn
I started writing an obituary, but realized that I couldn’t discuss this death without mentioning the recent passings of Pugovkin and Mordyukova. So here is the somewhat-more-complicated-than-intended Solzhenitsyn obituary.
Dear Kyle Payne
Let’s get one thing out of the way first, there has not been a “smear campaign” against you. The fact that you would even begin to characterize the actions of Ren and others (anti-porn folk among them, I might add!), pretty much means that you Do Not Get It. You smeared yourself. You committed aContinue reading “Dear Kyle Payne”
Pictures of Kiev and Odessa: Happy Times!
Please don’t steal any of these pictures, the content of this blog is protected. But if you want to use one, you can ask. I had a happy three and a half weeks, folks. I’d like to share a few outtakes. I’ll post more, at some point. Odessa is a real jewel. And I willContinue reading “Pictures of Kiev and Odessa: Happy Times!”
Natalia A. 