She's In Russia

A discussion in Lily's kitchen about race paradigms, Gosha Rubchinskiy, censorship in Thaw-era film, and why Russia is the greatest country on earth.

We give our very in depth and diverging two cents on Keith Gessen's new novel A Terrible Country.

There are spoilers, be warned.

SPOILERS: 50:16 - 55:01 and 56:49 - 58:47

Support us plz: patreon.com/shesinrussia

We give our very in depth and diverging two cents on Keith Gessen's new novel A Terrible Country.

There are spoilers, be warned.

SPOILERS: 50:16 - 55:01 and 56:49 - 58:47

Support us plz: patreon.com/shesinrussia

An informal conversation where we talk about (among other things) a particular type of male expat in Russia, their relationship to women and sex, and the time Lily revealed herself to be nothing better than a capitalist parasite.

An informal conversation where we talk about (among other things) a particular type of male expat in Russia, their relationship to women and sex, and the time Lily revealed herself to be nothing better than a capitalist parasite.

Part two of a two part series on the saga of Telegram in Russia. This week we give you a news update on the case, explain encryption, discuss one of the heroes of this story, Pavel Durov, and raise the question (and the various theories) of why, really, Telegram is being blocked

For this series we spoke to a multitude of people more important and knowledgeable than us. A huge thank you to Mikhail Klimarev, Tanya Lokot, Damir Gainutdinov, Matthew Green, Philip Kulin, Anna Fomina, and Max Olenichev. Also thank you to Andrei for his voiceover work, and to Yulia Drobova for yet another incredible custom cover art.

Support SIR: https://www.patreon.com/shesinrussia

Links:

- Internet Protection Society (Mikhail): https://ozi-ru.org/

- Agora (Damir): http://en.agora.legal/

- Usher2 (Phil): https://usher2.club/en/

- Team29 (Anna and Max): https://team29.org/

- Yulia (illustrator): https://www.drobova.uz/

Part two of a two part series on the saga of Telegram in Russia. This week we give you a news update on the case, explain encryption, discuss one of the heroes of this story, Pavel Durov, and raise the question (and the various theories) of why, really, Telegram is being blocked

For this series we spoke to a multitude of people more important and knowledgeable than us. A huge thank you to Mikhail Klimarev, Tanya Lokot, Damir Gainutdinov, Matthew Green, Philip Kulin, Anna Fomina, and Max Olenichev. Also thank you to Andrei for his voiceover work, and to Yulia Drobova for yet another incredible custom cover art.

Support SIR: https://www.patreon.com/shesinrussia

Links:

- Internet Protection Society (Mikhail): https://ozi-ru.org/

- Agora (Damir): http://en.agora.legal/

- Usher2 (Phil): https://usher2.club/en/

- Team29 (Anna and Max): https://team29.org/

- Yulia (illustrator): https://www.drobova.uz/

Part one of a two part series on the saga of Telegram in Russia. This part is the one where we tell you more generally how the internet is regulated in Russia, why we care about Telegram, and how it (did it?) got blocked in Russia, legally and technically speaking.

For this series we spoke to a multitude of people more important and knowledgeable than us. A huge thank you to Mikhail Klimarev, Tanya Lokot, Damir Gainutdinov, Philip Kulin, Anna Fomina, and Max Olenichev. Also thank you to Andrei for his voiceover work, and to Yulia Drobova for the incredible custom cover art.

Listen to part 2: https://soundcloud.com/shes-in-russia/61-whipping-boy-telegram-pt-2

Links:

- Internet Protection Society (Mikhail): https://ozi-ru.org/

- Agora (Damir): http://en.agora.legal/

- Usher2 (Phil): https://usher2.club/en/

- Team29 (Anna and Max): https://team29.org/

- Yulia (illustrator): https://www.drobova.uz/

Support SIR: https://www.patreon.com/shesinrussia

Part one of a two part series on the saga of Telegram in Russia. This part is the one where we tell you more generally how the internet is regulated in Russia, why we care about Telegram, and how it (did it?) got blocked in Russia, legally and technically speaking.

For this series we spoke to a multitude of people more important and knowledgeable than us. A huge thank you to Mikhail Klimarev, Tanya Lokot, Damir Gainutdinov, Philip Kulin, Anna Fomina, and Max Olenichev. Also thank you to Andrei for his voiceover work, and to Yulia Drobova for the incredible custom cover art.

Listen to part 2: https://soundcloud.com/shes-in-russia/61-whipping-boy-telegram-pt-2

Links:

- Internet Protection Society (Mikhail): https://ozi-ru.org/

- Agora (Damir): http://en.agora.legal/

- Usher2 (Phil): https://usher2.club/en/

- Team29 (Anna and Max): https://team29.org/

- Yulia (illustrator): https://www.drobova.uz/

Support SIR: https://www.patreon.com/shesinrussia

We learn about the history of the Russian-speaking mafia and its intricate system of prison tattoos speaking with a specialist in the subject, Mark Bullen, a US-based former UK cop.

Mark wrote a book documenting Russian prison tattoos and organized crime called Thief in Law, you can buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Thief-Law-Russian-Russian-Speaking-Organized/dp/0764355988/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528954355&sr=8-1&keywords=thief+in+law+mark+bullen

Mark's site: https://www.markgbullen.com/

Or find him on Twitter @markgbullen

Support SIR: https://www.patreon.com/shesinrussia