Russia: Breaking Down the Stereotypes
Another academic year rolls round in St. Andrews and the organised chaos of new and returning students descending upon this small town begins once more. This September however, Cameron Dryburgh was not...
View Article2013: The Year of Polarisation?
Will 2013 see the emergence of a more fragmented, polarised world? The evidence exists, but it is not conclusive. The world today is in more than one sense unrecognisable to the world of half a...
View ArticleRussia Pt. II: St. Petersburg
Cameron Dryburgh settles down in St. Petersburg for his second semester abroad in the Russian Federation. Fried Chicken isn’t the half of it. I have now been back in Russia after the holidays for...
View ArticleUkraine: The Truth About the Conflict
by blu-news.org Confused about the conflict in Ukraine? Let Rachael Povey fill you in on the rocky relationship between Russia and the Western world. It is possible to argue that Russia has had...
View ArticleStudying Abroad in Russia: Reality vs. Stereotype
Jacana Bresson, a French, Spanish, and Russian student, is spending her third year living in St. Petersburg, Russia. Below she discusses the stereotypes she expected about Russia, and the reality of...
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