Mark Lawrence Schrad

Mark Lawrence Schrad is a professor of political science and the director of Russian area studies at Villanova University. He is author of Vodka Politics: Alcohol, Autocracy, and the Secret History of the Russian State and Smashing the Liquor Machine: A Global History of Prohibition

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A Wagner fighter pays tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin at a makeshift memorial in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
A Wagner fighter pays tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin at a makeshift memorial in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

A Dead Prigozhin Won’t Stop Tales of a Weak Putin
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Mark Lawrence Schrad
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow.

It’s Easy But Wrong to Be Cynical About Putin’s Indictment
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Mark Lawrence Schrad
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts a national youth environmental forum in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, on Sept. 5.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts a national youth environmental forum in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, on Sept. 5.

Predictions of Putin’s Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
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Mark Lawrence Schrad
People drink in an Oktoberfest beer festival tent.
People drink in an Oktoberfest beer festival tent.

How Europe’s Temperance Movement Saved Beer
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Mark Lawrence Schrad
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

The Secret to Coronavirus Success Is Trust
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Mark Lawrence Schrad
Donald Trump meets Vladimir Putin at the opening of the G20 summit on July 7, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. (Steffen Kugler/BPA via Getty Images)
Donald Trump meets Vladimir Putin at the opening of the G20 summit on July 7, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. (Steffen Kugler/BPA via Getty Images)

Mueller’s Bombshells Are About Putin, Not Trump
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Mark Lawrence Schrad
Then Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin kisses a baby outside St. Petersburg on May 29, 2010. (Alexey Druzhinin/AFP/Getty Images)
Then Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin kisses a baby outside St. Petersburg on May 29, 2010. (Alexey Druzhinin/AFP/Getty Images)

Western Sanctions Are Shrinking Russia’s Population
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Mark Lawrence Schrad
during the Ice Sledge Hockey Classification match between the Czech Republic and Korea at the Shayba Arena during day five of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games on March 12, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
during the Ice Sledge Hockey Classification match between the Czech Republic and Korea at the Shayba Arena during day five of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games on March 12, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

Vladimir Putin Isn’t a Supervillain
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Mark Lawrence Schrad
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The Tea Party Comes to Moscow
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Mark Lawrence Schrad
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