PinnedConstantine KhripinIllusions Lost in 2022What I learned in 2022 is that a nation which lets itself be led by a murderer becomes murderous.3 min read·Dec 10, 2022----
Constantine KhripinI opposed the Iraq War. So what? The war happened anyway. Was there any point in speaking out?We call our society democratic — but is it?3 min read·Jul 21, 2023----
Constantine KhripinBelonging to yourself“I have nothing left for me here. This country is foreign to me.”4 min read·Apr 14, 2023----
Constantine KhripinWhat does it mean to decolonize?When we, Russians, hear this term — “Decolonize Russia”, we often think it means destruction. But this is a fear based reaction…4 min read·Feb 13, 2023----
Constantine KhripinDefeat is FreedomThe Russian poet Gorodnitsky has a confusing stanza in his song about the Decembrists (who tried to overthrow the Tzar in 1825):2 min read·Dec 8, 2022----
Constantine KhripinRepentanceWhat must I, as a Russian, do so that the Ukraine war might end soon, and never be repeated?3 min read·Dec 3, 2022--1--1
Constantine KhripinFebruary 24th 2022February 24th, may this day live in infamy forever: The start of the largest war in Europe in 70 years. Towns and cities, so much like…3 min read·Dec 3, 2022----
Constantine KhripinBetrayalsI grew up feeling like a traitor for leaving Russia, the country of my birth. I felt this way even though it was my parents, not me, who…5 min read·Dec 3, 2022----