Natasha Yefimova-Trilling

Bilingual Russian-American. Recovering journalist. Now leading comms at @DCRES_Harvard. Personal account; opinions & mistakes own.

[Francis Scarr @francis_scarr]

In Russia filming is underway on a comedy series in which Joe Biden travels undercover to Russia to find out "why sanctions aren't working", but loses his passport and ends up living in a Soviet-era flat and working as an English teacher so he can afford to get home

[ChrisO_wiki @ChrisO_wiki]

1/ Numerous adverts have appeared on Avito, Russia's equivalent of eBay, seeking workers to dig trenches in the Kursk region. It's likely that this is related to the rapid construction of a trench network located well behind the current front line. ⬇️

[Lena Wolf @KazakhGerman]

My lunch favourite Afgani Plov in London, Tachbrook Market, Pimlico.Tastes just like Uzbek Plov. Turns out his family is Uzbek,moved to Afghanistan after 1917 revolution. His grandma’s recipe.He didn’t know of Germans from Kazakhstan, we celebrated being from Stans by eating plov

[Chris Rickleton @ChrisRickleton]

Classic. With Kazakh officials set to pay a visit to Olympic gold winner Eldos Smetov's family home in Taraz, the road outside it is getting hastily done up. His neighbors will be hoping he is still competing in 2028...

[UEFA EURO @UEFAEURO]

🇬🇪 Debutants Georgia book last-16 spot!

#EURO2024 | #GEOPOR

[UEFA EURO @UEFAEURO]

Yaremchuk's wondergoal seals a comeback win for Ukraine! 🇺🇦

#EURO2024 | #SVKUKR

[WarTranslated @wartranslated]

War is peace. Slavery is liberty. Occupation is liberation.

[Проф. Преображенский @prof_preobr]

ФСБ "рассекретила документы", из которых якобы следует, что история о массовых расстрелах НКВД польских офицеров под Катынью в 1940 году - фальшивка.

Я вот что хочу напомнить.
Один известный в России человек сказал о Катыни так:
"Уже дана чёткая политическая, правовая, нравственная оценка злодеяниям тоталитарного сталинского режима, и такая оценка не подлежит ревизии. Всё вскрыто и показано, в том числе в том миллионе документов, которые уже переданы Польше. Все документы, относящиеся к расстрелу советской армией тысяч польских офицеров, уже рассекречены. Для польской общественности могу еще раз сказать: там больше нет никакой правды, которая была бы как-то скрыта от кого-то. Виновны в этой трагедии НКВД, Берия, политическое руководство. Моё личное мнение - что Сталин... совершил этот расстрел, исходя из чувства мести."

Сказано это было в 2010 году.
Обратите внимание на три самых главных тезиса:
- все документы уже рассекречены
- виновники - карательные органы и политическое руководство СССР
- эта оценка не подлежит пересмотру

В 2010 году в России ещё можно было говорить правду.
В 2024 году за приведённые выше слова в России легко могут посадить.
В 2024 году ФСБ вытаскивает ею же сляпанные фальшивки, чтобы вновь, как во времена СССР, заявлять, что Советский Союз непричастен к массовым казням поляков.
Делает это ФСБ, разумеется, с одобрения Путина и по его указке.

А знаете, как зовут человека, чьи оценки Катыньской трагедии из 2010 года я привёл?
Его зовут Владимир Путин.

[Matthew Luxmoore @mjluxmoore]

Evan in court today. Unbreakable. #IStandWithEvan

[Mark Krutov @kromark]

🧵Remember this guy? Artem Uss, son of a high-ranked Russian official, accused of smuggling military technology used in the invasion of Ukraine was facing extradition to the US – until he was sprung from house arrest and spirited back to Moscow in a successful escape plot.

[Matthew Kupfer @Matthew_Kupfer]

I saw a @nytimes story about New York City trying to use birth control to combat its rat problem, so I had Google Gemini write lyrics about it and and Sonu AI turn it into a disco song.

I'm not 100% sold on AI changing the way we work, but it is changing the way I waste time.

[Joshua Yaffa @yaffaesque]

Attention Berlin friends! I'm holding two events on important subjects with super interesting people @Bard_Berlin in coming weeks. First is on April 29 w/@VALERIEinNYT and Svetlana Erpyleva of Public Sociology Laboratory. https://t.co/XqyWZmqp1m

[Mike Eckel @Mike_Eckel]

🙄Russia's Investigative Committee says it's opened an investigation into Burisma Holdings (yes, THAT same Burisma), alleging "senior officials of the United States and NATO countries" may have been involved in "financing terrorism" against Russia. "https://t.co/sf4VesSrpn

[Alexander Gabuev 陳寒士 @AlexGabuev]

The deepening of 🇨🇳🇷🇺 alignment is one of the most consequential geopolitical outcomes of Russia's war against Ukraine. How so, and why is this important? I wrote about it in a new essay for @ForeignAffairs. Some key takeaways in a🧵1/20 https://t.co/qggwfIqVyL

[Samantha Berkhead @samberkhead]

Michele’s contribution to the education of countless Russian language learners cannot be understated.

Nor can her contributions to The Moscow Times — as an editor, as a translator, as a source of wisdom.

Thank you for everything @MicheleBerdy

[Peter Leonard @Peter__Leonard]

Bring out the violins

https://t.co/luyCNEU9hx

[Joshua Kucera @joshuakucera]

An Unlikely Armenian-Azerbaijani Love Story Ends In Russian Terror Attack https://t.co/HF0wZ7rPqW

[Peter Leonard @Peter__Leonard]

Beyond the ethical and humanitarian considerations, the problem with torture is that while it may elicit the who and what (although possibly false ones), it is not that useful in helping understand the why, which is what can help prevent repeat occurences https://t.co/zkK7zRNCvQ

[Nataliya Vasilyeva @Nat_Vasilyeva]

Evan is an excellent journalist and a wonderful person.
His only crime is being a journalist in Russia post-2024 invasion of Ukraine.
He should be released immediately.

[Ulrich Kühn @DrUlrichKuehn]

What D. Trenin suggests here 👇🏽 is nuclear compellence coupled with high-risk signaling. It's not new, as he falsely claims, but certainly reckless.