Joy Neumeyer
Writer and Historian
Joy Neumeyer is a writer and historian of Eastern Europe. A former reporter in Moscow, she has written for publications including The New York Times, Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic, among others.
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History
The life of Wanda Półtawska
Her closeness to Pope John Paul furnished him with anti-abortion ideals, fuelled by her survival of the Ravensbrück camp
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Nations and empires
The discontent of Russia
Lenin envisioned Soviet unity. Stalin called Russia ‘first among equals’. Yet Russian nationalism never went away
Joy Neumeyer