Chris G. Collison

@chriscollison

Former researcher/photo maker/reporter in | alum | Rooting for democracy with | grad | From Walla Walla, WA. Opinions mine

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    17 Oct 2019

    Earlier this year, I spent a lot of time in the town of Izyum in eastern Ukraine, where I became a regular at the local optical market. The town was once considered the optical capital of the Soviet Union. Read my photo essay on Izyum and the pains of deindustrialization.

    The Ukrainian town of Izyum was once home to five major factories that employed tens of thousands of people. Over the past 30 years, all but one have closed, leading people struggling to find income. By
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  2. Nov 21

    Here's me taking a quick break to study declensions in December 2013.

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  3. Nov 21

    Many challenges remain, including revanchist oligarchs, corruption, lack of protections for journalists & activists, and a war that has killed thousands and displaced millions. That conflict will also turn 7 years old in just a few months. Let’s hope peace is soon on the horizon

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  4. Nov 21

    Hard to believe it's been 7 years since Ukrainians rose up against state violence & demanded a better future. The country has changed in many ways. Civil society has grown & matured, elections have become more credible & reforms have brought incremental improvements to governance

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  5. Nov 7

    Pennsylvania Avenue tonight.

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  6. Nov 5

    With parliamentary elections in Georgia (republic of) last weekend, I thought this might be an interesting week on social media.

    . mistakes , GA to the republic of while reporting On the right you can see N55 public school in Tbilisi.
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  7. Nov 4

    The race worth watching.

    We have claimed, for Electoral Vote purposes, Vulcan (which won’t allow legal observers) Andoria, and Betazed, each one of which has a BIG Dukat lead. Additionally, we hereby claim Bajor if, in fact,.....
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  8. Oct 28

    I have questions about the methodology

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    All the polling you need: A brown bear & 2 tigers all chose the Biden watermelon over the Trump one at a Siberian zoo where a bear correctly predicted Trump's 2016 win
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  9. Oct 28

    After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time.

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  10. Oct 16

    Another great jam to finish the day. This one by Anatoly Vapirov, who was born in Berdyansk, Ukraine. Gotta love the brief Led Zeppelin lick at 20:28.

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  11. Oct 16

    Melodiya Ensemble with a killer bass line for a Friday spent writing reports and trying to drown out the madness all around.

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  12. Oct 8

    Important opinion polling ahead of nationwide local elections in Ukraine.

    Although Ukrainians have become less optimistic about the future, 's latest nationwide survey found that they remain committed to democratic values and want to participate in decision making. Read how has impacted attitudes in .
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  13. Oct 2

    30 years since Ukraine's Revolution on Granite, when students gathered on Maidan calling for new multiparty elections and protesting the signing of a new union treaty, among other demands, just over a year before the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

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  14. Sep 29

    Bad news indeed. Licensing and registration requirements are powerful ways that Belarus is able to control and restrict the media environment.

    Bad news for journalists at Belarus' leading independent media outlet, . The latest in Lukashenko's crackdown on media: stripping them of their licenses to operate.
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  15. Sep 29

    Always thinking outside the box.

    The leader of Russia’s far-right Liberal Democratic Party, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, has suggested annexing Nagorno-Karabakh into Russia as a means of solving the conflict. ⚡️Live updates:
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  16. Retweeted
    Sep 29

    79 years ago streets of my hometown Kyiv turned into human rivers. Jewish population was ordered to come to Babyn Yar (). Ppl packed their things, grabbed their kids & left to never come back. started. Today we commemorate the dead & say: !

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  17. Sep 25

    "We can't put it in the hands of fate." Important message from Stevie Wonder, the legend.

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    The Universe Is Watching Us — Stevie Wonder In His Feelings.
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  18. Sep 2

    Really cool campaign ↓↓↓

    Traditional gender roles are used as an excuse to keep women from taking an active role in democracy. Committed to , and its local partner launched the new campaign in to make the case for gender equality.
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  19. Aug 16

    Good thread 👇

    Here is a thread on today’s anti lukashenka mass mobilization in . The scenes on the ground show a growing momentum e#& exponentially growing size of protest participants. The on the site interviews with protesters provided by TV avaible on youtube live
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  20. Aug 16

    You should really go read about the protests happening right now, but if you want to also read something fun about Belarus, here is a photo essay I made about a baseball team in a factory town near Grodno.

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  21. Aug 16

    Four years ago I spent a summer studying in Belarus. I miss that place and the wonderful friends I met there. Many of those people are standing for dignity today, and I hope the world is watching. Жыве Беларусь!

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