THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

Russia

  • By December 1, 2014

    On Nov. 14, Stephen Harper told Vladimir Putin to “get out” of Ukraine at the annual G20 summit. As Canada shows it will not tolerate Russian military action, this could be a positive step for international relations between Canada and other countries.

  • Behind the crisis in Crimea

    By March 10, 2014

    The volatile situation in Crimea, a peninsula in southern Ukraine, is becoming a great concern for all those who care for Ukraine — including students at the University of Saskatchewan.

  • The Fugitives turn Russian controversy into inspiration

    By March 10, 2014

    Canadian folk band The Fugitives have been receiving a lot of praise for their inspiring song “New Year’s in Sochi,” released as part of their Light Organs Christmas EP.

  • The Olympic games: politics and controversy

    By January 31, 2014

    The controversies surrounding the upcoming games in Sochi, Russia are just the newest in a long saga of unrest accompanying what is meant to be the greatest exhibit of athleticism in the world.

  • Where’s Russia’s rainbow road?

    By September 7, 2013

    The homophobic policies of the Putin/Medvedev government have been clashing with the International Olympic Committee’s policies of tolerance.

  • Vladimir Putin is ridiculous: the Russian strongman may win elections, but he is losing his mind

    By March 7, 2012

    The votes are in and it looks like Russia, and the world, is stuck with at least six more years of Vladimir Putin.With another six-year term more than likely, that would bring Putin’s total time as Russia’s undisputed leader to 24 years, rivalling the reigns of Stalin and Ivan the Terrible.

    “We have won in honest and fair combat,” a tearful Putin told supporters after the vote, despite rather substantial evidence to the contrary.

  • Russia’s underachievement in men’s Olympic Hockey

    By March 3, 2010

    The fall of the Soviet Union marked an emphasis on individualism in Russian society that had not been there previously. While this was undoubtedly a positive development, it hasn’t produced the best results for the country in terms of hockey.