Show Me Your Ear!
A year into its invasion of Ukraine, how and why Russia has weathered Western sanctions
4 min readFeb 18, 2023
There’s a bit of Soviet physical comedy I remember from my student days in Leningrad that I’ve been thinking about ever since Russia invaded Ukraine. In the joke a doctor tells asks a patient: “please, show me your ear.” The patient lifts his right hand and then instead of reaching for…
