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Ruslan Norov
Moscow Attack Means More Tajiks Will Suffer for Alleged Actions of a Minority
Many more Tajiks suffer at the hands of their country’s anti-terror programs than ever joined Islamic State.
Alyona Kojevnikova
My Family Knows the Injustice of the Death Penalty. We Can’t Let It Come Back to Russia
With allies of Putin calling for the return of the death penalty for terrorism, history shows capital punishment takes innocent lives.
5 Min read
Bektour Iskender
Russia Depends on Migrants. Moscow Terror Attack Could Inspire New Wave of Hate
Poverty leaves Central Asian migrants no choice but to look for work in Russia, despite the threats to their safety they face from the state and society...
6 Min read
Jeremy Morris
How Moscow Terror Attack Exposes the Farce of Russia’s ‘Security Theater'
Despite police being everywhere in the Russian capital, people are remarkably naive about how to prevent and respond to actual security threats.
5 Min read
Konstantin Sonin
Vasily Utkin – Dead at 52 – Revolutionized More Than Just Football
The late pundit pioneered a new ethos of Russian journalism. But Putin’s Russia had no space for exceptional people like him.
4 Min read
Konstantin Sonin
How the Putin Phenomenon Happened by Accident
The result of the Russian state solidifying around an individual as unremarkable as Putin was always going to be tragic.
6 Min read
Nedim Useinow
Crimean Tatars Are Forgotten Innocent Victims of Russia’s War
Ten years since Russia annexed Crimea illegally, Crimean Tatars are disproportionately represented among victims of repression.
5 Min read
Ivan Fomin
Why Russia’s Anti-Putin Election Protest Matters
The “Noon Against Putin” campaign didn’t stop the president’s re-election. But that does not mean the protest achieved nothing.
5 Min read
Lucy Birge
What’s the Kremlin Scared Of? Pro-War Ultranationalists
Lenient sentences for high-profile ultranationalists who criticize Putin show that the Kremlin is worried about the power of these voices.
4 Min read
Vladimir Kara-Murza
Putin's Re-Election Must Be Deemed Illegitimate: Vladimir Kara-Murza Writes From Prison
The jailed opposition politician calls on the international community to refuse to recognize Putin as president after the Russian presidential election...
4 Min read
Bektour Iskender
Kyrgyzstan Is Copying Russia’s Dictatorship. I Fear It Could Get Worse
Kyrgyzstan's descent into authoritarianism does not make global headlines, making it more likely Bishkek will continue along its dark path.
5 Min read
Alexander Archagov
Why Haven’t Russians Rebelled Against The War? Psychology Has Answers
For virtually all Russians, the war came as a shock. To avoid shattering their existing worldview, they made the war a part of it.
7 Min read
Juliane Fürst
Soldiers’ Mothers Have Long Been a Thorn in the Kremlin’s Side
Putin leads a collective of old men being confronted by younger women. The Soviet-era cult of the soldier’s mother might swing against him.
6 Min read
Lana Estemirova
Russia Imprisoned My Friend Oleg Orlov For Telling It Like It Is
He could have left the country, and many insisted he should have done. But that’s not his style. Oleg has always been a rebel with a cause.
6 Min read
Dankhayaa Khovalyg
Navalny’s Difficult Relationship With Indigenous Russians
A decolonial agenda that thought about anyone other than ethnic Russians was never part of Navalny’s plan, nor is it likely to be after his death.
8 Min read
Stanislav Shakirov
What Should Russians Do If VPNs Are Banned?
The Kremlin has been slow in the cat-and-mouse game for a free internet. But there are steps Russians can take to beat future censorship.
5 Min read
Oleg Orlov
‘Our Country Is Sinking Into Darkness’: Oleg Orlov’s Final Word in Court
The veteran rights campaigner was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison on Tuesday for his opposition to the war in Ukraine.
5 Min read
Boris Bondarev
After Navalny, What Next For Russia’s Opposition?
Navalny’s death presents an opportunity for Russia’s fractured opposition to develop a serious strategy. But they could repeat past mistakes.
7 Min read
Elena Davlikanova
After 10 Years of War, Ukraine’s Allies Lack Critical Survival Instinct
The West’s support is far from enough when the initial bar – allowing Russia to overpower and occupy the entirety of Ukraine – was so low.
5 Min read
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