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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Says She Hasn't Given Up On a Democratic Belarus

interview Speaking from her office in exile in Lithuania, the Belarusian opposition leader said more must be done to isolate Alexander Lukashenko's regime.  
5 Min read

Navalny Missing for 6 Days After ‘Serious Health-Related Incident,’ Team Says

"It has already been the sixth day since we haven't known where Alexei is or what's happening to him," Navalny’s spokeswoman wrote.
2 Min read

Why Doesn’t The Russian Opposition Talk About Climate Change?

opinion Data shows that Russians care about damage to the environment. The opposition must make climate justice part of its agenda.
4 Min read
scrambled shoppers

Rising Egg Prices Show Cracks in Sanctions-Hit Russian Economy

In a scene reminiscent of the Soviet Union, videos showed people queueing in the snow in the hope of getting cheaper-priced eggs at an agricultural fair...
2 Min read
News Analysis

Putin to Bet on Ultra-Conservatism, Economy and Victory in Ukraine in 2024 Election Campaign

With challenges to his rule all but removed, Putin's next six years in office promise to keep Russia on its current trajectory.
6 Min read
deep freeze

Siberia Gripped by Extreme Cold, Power Outages

Temperatures over the weekend fell to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius in the Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, and Tyumen regions.
2 Min read
no future

‘What Life Is This?’: Escaping Ukraine’s Occupied Territories

From food shortages to informants, eight evacuees tell openDemocracy of life in Russian-occupied towns.
6 Min read
In depth

'Urban Madmen': Russia’s Environmental Activists Targeted With Soviet-Style Punitive Psychiatry

Beyond its traumatic impact on individuals, punitive psychiatry can be used to tarnish the reputation of environmental movements, experts say.
6 Min read
crypto comedown

Binance Discontinues Trading Pairs With Ruble

The world's largest crypto exchange first announced its gradual withdrawal from the Russian market in September.
1 Min read

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opinion
Arshak Makichyan

Why Doesn’t The Russian Opposition Talk About Climate Change?

4 Min read
Emil Avdaliani

Georgia’s EU Candidate Status Will Test Its Relations With Russia

4 Min read
Alexandra Boguslawskaja

A Free Belarus Is Possible. But We Can’t Do It Alone

5 Min read
Dan Storyev

Defending Human Rights in Russia Feels Hopeless. But I Still Do It

5 Min read
Ben Dubow

Russia-China Alliance Would Build Artificial Intelligence For Dictators

4 Min read
258

Days since former MT reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia

Editor's Pick

In depth

Amid Ukraine War, a Quiet Battle of Memorials Unfolds in Russia

While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is being immortalized in stone, memorials dedicated to Soviet-era repressions are disappearing en masse.
4 Min read

Editor's Pick

interview

‘I Wanted to Be With Ukraine’: Prominent Russian Journalist, Photographer Speaks on Her Life in Kyiv

Victoria Ivleva has been documenting the impacts of the war in Ukraine on the country’s people since moving from Moscow to Kyiv.
4 Min read

Editor's Pick

outlawed advocacy

Russia Labels LGBT Community ‘Extremist’ in Prelude to Sweeping Crackdown

Activists warn the ban could effectively put all LGBT Russians at risk of criminal prosecution.
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

tmt lecture series

Russian Independent Journalism and Society Amid the Backdrop of War

Sonya Groysman and Olga Churakova discuss how Russia's “foreign agent” status is used to marginalize people and makes it impossible for a full-time...
1 Min read

Editor's Pick

Presidential candidate

Meet Putin’s Possible Election Opponent: A Single Mother of 3 Calling for Peace

Yekaterina Duntsova believes her age, gender and lack of experience in Kremlin politics could be assets. But she faces a long, challenging road ahead.
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

exclusive

Hours Before Declaring Mutiny, Prigozhin Secretly Planned Duma Speech to Win Back Putin’s Favor

The speech, called off at the last minute, would have been the late mercenary leader's last-ditch attempt to garner the president's approval.
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Photos and Videos

tmt lecture series

Russian Independent Journalism and Society Amid the Backdrop of War

outlawed identity

Do Russians Support 'Extremist' Ban on LGBT Community?

odds and ends

Orthodox Icons and Soviet Nostalgia Go on Display at 49th Russian Antique Salon

In depth
stigmatized movement

'Urban Madmen': Russia’s Environmental Activists Targeted With Soviet-Style Punitive Psychiatry

Beyond its traumatic impact on individuals, punitive psychiatry can be used to tarnish the reputation of environmental movements, experts say.
6 Min read
memory politics

Amid Ukraine War, a Quiet Battle of Memorials Unfolds in Russia

While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is being immortalized in stone, memorials dedicated to Soviet-era repressions are disappearing en masse.
4 Min read
nearing tipping point

As COP28 Kicks Off, Russia Seeks to Assert Its Role in Global Climate Fight

The UN's climate conference will test whether Russia's voice can still be heard in the global climate dialogue as it continues to be one of the world's...
6 Min read
in the crosshairs

As Russia Relations Sour, Armenians Prepare to Defend Themselves

In southern Armenia’s Syunik province, the prospect of war looms large.
4 Min read
'premeditated effort'

Russian Theft of Ukrainian Grain Likely a War Crime, Legal Analysis Says

Russia’s billion-dollar operation could constitute the war crimes of starvation and pillage, The Hague-based Global Rights Compliance firm said.
4 Min read
More in depth

climate
In depth

'Urban Madmen': Russia’s Environmental Activists Targeted With Soviet-Style Punitive Psychiatry

Beyond its traumatic impact on individuals, punitive psychiatry can be used to tarnish the reputation of environmental movements, experts say.
6 Min read
scorched earth

The Environment: Another Victim of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

The invasion accounts for around 150 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, Kyiv estimated this week, citing experts.
3 Min read
In depth

As COP28 Kicks Off, Russia Seeks to Assert Its Role in Global Climate Fight

The UN's climate conference will test whether Russia's voice can still be heard in the global climate dialogue as it continues to be one of the world's...
6 Min read
More climate

Business
scrambled shoppers

Rising Egg Prices Show Cracks in Sanctions-Hit Russian Economy

In a scene reminiscent of the Soviet Union, videos showed people queueing in the snow in the hope of getting cheaper-priced eggs at an agricultural fair...
2 Min read
crypto comedown

Binance Discontinues Trading Pairs With Ruble

The world's largest crypto exchange first announced its gradual withdrawal from the Russian market in September.
1 Min read
shadow fleet

Russia's Monthly Income From Oil Exports Surpasses Pre-War Levels – Bloomberg

Despite the G7 price cap, Moscow's net oil revenues almost doubled between April and October, totaling $11.3 billion for that month.
2 Min read
More business

arts and life
long read

Authors Oxana Shevel and Maria Popova Write the History of Ukraine-Russia Relations

Was the war begun by Russia in 2022 inevitable? Two specialists look back at the histories of Ukraine and Russia.
10 Min read
weekend kitchen

The Cuisine of Russian Emigration

What did first wave Russian emigres eat in France? Russian style sweet cheese pastries and... ratatouille.
5 Min read
the word's worth

Words of the Year 2023

In 2023 the words of the year are mostly grim, but there are a few surprises.
4 Min read
More Arts and Life

the new diaspora
homeward bound

2 in 5 Wartime Exiles Return to Russia – Izvestia

According to official statistics, 668,400 Russians left the country last year amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
2 Min read
'golden visas'

Russians’ Real Estate Deals in Spain Hit Post-Crimea High – RBC

The 2,137 transactions on the purchase and sale of housing made by Russian nationals in January-June 2023 mark a 50% increase from the same period last...
1 Min read
wartime exodus

In Search of Sanctuary: The Charities Helping Ukrainian and Russian Academics to Escape

Hundreds of academics and researchers in science and the arts have fled Ukraine, Russia and Belarus since the start of the war.
7 Min read
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