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Maria Zheleznova and Vladimir Ruvinsky

Russians Are Tired of Stability

The lack of clear economic progress contributed to mounting discontent in 2019.

Merci RT

Why Do France’s Yellow Vests Love RT?

We went to an old textile workers town in southern France to find out.

Expert in Exile

Top Economist Who Fled Russia Will Continue to Support Democracy

Former EBRD chief Sergei Guriyev told YouTuber Yury Dud that Russia could be heading for a political crisis.

opinion

The Russian Public Helped Free One 'Moscow Case' Prisoner, Now They Want More

Their voices are getting louder and they will be hard to silence.

opinion

Kirill Martynov

Russia’s Civil Society Has Woken Up

When actors come to the defense of other actors and journalists stand up for their own, that is the very essence of solidarity.

opinion

Leonid Bershidsky

Putin Plays a Cruel Game of Catch-and-Release

A journalist and an actor are arrested then released under similar, mysterious circumstances.

opinion

How the Moscow Protest Cases Are Changing Russia’s Justice System

The authorities are applying new tactics of repression.

opinion

The Kremlin Puts Its Faith in Arbitrary Authoritarianism

The state's aim is to create a climate of fear and uncertainty.

protests

Protesters Demand Fair Elections In Russia's Far East

Hundreds of protesters have demanded a re-run of last weekend’s vote in Far East Russian city where a pro-Kremlin candidate was elected mayor.

opinion

Andrei Kolesnikov

How the Moscow Protests Reveal a Schism in Russia’s Middle Class

A clash has been taking place between Moscow's two middle classes: one born of the market economy, and one for which the only social elevator is the state...

Blacklisted

Moscow Student Protester Declared ‘Extremist’ Ahead of Verdict

Linguists say an FSB expert “manipulated” and “plucked” Zhukov’s words out of context.

Large-scale surveillance

Moscow to Deploy Facial-Recognition Tech at Rallies

City Hall has placed a $4 million order with a tech firm specializing in “anti-criminal, anti-terrorist, anti-vandal” systems.

Moscow protests

Russian Activist Sentenced to 4 Years for ‘Multiple Protests’

Konstantin Kotov was found guilty under controversial legislation that punishes repeat violations of Russian protest law.

Mixed messages

‘Stick, Then Carrot’: Why Are Moscow Protest Charges Being Dropped?

The seemingly contradictory sentences against Moscow opposition activists has led to confusion among observers.

opinion

Does the Kremlin Have an Alternative?

Let’s imagine that the Kremlin unexpectedly decides to behave constructively and engage in negotiation – what is there to negotiate?

RSVP

Germany’s Deutsche Welle Snubs Russian Duma's Foreign Meddling Panel

The outlet’s journalism standards “preclude any interference in the internal affairs of other states,” its management said.

opinion

The Change of Power in Russia Will Be Very Similar to My Arrest

Letter from jail: Detained student says change is coming to Russia.

'mass unrest'

A Student Arrest Puts Elite Moscow University to the Test

The Higher School of Economics, a bastion of free thinking since the 1990s, has become caught up in the opposition protest movement.

Opposition Rally

Record Protests Rock Moscow

An estimated 50,000 protesters took to the streets of Moscow on Saturday, Aug. 10.

opinion

Russia's Opposition Has a Long Way to Go

Despite Moscow's record protest, the Kremlin's position is still strong.

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