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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.

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Record Protests Rock Moscow

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

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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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Artemy Troitsky

Instead of a Riot, I Got a Chillout

Last week's Moscow protest through the eyes of culture critic Artemy Troitsky.

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Muscovites Who Don’t Speak Out Are Giving Tacit Approval to Police Brutality

Whether they like it or not, those who stay at home are supporting the police batons as they come down on the protesters’ skulls.

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Moscow Student’s ‘Mass Unrest’ Detention Sparks Wave of Support

Yegor Zhukov, a student at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics, was detained on Aug. 2 and charged with rioting for taking part in opposition protests...

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Russian Police Detain Over 1,000 Opposition Protesters in Central Moscow

The protest underlined some Kremlin critics' determination to keep pressing to open up Russia's political system.

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Russia Investigates Alleged Money Laundering by Opposition Politician Navalny

Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation is under investigation for allegedly laundering 1 billion rubles ($15.3 million).

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Russian Police Detain Prominent Opposition Activist Sobol Before Protest

Lyubov Sobol, who is on hunger strike, was detained in a taxi as she tried to make her way to the protest.

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Sergey Radchenko

I Will Be Joining the Moscow Protests Today. Here's Why

There will be many young people on the streets today. And at least one history professor.

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Violent Crackdowns on Russian Opposition Reveal Dangerous Policy Shift

The level of confrontation between the Kremlin and the Russian opposition has increased, and along with it the scale and severity of the law-enforcement...

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Kremlin’s Violent Response to Protests in Moscow Is A Dangerous Game

The authorities have moved from compromise to crackdown.

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Kirill Martynov

Russian Voters Are Stuck Between Rebellion and Apathy

The Kremlin no longer knows how to engage in politics, but will not allow anybody else the responsibility. What’s left for voters?

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Moscow Opposition Rallies for Fair Elections, 39 Detained

Hundreds of protesters rallied in Moscow on Sunday to demand fair elections.

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