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Zygmunt Dzieciolowski

Zygmunt Dzieciolowski is a Polish journalist and writer who has covered Russia for leading German, Swiss and Polish newspapers since 1989. He is the author of the book Planet Russia, which was published in Poland in 2005.

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The future’s ours: Russia’s youth activists

The Kremlin-backed youth organisation Nashi is fuelled by a potent mix of amnesia, idealism, nationalism, and the aura of power, finds Zygmunt Dzieciolowski in a journey between Moscow and its provincial heartlands.

Russia's festive days: tides of history

The symbolism of Russia's new-old national celebrations reflects the difficulties and silences of post-Soviet transition, says Zygmunt Dzieciolowski.

Vladimir Putin forever

Russia's president has created a mechanism to realise his long-term political ambitions, says Zygmunt Dzieciolowski.

Tatyana Zaslavskaya’s moment

The sociologist whose pioneering ideas inspired the Mikhail Gorbachev-era reforms in the Soviet Union remains hopeful in a political climate far less receptive to her ideas, reports Zygmunt Dzieciolowski.

(This article was first published 20 July 2007)