Perm

Thursday 26th January

Flowers on a dung heap: markets, politicians and the demise of Russian rural life

Roman Yushkov and Vassily Moseyev, 26 January 2012
The economic and political transformations of the 1990s onwards have allowed much of the Russian countryside to die a slow death. Roman Yushkov and Vassily Moseyev ventured out of the city to examine the extent of the dilapidation and deterioration of rural life in their native Perm region.
Friday 6th January

Let history be judged: the lesson of Perm-36

Susanne Sternthal, 6 January 2012
The collapse of the USSR in 1991 led to historical reconsideration, but unlike in Germany or South Africa, there has been no 'truth and reconciliation' process in Russia, and many of its most shameful chapters are yet to be properly confronted. A museum set up at one of the most notorious Gulag camps attempts to redress the balance, reports Susanne Sternthal.
Thursday 27th October

In the backyard of Russia’s oil paradise

Roman Yushkov, 27 October 2011
Pavlovo village was once a quiet backwater in the forest-steppe of Perm Region. In 1997, however, ecological disaster struck, with oil and chemicals entering the local river and food chain. The culprits of the catastrophe were both rich and obvious, but justice was a long while in coming, writes Roman Yushkov
Monday 21st December

Perm blaze sets Russia alight

Elena Strelnikova, 21 December 2009
The recent catastrophic fire at the Lame Horse nightclub in Perm grabbed national headlines. Local authorities all over Russia are suddenly having to get their act together, says Elena Strelnikova
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