Alexey Yurtaev

Alexey Yurtaev is a journalist working at the Strelka Institute of Media, Design and Architecture in Moscow. He has previously worked with Current Time, Meduza, Inc.Russia, Strelka Mag, Big Village and Knife. He creates podcasts for Team 29 and has his own, called Zyablik.

‘You can’t do anything useful in jail,’ says leading Russian street artist

Timofey Radya talks to openDemocracy about anti-war resistance in the streets and his love for his country

By Alexey Yurtaev

/ 20 Oct 2022

‘You can’t do anything useful in jail,’ says leading Russian street artist

"If an infected person enters the factory, everything will fall apart"

In late March, two COVID-19 cases were discovered at the large AvtoVaz factory in the Russian city of Tolyatti. The next month, by order of the directors, around 30,000 people still turned up for work. How did the workers at this car factory respond?

By Alexey Yurtaev

/ 28 Apr 2020

"If an infected person enters the factory, everything will fall apart"

Inside the fight over Russia’s domestic violence law

Who is preventing Russia’s domestic violence legislation from going ahead - and does it have any future?

By Alexey Yurtaev

/ 17 Feb 2020

Inside the fight over Russia’s domestic violence law