Anna Yalovkina

Anna Yalovkina is a journalist from Kyrgyzstan and a former correspondent for Vecherny Bishkek. She has written for Lenta.ru, Coda.Story, 47news and OK-inform. She currently works for Online47.ru.

The decorative deputies of the North Caucasus

As a recent scandal in the North Caucasus shows, there are jobs for the boys at all levels of Russia’s power vertical. Русский

By Anna Yalovkina

/ 9 Feb 2017

Kyrgyzstan's elections: a gentleman's agreement

With Kyrgyzstan’s political parties agreeing to overlook each other’s misdemeanours and the public afraid to speak out, bribery and corruption will continue to be endemic. на русском языке

By Anna Yalovkina

/ 30 Sep 2015

Kyrgyzstan joins the Customs Union, and business finds itself in stand-by mode

For this state of small traders, entry into the Customs Union will bring both headaches and opportunities.

By Anna Yalovkina

/ 23 Jun 2015

The devil is in the details: seizing Kyrgyzstan's press

Ahead of parliamentary elections in the autumn, one of Kyrgyzstan's largest independent media holdings is under threat, and power elites prepare for what comes next.

By Anna Yalovkina

/ 15 May 2015

Russian dissidents seek asylum in Kyiv

As oppression heats up in Russia, post-revolutionary Ukraine is attracting political émigrés from the Russian opposition.

By Anna Yalovkina

/ 17 Apr 2015

Life behind the blockade in the Donetsk People’s Republic

The closure of the border between Ukraine and the Donetsk People’s Republic has divided communities, leaving people short of food and medicines.

By Anna Yalovkina

/ 7 Apr 2015