Gregory Asmolov

Gregory Asmolov is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at King’s College London’s Russia Institute. He researches the role of information technology in crisis situations.

The path to the square: the role of digital technologies in Belarus’ protests

In the new information environment, state violence against hyperlocal dispersed protests is becoming less effective in suppressing them. As the situation in Belarus shows, violence is providing a new motivation for people to take to the streets.

By Gregory Asmolov

/ 1 Sep 2020

The path to the square: the role of digital technologies in Belarus’ protests

Inside the struggle to control Russia's digital volunteering sector

The desire for mutual support during a pandemic has led to a new wave of volunteer mobilisation across Russia. However, this mobilisation is being led from the top down – and in the interests of the state. Meanwhile, independent projects are forced to fight for their existence and to resist atta

By Gregory Asmolov

/ 8 May 2020

Inside the struggle to control Russia's digital volunteering sector

Protest technologies: can innovation change the balance of power in Russia?

Russian civil society is becoming more effective with the help of technology. But how far does the solidarity created online go?

By Gregory Asmolov

/ 23 Aug 2019

Protest technologies: can innovation change the balance of power in Russia?

How HBO’s miniseries showed Russia’s Facebook generation that they too are children of Chernobyl

Why the Chernobyl series resonates in Russia today.

By Gregory Asmolov

/ 28 Jun 2019