Mischa Gabowitsch

Mischa Gabowitsch is a sociologist and historian, a member of the Einstein Forum in Potsdam, Germany. He is the author of Protest in Putin’s Russia and co-organiser of www.protestrussia.net. He is currently researching commemorative practices and Soviet war memorials. He is the former editor of Laboratorium and Neprikosnovennyi zapas.

The politics of Russia’s armed forces day

On the symbolism of Defender of the Fatherland Day, a celebration of Russia’s armed forces and de-facto Men’s Day. Русский

By Mischa Gabowitsch and Editors of OpenDemocracy Russia

/ 23 Feb 2017

Putin’s regimes

Five years ago today, the first mass demonstration of Russia's 2011-2013 protest cycle took place. To mark this, we publish an excerpt from Protest in Putin's Russia, a new book that digs into the details of civic action and regime transformation in the Putin era.

By Mischa Gabowitsch

/ 10 Dec 2016

Inside the looking glass: a reply to Nicolai N Petro

If the debate about Russia on openDemocracy continues in the same vein, the stock of Lewis Carroll terminology will soon be exhausted. Artemy Troitsky aptly described Putin's Russia

By Mischa Gabowitsch

/ 17 Feb 2006