Elena Godlevskaya is a journalist and human rights activist in Oryol and former editor of the independent newspaper Orlovskie Novosti
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Published in: oDRDark blue thread: resisting a sewn-up electionAs Putin once more readies himself for the presidency, Elena Godlevskaya surveys the level of opposition in Oryol...
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Published in: oDRRussian regional elections: Oryol's two-horse raceIn Western Russia's Red Belt effectively only the Communist Party and 'United Russia' are fielding candidates, often...
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Published in: oDROryol: when the ‘new nobility’ turned terroristThe sleepy city of Oryol has erupted in terrorism. Investigations revealed how frustration at the state of Russia...
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Published in: oDRPoppy seed and mushrooms: Oryol's drug problemsThe Oryol Region in central Russia has been fairly successful in dealing with its drug problems, but the approaches...
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Published in: oDRParroting historyHistory teaching has fallen victim to politics in Russia. Educational standards are falling and children are not...
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Published in: oDRLife and death of an independent newspaper in OryolIn 2004, some local journalists in Oryol founded an independent newspaper ‘for those who want the truth’. Although...