Grigory Tumanov is a Moscow based journalist and blogger. He is a staff correspondent for Kommersant daily, one of Russia's most respected publications. Follow him on Twitter @scumsquad
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Published in: oDRIs Russia’s ‘foreign agent’ law illegal?On 6 March the Russian Federation’s Constitutional Court began hearings on whether a law affecting thousands of NGOs...
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Published in: oDRNow I'm a union manIn both Soviet and more recent times, Russia’s trade unions have tended to be an arm of the regime, but Grigory...
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Published in: oDRHIV positive? Russia’s reaction is negative.In most parts of the world the incidence of HIV/AIDS is falling, but official figures for Russia show 200 new cases...
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Published in: oDRDefending the indefensibleFavourite lawyer of the Russian far right, Dmitry Bakharyev is developing a network of 'sports' clubs for...
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Published in: oDRRussia, land of slavesLast month, a number of slave migrant workers were discovered in the cellar of a Moscow store. It was, alas, just...
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Published in: oDRThe dark doings of Russia’s Centre ERussia’s shadowy ‘Centre E’ was officially set up to combat extremism and terrorism, but is now mostly known for...