Irina Borogan is a Russian investigative journalist who covers the operations of Russian security services. She is co-founder of the web site Agentura.Ru, which chronicles the services’ activities. Last year, Borogan and Andrei Soldatov co-authored The New Nobility: The Restoration of Russia’s Security State and the Enduring Legacy of the KGB (PublicAffairs).
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Published in: oDRThe future of Russia's i-curtainHot on the heels of a new law establishing a register of forbidden sites, Russian authorities are now promoting a...
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Published in: oDRRuNet: Russia on the Chinese road?A new internet law came into effect in Russia this month. Ostensibly designed to tackle extremist websites, the list...
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Published in: oDRNord-Ost, ten years onToday marks ten years since the start of the Nord-Ost theatre siege, which ended tragically with a bungled special...
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Published in: oDRBig Brother, little drones – protestors bewareRussia’s police are starting to use unmanned drones much more often for monitoring street protest rallies, Irina...
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Published in: oDRWhat force (and forces) can the Kremlin use against the opposition?The Kremlin’s nervous reaction to May’s ‘March of the Millions’ on Bolotnaya Square, and uncertainty around a...
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Published in: oDRA near doubling in Russian wiretaps over five years – and that’s only the legal stuff!In a previous article, Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov asked who was bugging the Russian opposition. Here they...