Maxim Edwards is a journalist, assistant editor at OCCRP, and a former editor at oDR (from 2015 to 2018). He writes on nationalism, migration, minorities and memory, with a focus on eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. His articles have appeared in Foreign Policy, Al-Jazeera, Al Monitor, EurasiaNet and the Forward among other publications. Follow him on Twitter at @MaximEdwards.
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Published in: oDRMeet the editors of a new journal challenging prejudices about eastern EuropeThe Bucharest-based Kajet journal was founded to challenge cliches about eastern Europe — a region that can be “more...
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Published in: oDRFeeling Yerevan’s pulse: the new media talking about Armenia’s blind spotsA year ago, the media platform EVN Report was founded to surface everyday concerns and what the media leaves behind....
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Published in: oDRWhy we should write about the Crimean TatarsRussian authorities’ detentions of Crimean Tatars continue. But as the annexation becomes the new normal for...
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Published in: oDRLetter from the Crimean borderIn southern Ukraine, Crimean Tatars from displacements past and present are building a life for themselves.
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Published in: oDRMeet Tajikistan’s embattled IslamistsTajikistan is trying to persecute what was once Central Asia’s only legal Islamist party out of existence. But is...
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Published in: oDRLittle Russia, big dreamsThe “Donetsk People’s Republic” has declared itself part of another union — Malorossiya. Is it a serious project, or...