Natalia Shkurenok is a Saint-Petersburg based journalist, writing for The New Times, Snob, Colta, ArtNews Paper and Novaya Gazeta.
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Published in: oDR: InterviewWhy aren’t more Russians protesting war in Ukraine? We asked an expert
Anti-war activist Sergei Davidis on why Russian society is reluctant to condemn the threat of war – despite largely...
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Published in: oDR: Feature'New schemes of deception': what Russian election observers told us
Amid accusations of falsifications and violations, openDemocracy speaks to election observers who monitored this...
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Published in: oDR: Feature‘Who, if not us?’: Supporters of Russian political prisoner Yuri Dmitriev speak out
What makes people wait outside the closed doors of the courtroom, in hopes of seeing Dmitriev, a historian of the...
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Published in: oDR: Interview‘We consider Alexey Navalny’s ideas destructive and dangerous for Russia’
Nikolay Rybakov, the leader of Russia’s Yabloko opposition party, talks to openDemocracy about imprisoned opposition...
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Published in: oDR: InterviewNavalny’s ‘smart voting’ offers the only path to change, says Petersburg official
Despite Russian politics’ lack of diversity, Maxim Reznik remains hopeful that the opposition-supporting youth can...
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Published in: oDR: Interview"People’s solidarity brings you to tears": Russia’s protest volunteers, in their own words
Volunteers in Moscow and St Petersburg tell openDemocracy about their work supporting detainees arrested at...