Svetlana Reiter is a correspondent for the Moscow cultural magazine Bolshoi gorod
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Published in: oDRKill or cure?In Russia, homophobia is not just an attitude, but government policy, with new legislation reinforcing traditional...
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Published in: oDRGoing on empty: interviews with Astrakhan’s hunger protestersA month ago today, more than twenty people joined ex-candidate Oleg Shein in a hunger strike against disputed...
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Published in: oDRBehind the scenes at the death squads of ChechnyaFormal hostilities may have ceased in Chechnya, but civilians continue to be abducted, tortured and murdered by the...
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Published in: oDRRussia's dead end prison systemRussia imprisons a proportion of its citizens higher than any other major country except the US. And with its...
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Published in: oDRConcealed lives: autism in RussiaA diagnosis of autism is difficult for any family; in Russia, it can be shattering. With little hope of integrating...
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Published in: oDRDecency, hope, friendship: the real story from Moscow's race riotsOn December 11, a group of 15-year-old schoolboys found themselves in the middle of a several thousand strong race...