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In Russia, Navalny is stealing back the agenda – by putting his life on the line

The opposition leader is destroying the symbolic border between Russia’s prison system and the outside world

/ 7 Apr 2021

In Russia, Navalny is stealing back the agenda – by putting his life on the line

Svetlana Sidorkina: “Defending the innocent is the most difficult thing of all”

Svetlana Sidorkina, one of Russia’s leading human rights lawyers, talks about how hard the Russian justice system can be to beat. RU

By Tatyana Dvornikova

/ 8 Feb 2018

“We refused everything France wanted to give us”: Oksana Shalygina’s first post-prison interview

This time last year, performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky and Oksana Shalygina fled Russia under threat of prosecution. Now they’re facing arson charges in Paris. RU

By Tatyana Dvornikova

/ 25 Jan 2018

No home, no work, no family: the difficulties of rehabilitation for Russia’s ex-prisoners

Confiscation of property, slave labour, deceit, despair. What else do Russian ex-cons face when they leave prison?

By Tatyana Dvornikova

/ 20 Jul 2017

The man in black: interview with Russian anarchist Dmitry Buchenkov

For Russian investigators and judges, it doesn’t matter if you’ve taken part in protest actions or not. Public criticism of the state can serve as a pretext for imprisonment.

By Tatyana Dvornikova

/ 3 Jul 2017

"I don't falsify elections and I don't spread propaganda. But I'm still a teacher, I exist"

As Russian law enforcement turns its steely eye to the country's classrooms, three schoolteachers share their experiences of politics and propaganda. Русский

By Tatyana Dvornikova

/ 11 May 2017

“Young people in Russia today don’t have it easy”

After young people and students took to the streets, education is firmly on the agenda in Russia. An interview with Mikhail Sokolov on the threats to academic freedom and whether one of Russia's leading universities will survive. Русский

By Mikhail Sokolov and Tatyana Dvornikova

/ 12 Apr 2017

The European University at St Petersburg: no license to learn?

The European University at St Petersburg has had its education license revoked. What’s next for one of Russia’s top higher education institutions? Русский

By Tatyana Dvornikova and Polina Aronson

/ 24 Mar 2017

Inclusive education exists in Russia, but only in theory

In Russia, inclusive education needs additional support. Children with special educational needs are often lucky to get any education — or any work afterwards. Русский

By Tatyana Dvornikova

/ 25 Jan 2017

Inside Russia’s beleaguered vocational education sector

Changes in funding make vocational education Russia’s Cinderella sector. Русский

By Tatyana Dvornikova

/ 16 Nov 2016

Cuts, cuts, cuts: the life and times of Russia’s university teachers

Russia’s higher education sector is at a crossroads. A few universities are trying to raise their game for international ranking, but most barely survive staff and funding cuts. Русский

By Tatyana Dvornikova

/ 2 Sep 2016