Valery Pavlukevich is a political scientist, correspondent for Kasparov.ru and director of the Open Society Centre (Samara).
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Published in: oDRLGBT in Samara – pederasts and paedophiles
In Samara, LGBT people are seen as paedophiles. They face aggressive homophobia, harassment, and public incomprehension.
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Published in: oDRSorting out the opposition in Samara
People protesting against the Russian annexation of Crimea in the Russian city of Samara have been subjected to...
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Published in: oDRThe serfs of the Volga Car Factory
The Volga Car Factory in Togliatti is the biggest in Russia. The management recently announced 7,500 redundancies,...
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Published in: oDRLetter from Togliatti: ugly brides go to the polls
The car-manufacturing city of Togliatti will this Sunday go to the polls for a second time to elect its new mayor....