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Published in: oDRThe house that Melnikov builtMoscow’s superb legacy of Constructivist architecture has suffered since Neo-Classicism became the official style in...
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Published in: oDRBelarus gears up for electionAlyaksandr Lukashenka's support is waning — both domestically and from Russia — and he now looks the the most...
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Published in: oDRChildren in care: the Russian orphan industryFor those in Russia with an interest in preserving the status quo, youth justice is a Western invention with no...
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Published in: oDRChildren in prison
The approach to juvenile lawbreakers in Russia and in England & Wales is more punitive than in other European...
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Published in: oDRRussia-Ukraine: bridge building?What was the upshot of the recent Kiev meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents? Will the bridge between...
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Published in: oDRFighting for Magnitsky (part 2)Six months on from the controversial prison death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, Oliver Carroll spoke to key witness...
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Published in: oDRFighting for Magnitsky: an interview with Jamison Firestone (part 1)Six months on from the controversial prison death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, Oliver Carroll spoke to key witness...
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Published in: oDRCrimes in the CaucasusDocumenting a great historical tragedy unknown to most, Oliver Bullough's new book is a fascinating and...
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Published in: oDRCircassian Nationalism and the InternetCircassian communities are scattered throughout the North Caucasus and the diaspora is spread throughout the world....
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Published in: oDRKyrgyzstan and Georgia: two very different countriesIn the run-up to municipal elections in Georgia, Ivan Sukhov points out that Tbilisi has a lot less in common with...
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Published in: oDRSiberian Shamans Come in From the Cold (part 3)After decades of repression, Siberia’s shamans are re-emerging. Ken Hyder is a musician who performs with a Tuvan...
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Published in: oDRPrison as a death sentenceThe death in custody of Sergei Magnitsky in November shocked the world and mobilised President Medvedev into a...
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Published in: oDRMayor Luzhkov and the reconstruction of MoscowOn 5th May the Moscow authorities approved a new General Plan described by its critics as “the death-knell” for the...
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Published in: oDRKickstarting the Kyrgyz economy
On 8 April 2010 Kyrgyzstan experienced its second revolution in five years. The corrupt regime of President Bakiev...
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Published in: oDRSiberian Shamans Come in From the Cold (part 2)After decades of repression, Siberia’s shamans are re-emerging. Ken Hyder is a musician who performs with a Tuvan...
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Published in: oDRWaiting for the word in Armenia
The WW1 massacre of more than a million Armenians by Ottoman Turks remains a source of great contention, writes Ara...
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Published in: oDRUkraine's Stolen Memory
During Viktor Yushchenko’s five years in power, Ukraine did not start facing up to its totalitarian history. Since...
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Published in: oDRRescuing Ukraine from NATO
President Yanukovich sees it as his mission to protect the country from NATO. That’s why he extended that lease...
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Published in: oDRTeaching History in Orenburg
Against a backdrop of an ever increasing politization of the Soviet past, journalist Elena Strelnikova returned to...
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Published in: oDRPresident Medvedev’s score at half time
Two years ago, on 7 May 2008, Dmitri Medvedev was sworn in as president, re-placing Vladimir Putin. At this...
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