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Published in: oDRLev Tolstoy: world literature’s first pop star
Relief at being freed from the deadening Soviet tradition of grandiose literary anniversaries, and socialist...
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Published in: oDRPresident Medvedev summons Russia’s human rights workers
On 19 May, at a meeting with the main human rights organizations working in the republics of the North Caucasus,...
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Published in: oDRThe house that Melnikov built
Moscow’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 election
Alyaksandr 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 industry
For 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 Caucasus
Documenting 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 Internet
Circassian 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 countries
In 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 sentence
The 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 Moscow
On 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...