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Published in: oDRRussia vs Ukraine: a crisis to be avertedUkraine is about to go to the polls to elect a new president. Though the election is unlikely to provoke a violent...
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Published in: oDRFleeced. A letter from the Russian provincesCorruption has always been part of Russian life, and the Oryol region today just offers a rather extreme example,...
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Published in: oDRA soldier’s tale (1)
A new Russian army recruit writes home about life at a parachute regiment basic training camp
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Published in: oDRNot poverty, but lack of freedom
International economic indicators suggest that Russia’s problems are not those of the developing world. Relatively...
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Published in: oDRYegor Gaidar: the reformer who died of neglect
Yegor Gaidar, architect of the radical economic reforms in Russia which followed the fall of Soviet power, died on...
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Published in: oDRPerm blaze sets Russia alight
The recent catastrophic fire at the Lame Horse nightclub in Perm grabbed national headlines. Local authorities all...
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Published in: oDRKremlin hand hovers over Russia's internet
So far the Russian government has resisted the temptation of controlling the Russian internet, but this may be about...
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Published in: oDRHow Russia’s human rights movement beganToday, as Memorial receives the 2009 Sakharov Prize, Lyubov Borusyak talks to Ludmila Alexeyeva, head of the Moscow...
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Published in: oDRThe psychiatrist as expert witness - between a rock and a hard place
The independence, or lack of it, of the Russian judiciary has been much discussed, but Emmanuil Gushansky makes an...
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Published in: openSecuritySecurity contractors participated in CIA counterinsurgency operations
Employees of the private security firm Xe, formerly known as Blackwater, directly participated in CIA...
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Published in: oDRAbkhazia prepares to vote
Presidential elections are looming in the Abkhazia, the breakaway republic which Russia recognised as an independent...
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Published in: oDRPanicking about swine flu in OrenburgThe region is gripped by swine flu panic, much of it orchestrated, in the opinion of Elena Strelnikova. But every...
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Published in: oDRRussia's drugs problem: blame the West
Why is Russia resisting international help with its spiralling drugs problem, asks Susan Richards? While the...
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Published in: oDRCan Armenia and Turkey be reconciled?
Could historical enemies Armenia and Turkey be moving towards reconciliation? Despite the potential pitfalls,...
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Published in: HomePodcast of the openDemocracy Russia evening, London, July 2009
Listen to a podcast of the openDemocracy Russia evening on 2 July 2009 in London. The editor of openDemocracy's...
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisArmenia’s reformers struggle on
