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Published in: oDRWhen peace means warMoscow's peace march was a demonstration against war, and a declaration of a tacit middle-class war with the Kremlin.
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Published in: oDRThe metamorphoses of Nikita BelykhIn the recent regional elections, Governor Nikita Belykh of Kirov Region – the man who used to call Aleksei Navalny...
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Published in: oDRMaking work easier for Kazakhstan’s migrant workersAstana has introduced a new patent system for its guest workers, the ‘gastarbaitery.’ But does the new system work...
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Published in: oDRCrimean elections Russian styleThis Sunday, 14 September, Crimeans go to the polls to confirm Russian sovereignty over their region.
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Published in: oDRSamara: ripples from the Ukrainian stormSome 5000 people have fled to Samara, from the fighting in Ukraine, but many say they have been victims of Kremlin...
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Published in: oDRPraying to PutinA recent lecture in Moscow asked, ‘Will Putin become God through grace?'
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Published in: oDRGeorgia looks west, Armenia eastThis summer, Georgia signed an Association Agreement with the EU, but its southern neighbour, Armenia, has opted for...
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Published in: oDRWhat the FSB is doing in Russian universitiesIn Soviet times, the KGB kept a close watch on intellectuals – they might turn out to be dissidents. Today, the FSB...
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Published in: oDRThe spillover effects of Western sanctions, in KazakhstanThere is anxiety in Kazakhstan about the spillover effects of Western sanctions
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Published in: oDRIf you want to be a millionaire, go to BelarusIf you want to know what the Soviet Union was like, go to Belarus.
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Published in: oDRThe five forbidden Russian words on stage and screenIt is now official: on stage and screen you cannot say: блядь [blyad - slut], хуй [khui - cock], пизда [pizda -...
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Published in: oDRPacifism and patriotism in RussiaPacifism is incompatible with patriotism in today’s Russia. на русском языке
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Published in: oDRWhy Russia is falling behind in the science raceThe reform of the Russian Academy of Sciences is not popular with scientists. Especially in Siberia.
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Published in: oDRThe Ukrainian army is unprepared for warThe Ukrainian army is corrupt and badly prepared for war, with either the Donetsk People's Republic or Russia. на...
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Published in: oDRYevgeny Prigozhin: сaterer to the KremlinPutin’s ‘personal chef' seems to have a finger in every Russian pie...
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Published in: oDRPunitive psychiatry in SamaraPunitive psychiatry is being revived in the Samara region. Doctors are hospitalising healthy people in psychiatric...
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Published in: oDRThe punishment for Bolotnaya SquareOn 24 July, the Moscow City Court sentenced Sergei Udaltsov, leader of the left wing of the Russian opposition, to...
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Published in: oDRArresting numbersHuman rights defenders in Russia have released data on the numbers of Russians arrested at protests; and what they...
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Published in: oDRDrowning their sorrows in BelarusBelarus is now officially the world’s heaviest drinking nation; and the socio-economic consequences are enormous.
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Published in: oDRHare today and gone tomorrowA recent St Petersburg conference dedicated to hares has become the unlikely subject of a feud between the Russian...
