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Published in: oDRNews of the World: the Russian parallel?After months of slow-burn, the British phone "hacking" scandal (where the News of the World was shown to have gained...
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Published in: oDRKuchma: warring elites or justice at last?The re-opening of the investigation into the 2000 murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze is motivated more by...
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Published in: oDRA moral interlude: Russian police suspend corruptionA strange thing is happening in Russia: the police have stopped taking bribes. It is all down to President...
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Published in: oDRKevlar Kuchma and the bullet of justiceGeorgii Gongadze, inconvenient Ukrainian journalist, died in horrible circumstance nearly 11 years ago. His...
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Published in: oDRCorruption, complicity, careerism: the hydra of Russian justiceOnce inside the wheels of the Russian legal system, the odds are stacked against you and a guilty verdict is...
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Published in: oDRMedvedev’s Law on Police: a quiet revolution?A much-trumpeted Law on the Police comes into force in Russia today. Mark Galeotti considers whether it represents a...
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Published in: oDRRussian modernisation: between chance and necessityModernisation is a task, not a problem. Russians must first want a modern country if it is to ever emerge. Alexander...
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Published in: oDR"Russia cannot go on like this”On Friday, prominent Russians of varied political hue presented a daring open letter to President Medvedev. In the...
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Published in: oDRVoina: artists at warIn October, two members of the Voina art collective were imprisoned for overturning police cars in provocative...
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Published in: oDRKhodorkovsky: ballerinas, singers and ice-skaters turn against PutinIn 2005, encouraged by the Kremlin, 50 prominent Russians wrote an open letter supporting the original verdict...
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Published in: oDRBroken Justice: how Khodorkovsky judge was pressured into verdict
Natalya Vasilyeva is a court clerk and press secretary of Khamovniki Court, the unexpected last-minute venue of...
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Published in: oDRSovereign democracy, Egyptian styleThe similarities between the Egyptian and Russian regime are striking, says Grigorii Golosov. Arguably, Mubarak’s...
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Published in: oDRWas that really Daddy on the phone? A woman’s battle with the Belarusian KGBMilana Mikhalevich’s husband was a presidential candidate in Belarus’ disputed election, and is now one of dozens to...
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Published in: oDRBoxing with Lukashenka: why Belarus needs Europe to stay strongIn ten days time, Belarus will hold the first of its post-election political showtrials. The fate of all the...
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Published in: oDRRussian Reality TV: a diaryAs a British producer selling British programmes in a country that loves British TV, Peter Pomerantsev thought...
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Published in: oDRDecency, hope, friendship: the real story from Moscow's race riots
On December 11, a group of 15-year-old schoolboys found themselves in the middle of a several thousand strong race...
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Published in: oDRPhotostory: a brave new dawn in Moscow
Ilya Varlamov is one of Russia's leading photojournalists, enjoying prominence for his memorable narratives of the...
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Published in: oDRPutin and Medvedev: a split in the tandem?
The differences between Putin and Medvedev over the sacking of Mayor Luzhkov in 2010 were the first real crack in...
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Published in: oDRRussian justice: don’t cross the Leader!On 27 December Mikhail Khodorkovsky was found guilty of money laundering and probably faces another long stretch in...
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Published in: oDRRussia's security services: back in charge, out of controlRussia’s security apparatus is back in charge — as powerful, and with less holding it back than ever before. Susan...
