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Published in: oDR: AnalysisMoscow’s local elections: A fight against despairMany activists view the elections as a vote on the war in Ukraine – and a chance to prove a desire for democracy
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Published in: oDR: OpinionUkrainian journalist: ‘We cannot choose when we die, but we can choose how’The only pity is that now we must spend all our energy and resources on opposing Russia instead of improving...
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Published in: oDRFear and loathing in the Moscow suburbsAn ethnic Russian is killed at a Moscow street market, supposedly by a migrant from the Caucasus; the ensuing riot...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKGovernments and ‘soft power’ in international affairs: Britain and the boycott of the 1980 Moscow OlympicsA look back ahead of the World Athletic Championships 2013, hosted by Moscow, to that of the 1980 Moscow Olympics...
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Published in: oDRDon’t be afraid to turn on the TV!Most Russian TV outlets are kept under tight Kremlin control. TV Rain, an independent cable channel, has navigated...
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Published in: oDRUnder the capital's streets: a guide to ancient MoscowMoscow, unlike St Petersburg, is an unplanned city that has grown organically over the centuries, and where new...
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Published in: oDRPrisoner of Bolotnaya squareThe ‘March of Millions’ opposition protests in Moscow on May 6 turned into a bloody standoff between demonstrators...
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Published in: oDRThe end of ‘Liberty’In Soviet days foreign radio stations were a lifeline for people seeking another point of view. They continued...
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Published in: oDRGovernment — the main source of instability in the northern CaucasusAs violence in the north Caucasus hits the headlines again, Alexander Cherkasov sees the roots of the problem in the...
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Published in: oDRTurning the tables on Russia’s power elite — the story behind the Magnitsky ActThe murder of the lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009 looks likely to trigger legislation in the United States which...
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Published in: oDR‘Pussysteria’, or the awakening of Russia’s conscienceOn 10th July a Moscow court extended the pre-trial detention of three members of feminist punk rock band Pussy Riot,...
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Published in: oDROptimism in diversity? Moscow’s March of MillionsDespite a heavy riot police presence, a spirit of optimism and unity was tangible at Moscow’s ‘March of Millions’...
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Published in: oDRWhy are Pussy Riot girls still in prison?Reaction inside Russia and further afield to the imprisonment of 3 members of a punk rock girl band after their...
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Published in: oDRThe weapon of truth: an independent observer’s view of a non-electionThe debacle of last December's rigged parliamentary elections convinced many people who had previously been...
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Published in: oDRAn election, or a declaration of war?Amid growing proof of ‘dirty tricks’ during Sunday’s presidential election, the new Russian government has made it...
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Published in: oDRMoscow on the eve of the presidential electionRustem Adagamov, writing under the name Drugoi, is Russia’s most popular political blogger. At one time a fan of...
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Published in: oDRYoung, brilliant and (so far) politically obliviousThe Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) is one of the most prestigious universities in Russia....
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Published in: oDRSmall deeds, no politicsMoscow’s protest movement is gathering momentum, bringing in greater numbers and a wider constituency of supporters....
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Published in: oDRThe darkness is clearing: Navalny's message to protestorsAnti-corruption blogger and activist was arrested and jailed for 15 days on Dec. 5, during the first day of protests...
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Published in: oDRPhotostory: Russian civil society re-emergesOn Saturday, almost a week after the Duma elections, Moscow and other Russian cities and regions witnessed the...
