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Published in: oDRAzerbaijan: rights situation no cause for celebrationIt has been ten years since Azerbaijan became a member of the Council of Europe, but no one is in the mood for a...
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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: oDRDrowning everyone but the terrorists: an interview with Boris NemtsovMonday’s attacks show that Russia’s counter-terrorist strategy is failing. The bad news for Russia’s leaders is that...
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Published in: oDRDomodedovo: far simpler than a conspiracyIn a country lacking proper democratic process, linking Monday’s bomb attacks to forthcoming elections is trite. A...
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Published in: oDRBP, Rosneft and Russia's open secretsBusiness is rarely just business in Russia, and the recent deal between Rosneft and BP is surely a case in point,...
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Published in: oDRFree fall: a Russian drug addict crashes – again!ODR recently published the story of an intelligent, educated Russian woman who is HIV+ and drug dependent. This was...
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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: oDRUkraine right-wing politics: is the genie out of the bottle?Ukrainian politics has until recently been divided between two camps: the pro-Western democrats (recently...
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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...
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Published in: oDRBringing Belarus in from the Cold
It is said that Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenka never misses an opportunity to surprise partners and foes...
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Published in: oDRWith friends in high places, is there hope for the tigers?Where the world's tiger population once numbered 100,000, it now stands at 3,500, with several species facing...
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Published in: oDRSwitch on, switch off: how law sustains the Russian systemIn some card games, the aim is to collect as many cards as possible; in others it is to get rid of cards that have...
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Published in: oDRThe Narkomfin building: life after Luzhkov?The Narkomfin building in central Moscow is an experimental masterpiece and testament to the spirit of a young...
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Published in: oDRHIV positive in Russia: where is our medication?openDemocracy Russia recently published the harrowing tale of a Russian drug-dependent woman Irina Teplinskaya, and...
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Published in: oDRSprinting for votes: Russia prepares for a year of elections
Russia is on the verge of election season. While simmering social tensions and a nervous elite make these...
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Published in: oDRBelarus: a most peculiar election (2)On Sunday, Belarus goes to the polls, ending an election cycle that saw all the usual assumptions turned on their...
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Published in: oDRRussia's national zombie
All authoritarian regimes come to an end at some point. In Russia they tend to implode. The Putin regime is...
