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Published in: oDRTricky business in Abkhazia
Since Abkhazia declared its independence from Georgia in 2008, Russian money has been pouring in. But when it comes...
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Published in: oDRUkraine's new regime: the first 200 days
Mykola Riabchuk is one of Ukraine’s leading intellectuals. In an interview with Ingo Petz he outlines his views on...
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Published in: oDRWanted: Economic Equality to Mend Kyrgyzstan
Media reports of disturbances in Kyrgyzstan’s two main cities Bishkek and Osh focused on human rights and ethnicity....
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Published in: oDRPoland and Russia: a fresh start or business as usual?
Russia’s sympathy after the Polish government air crash in April 2010 gave real hope that relations between them...
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Published in: oDRKyrgyzstan’s referendum brings a flicker of hope
The new constitution which the Kyrgyz people voted in on 27 June 2010 seeks to break the presidential pattern of...
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Published in: oDRBelarusian "godfather" falls out with his masters
On the eve of a Customs Union agreement between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Russian state television began an...
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Published in: oDRDoes Russia need a memory law?
Russia’s Duma has been trying to draft a ‘memory law’, in order to protect the Soviet version of the events of World...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia's Promising Elections
The recent local elections in Georgia were deemed “free and fair”, but the opposition remains fragmented. Parliament...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia's Muddled Elections
Does President Saakashvili really deserve international plaudits for his party’s decisive victory in Georgia’s...
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Published in: oDRCircassian Nationalism and the Internet
Circassian communities are scattered throughout the North Caucasus and the diaspora is spread throughout the world....
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Published in: oDRTeaching History in Orenburg
Against a backdrop of an ever increasing politization of the Soviet past, journalist Elena Strelnikova returned to...
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Published in: oDRGeorgian Overtures to Abkhazia and Tskhinvali
Georgia’s State Minister for Reintegration floats a proposition for building bridges with Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region
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Published in: oDRThe Shape of Europe's Future
In today's Europe, unlike that of the Cold War, the 'Finlandization' of the post-Soviet space does serve the...
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Published in: oDRPsychotherapy returns to Russia
The return of psychotherapy to Russia after Stalin’s ban has had to overcome many obstacles, including Russian...
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Published in: oDRAfter the plane crash: Russian attitudes to Katyn
The NKVD’s mass execution in 1940 of Polish officers in Katyn Forest has complicated the often tense relations...
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Published in: oDRCentral Asia - the smouldering volcano
As the recent popular violence in Kyrgyzstan reminded us, Central Asia is strategically vital. The West needs to...
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Published in: oDRRussia’s people: what is a just war?
Russia’s people do not bow to government opinion on the subject of war, a revealing survey of public attitudes by...
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Published in: oDRCharisma and complications: the legacy of Abkhazia’s founding father
With the death of Vladislav Ardzinba, Abkhazia’s first president, a period of post-Soviet upheaval passes further...
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Published in: oDRUnder Western eyes: reflections on Tolya’s letters
In conversation with oDRussia’s Deputy Editor, a former British Army officer reflects on Tolya’s experience as a...
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Published in: oDRA Soldier's Tale
openDemocracy Russia now puts together in one document the 9 letters written by Tolya (probably not his real name),...
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job