Experts explain the background to Azerbaijan's attack on Armenia’s sovereign territory in last week

Netflix has shown interest in films made in Kazakhstan, but the industry needs to win an audience at home too

Industrial action at Mine No. 9 in Novovolynsk follows takeover at the top and allegations of corruption

My colleagues and I interviewed 200 Russians about their attitudes to Putin’s invasion. Here’s what we found

Russia is set to extend a controversial law banning the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality. Here’s what you need to know

Many activists view the elections as a vote on the war in Ukraine – and a chance to prove a desire for democracy

Europe may cringe at the sight of Russian tourists shopping while the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine grinds on, but a...

Ivan Safronov’s imprisonment for 22 years is another nail in the coffin for press freedom

Exclusive: Revelation will put pressure on incoming justice secretary to deal with legacy of ‘IPP’ jail terms

Missing from most Western accounts is how Gorbachev’s thinking was both socialist and liberal

Gorbachev was heralded by the West but his political legacy feels largely irrelevant today

oDR’s regular Ukrainian contributors write about the main issues facing the country after six months of war

Many obstacles stand in the way of negotiated peace in Ukraine but shoots of diplomatic pragmatism may be emerging

Collaborate or resist? Patriotism, poverty and self-interest are pulling Luhansk’s people apart

New amendments have been added to the ‘undesirables law’ as Putin looks to intimidate, silence and quash dissent

There are no strikes in Russia, say officials. But sociologist Pyotr Bizyukov is monitoring what’s really happening

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Even those who back Ukraine could lose their right to stay thanks to a crackdown by the State Migration Service

Anti-racist and anti-fascist campaigner Maksym Butkevych was reportedly taken prisoner while fighting last month

Two men who were taken captive, deported and imprisoned have told openDemocracy of their ordeal

As NATO-backed pressure mounts on Russia’s troops, so too does the risk from weapons of mass destruction