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

Almost all Russian journalists have been forced into exile amid a state crackdown. But there is some cause for hope

Small farmers are the world’s primary suppliers of food. It’s imperative we listen to them, not the big corporates

• Português

Union condemns sector for helping oligarchs 'launder reputations' – but says higher education needs financial help

As anti-LGBTIQ laws tighten in Russia, Pyotr Voskresensky hopes that observing the past will offer hope for the future

Shares controlled by Alisher Usmanov in a London property firm were transferred to the Russian business empire he founded

Exclusive: Human rights defender Oleksandra Matviichuk on uncovering Russia’s war crimes as part of ‘Tribunal for Putin’

Many Ukrainians have fled war to Russia itself, where they need help finding housing, work and schools – or leaving...

The donations include £50,000 from Lubov Chernukhin, who is married to Vladimir Putin’s former deputy finance minister

Four professionals with Russian ties give their verdict on the outlook for the future of Russia's relationship with...