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Historical rights (and wrongs): who owns the past in Kaliningrad?

Published on: 1 April 2015

Written by: Vicky Arnold All articles by Vicky Arnold

The Orthodox Church's acquisition of culturally significant buildings in Kaliningrad raises questions into ownership...

Patriarch Kirill and Culture Minister Medinsky at a new interactive exhibition 'Orthodox Rus of the Romanovs.'

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The Russian Orthodox Church under Patriarch Kirill

Published on: 31 March 2015

Written by: Victoria Hudson All articles by Victoria Hudson

Under Patriarch Kirill, the Russian Orthodox Church has become an integral element of the hegemonic narrative that...

Represntatives of Russia's four 'traditional' relgions, Orthodoxy, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism on National Unity Day in 2012

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The Russian politics of multiculturalism

Published on: 30 March 2015

Written by: Anna Alekseyeva All articles by Anna Alekseyeva

The relationship between religion and ethnicity on the one hand, and civic assimilation on the other, is far less...

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Russia for the Russians – a putative policy

Published on: 5 April 2013

Written by: Federica Prina All articles by Federica Prina

THE CEELBAS DEBATE // There have been tensions between native Russians and ethnic minorities since the Tatar Yoke of...

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Culture war in Belarus

Published on: 5 April 2013

Written by: Simon Lewis All articles by Simon Lewis

THE CEELBAS DEBATE // In the post-2010 crackdown, cultural expression has become synonymous with political...

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Justice for Magnitsky, at least on stage?

Published on: 4 April 2013

Written by: Molly Flynn All articles by Molly Flynn

THE CEELBAS DEBATE// In 2009 Sergei Magnitsky died in police custody, causing a commotion inside Russia and abroad....

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Stavropol — frontline between Russia and the North Caucasus

Published on: 4 April 2013

Written by: Andrew Foxall All articles by Andrew Foxall

THE CEELBAS DEBATE// Stavropol is the only one of seven North Caucasus territories with a majority Russian...

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Goodbye Lenin: Tajikistan's new historical narrative

Published on: 3 April 2013

Written by: Eleanor Dalgleish All articles by Eleanor Dalgleish

THE CEELBAS DEBATE // Since the collapse of the USSR the Tajik government has striven to establish a new historical...

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Kremlin games: when programming meets politics

Published on: 1 April 2013

Written by: Catherine Goodfellow All articles by Catherine Goodfellow

THE CEELBAS DEBATE// Russia has a booming and influential video-game market. The authorities want to capitalise on...

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All dissidents now: Russia's protests and the mirror of history

Published on: 29 March 2013

Written by: Thomas Rowley All articles by Thomas Rowley

THE CEELBAS DEBATE // How far does the current clash between the opposition and authorities reflect Russia's history...

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Banderlogs and network hamsters: the language of political protest in Russia

Published on: 28 March 2013

Written by: Olga Breininger All articles by Olga Breininger

THE CEELBAS DEBATE// The role of the social networks in the organisation of recent political protest in Russia has...

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Talking point: is culture the new politics in Russia?

Published on: 27 March 2013

Written by: Oliver Carroll All articles by Oliver Carroll

Written by: Peter Pomerantsev All articles by Peter Pomerantsev

Written by: Artemy Troitsky All articles by Artemy Troitsky

How far has culture become a frontline in Russian politics, and how does it compare to earlier periods in the...

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