Памятник репрессированным из бетона и мрамора, сооружаемый на государственные деньги, сам по себе является проявлением тоталитарного мышления. in English
The Russian state’s recognition of terror victims in marble and concrete is its own form of totalitarianism. на русском языке
Согласно «улучшенному» закону о шпионской деятельности, теперь любого человека можно заподозрить в шпионаже и государственной измене. И в этом его смысл. in English
Under the ‘new and improved’ law against spying, anyone can be suspected of espionage or treason in Russia. And that's the point. на русском языке
Tangerines, an Estonian film about the Abkhaz-Georgian conflict, is up for an Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. What was it that caught the eye of the Academy?
The plight of the weakest member of the Eastern Partnership region – Armenia – should have alerted policymakers to the seriousness of Russia’s intentions in re-asserting its position within ‘its’ near abroad.
Daily life in the Donbass region can be described as follows: ‘If there is a Ukrainian flag, there is life. If there isn’t – you are on your own.’
In the town where the Oscar-nominated Leviathan was shot, locals are ambivalent about the film that purports to reflect their lives.
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov has been held in pre-trial detention for almost a year on charges of terrorism – most of it in Moscow’s notorious Lefortovo prison.
American politicians’ attempts to look ‘credible’ when talking about Russia are hypocritical, self-serving and self-defeating. If they really want Russia to change its policies, they need to act smarter, not tougher.
The Ukrainian crisis has triggered a redirection of migration patterns in the post-Soviet space, affecting both host countries and suppliers alike.
Notwithstanding the ceasefire agreed in Minsk, unless Western policymakers take into account just how fragile the situation inside Ukraine really is, the promise of last year's Maidan revolution may be snuffed out.
