Hundreds of desperate Chechen refugees are still stranded on the Belarusian border, waiting to enter the EU. Many locals are sceptical of the newcomers — but some have stood up to help. RU, Polski
Historian Mikhail Melnichenko runs a digital archive of personal diaries from Russia's 20th century. The result is both an alternative to tightly guarded government archives and an important artistic resource. RU
Failed utopias lead to the death of idealism, and the likes of Putin and Trump are symbols of this process. As we watch Russia struggle with history, the US and UK cannot afford to pretend that this history doesn’t affect us too.
In southern Ukraine, Crimean Tatars from displacements past and present are building a life for themselves.
If passed, Armenia’s draft law against domestic violence will only nurture patriarchy.
A nationalist populist politician promised a new Russian revolution for the 100th anniversary of 1917. But despite intense plotting online, the revolution failed to materialise. RU
This year, Russia hosted the World Festival of Youth and Students — with a mix of Cold War slogans and modern realpolitik.
Our partners at OVD-Info give us the latest on freedom of assembly and political detentions in Russia.
Поджоги административных зданий, захват Кремля и полная кредитная амнистия - именно к этому в Telegram чатах готовились сторонники "Артподготовки". Но в день Х, 5 ноября, они не смогли организовать даже масштабный мирный протест. English
For years, Karelia was a last holdout for Russia’s liberal Yabloko party. But a series of arrests has seen its supporters drummed out of this northern province.
A new report exposes the network of lobbying and hypocrisy that risks locking Europe into decades of unnecessary fossil fuel expansion.
The implementation of the Kremlin’s law on “undesirable organisations” is reaching farcical proportions.
