The suppression last year of Navalny’s activist network destroyed the opposition’s main organising tool. But resistance to war may grow nonetheless
‘We need support and we need it now’ is the plea from Ukrainian organisations, which have issued six immediate demands to the West
When the Russian president is finally defeated in Ukraine, the West must avoid past mistakes to ensure peace
My experience of living and teaching in Moscow, and studying Russian history, reveals how many imperialist, conservative values they share
El "antiimperialismo de los idiotas" hizo que la gente hiciera la vista gorda ante las acciones de Rusia
openDemocracy has been reporting from the grassroots in Russia and Ukraine for years. Our expert panel explain what difference the outside world can make for the people caught in this geopolitical flashpoint
The region remains vulnerable to contagion from the crises in eastern Europe, and unattended problems will fester and mutate until it is too late
As Putin created tyranny in Russia, UK prime ministers cosied up to him on official visits and laundered his friends’ money
Former deputy prime minister sanctioned by EU among those who own multi-million-pound London properties
The ‘anti-imperialism of idiots’ meant people turned a blind eye to Russia’s actions
From life in Russian-controlled regions to the viewpoint in Russia, these pieces from the openDemocracy archive shed light on an eight-year war
The course of this deadly conflict is far from certain, but there are lessons to be learnt from recent wars
