Rename Russia “Muscovy”, some Ukrainians say
Given that Vladimir Putin can barely acknowledge Ukraine as a country and has twisted language about Russia’s role…
New regionalist party in Ukraine can Show the way forward there and in Russia too, Shtepa says
Vadim Shtepa, perhaps Russia’s leading advocate of regionalism and federalism, says that the new Mutual Assistance Party led…
Ukrainian war “radicalizing Russian extreme right”
Members of the Russian extreme right are taking part in the fighting in Ukraine on both sides, and…
21 Ways life in Crimea has changed since the Russian anschluss
The Russian occupation of Crimea has affected residents of the Ukrainian peninsula in large ways and small. Now,…
Russian soldiers’ mothers group helping 7,000 soldiers and family members every year
Few non-governmental organizations in the Russian Federation have done more to protect the interests of ordinary Russians against…
Attitudes in Ukraine toward Russia, Russians divide along regional lines
Despite the Russian invasion, approximately half of all residents of Ukraine continue to have a generally positive view…
Disappearances on the rise in occupied Crimea
Since the Anschluss, 18 Crimean Tatars have “disappeared,” three of them in the last week alone, Crimean Tatar…
Refugee flows changing ethnic mix in Crimea
Since Moscow illegally annexed Crimea, some 300,000 people have moved from other regions of Ukraine into the peninsula,…
Crimea is Not Historically ‘Ours,’ Russian Historian Says in ‘Vedomosti’
The underlying premise of Vladimir Putin’s seizure of Crimea is false: Crimea has not been part of Russia…
Ignorant of history, Russians blame Lenin and Stalin for Moscow’s problems in Ukraine
Following the Crimean Anschluss, Russians have stopped focusing their anger on Nikita Khrushchev, who transferred Crimea from the…
Moscow to draft Chechens this fall and Crimean residents in the spring
The Russian general staff has announced that it will draft young men from Chechnya this fall for the…
Moscow preparing to play citizenship card in Estonia and Latvia
Just as it did in Ukraine, Moscow is preparing again to play the citizenship card in Estonia and…
Russian economic problems hitting Central Asia hard, opening the way for China
The economic problems of the Russian Federation, some of which have been exacerbated by the sanctions and counter-sanctions…
Putin war budget gives less to health, education, agriculture and even Crimea
According to experts surveyed by “Noviye Izvestiya” concerning changing budgetary priorities of the Russian government, “2015 promises to…