Moscow has been abuzz in “Victory Day” fever for weeks. Toddlers, puppies and tanks are draped in the ubiquitous orange and black striped St. George Ribbon, a symbol previously associated with patriotic veterans and war heroes...
On March 31, in a much anticipated appellate procedure in Moscow City Court, a judge considered the appeal of opposition activist Ildar Dadin, the first Russian citizen to be convicted under Russia’s new and highly...
In the final days of 2015, as the world’s attention was focused on Syria, refugees and terrorism, Russia continued to dramatically ramp up its crackdown on political expression. More people were being arrested, followed by swift...
First stereotype: Ukrainians are very poor Some Europeans viewed Ukraine as extremely poor. Many Ukrainian refugees were surprised to learn that. “They perceived us almost like we are cave people who do not know and have not seen...