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Oscars confirm Ukrainians’ worst fears about the Russian Opposition
Last month, a film about Alexei Navalny won an Oscar for best documentary. During the acceptance speech, the…
No reason for Russia to disintegrate either under Putin or after him, Navalny movement leader says
The Navalny ally makes that argument about the fate of the Russian Federation on a YouTube video…
All that is wrong with defending Russia
Trenin writes, “Berlin is ending the era launched by Gorbachev of a trusting and friendly relationship with Moscow.”…
Arrest of Deripaska’s Escort ‘Rybka’ in Thailand may be key to Mueller Investigation
• Details about the arrest of “Nastya Rybka” from an eyewitness • “Locals acknowledged that they received instructions…
Sobchak’s statement on Crimea has profound consequences for the future, Portnikov says
Kseniya Sobchak’s statement that Crimea is Ukrainian under international law may not matter too much in the short…
For the chekists, Navalny is the Yeltsin of 1987, Portnikov says
Many have forgotten that in May 1987, Boris Yeltsin, then head of the Moscow city committee of the…
Pastukhov: Any successor to Putin likely to be a dictator
The current attacks on Alexei Navalny that suggest he will become a dictator if he manages somehow to…
Three views on the consequence of this week’s demonstrations in Russia
The anti-corruption demonstrations in Russia this week – for an interactive map on locations, numbers and arrests, see…
Russian protest spreads to more than 150 cities
Given the Moscow-centric nature of Russian government and opposition attitudes and of Western coverage, it was no surprise…
Putin’s Reign of Terror on Russia’s New Dissidents: “Cossacks” Attack Navalny Family as Police Watch
On May 17, 2016, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his family and colleagues from the Anti-Corruption Fund…
New Normal in Russia: Putin Critics Punished with Harsh Prison Terms
In the final days of 2015, as the world’s attention was focused on Syria, refugees and terrorism, Russia…
Not dead yet: Russia’s opposition rallies in first major protest since Nemtsov assassination
Russians took to the streets this weekend in the first major call to action by opposition politicians since…
Russian Maidan? Moscow group invites fellow citizens to unite against “totalitarian monster”
They are ordinary Russian citizens living in Moscow: an English teacher, an engineer, an economist. For several weeks already…
Why Khodorkovsky and Navalny will return Crimea
All of their recent claims prove one thing: they are just as sure that personae are more important…
Navalny: What has to be said about the downed Boeing
“Putin’s favorite journalist,” Andrey Kolesnikov from Kommersant is broadcasting a very interesting thing. He is broadcasting, and not…
