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Nemtsov and Moscow’s Bloody List
February 27 will mark exactly six months since the death of my close friend and colleague, Russian and…
The price for a clear conscience in Russia
Not being able to go home to your own country, to see your parents, to bury your loved…
Heroes past and present: Remembering Bolotnaya and Russia’s Victory Day
Moscow has been abuzz in “Victory Day” fever for weeks. Toddlers, puppies and tanks are draped in the…
Worldwide Rallies to Commemorate Anniversary of Boris Nemtsov Murder
For followers of events in and around Russia and Ukraine, February is a brutal month. You need true…
Putin’s Fixes and Fixations: Russia’s President Prefers Stalin to Lenin, Soviet History to Scandals
The Kremlin has been very busy lately, inside and outside of Russia. Every day it seems something remarkable…
Russia’s David and Goliath, II: Nemtsov protégé Yashin writes report on Chechnya’s Kadyrov
Ilya Yashin announced yesterday on Twitter that he was in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, Russia’s restive republic…
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…
Yashin vs. Kadyrov: Russia’s David vs. Goliath
It was a daring move. Friends and colleagues of slain opposition politician Boris Nemtsov have many challenges in…
Yashin’s Open Letter to Kadyrov Seeks Answers to Boris Nemtsov Murder
Yesterday a prominent Russian opposition politician, Ilya Yashin, close friend and colleague of slain Boris Nemtsov published an…
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…
Boris Nemtsov posthumously receives IRI 2015 Freedom Award
Boris Nemtsov was posthumously honored with the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) 2015 Freedom Award. His longtime friend and colleague…
Activists in Russia petition international community to investigate Boris Nemtsov assassination
Activists in Russia are circulating a petition on social media in support of an international investigation into the assassination of…
Ukrainians help Russians launch English edition of Nemtsov War Report in NYC
It was a welcome sight. Ukrainians hosting a group of Russian visitors in their New York City headquarters…
Nemtsov allies want to add Russia’s chief propagandists to Magnitsky List
The Russians came to Washington yesterday. Former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov and advisor Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. met with…
Russia’s opposition unites to defeat Putin. Maxim Katz explains who’s who
Russia’s fragmented political opposition is getting back on its feet and finally uniting after the shocking murder in…
FSB’s continuing conflict with Kadyrov highlights Putin’s weakened position
The conflict between the Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and Ramzan Kadyrov over who is to be held…
Three more historical parallels for Putin
Whenever people are confronted by changes that call into question existing paradigms, their first reaction typically is to…
All ‘Chechen versions’ in Nemtsov murder case show Putin to blame
The Kremlin and its supporters in Russia and abroad along with those frightened by the implications of holding…
Nemtsov’s “Ukrainian” report in a country of liars
Ilya Yashin, one of Boris Nemtsov’s closest associates in the opposition, has promised to publish the murdered politician’s…
Anti-Moscow Chechen leader: “No thinking person can believe Chechens killed Nemtsov”
Akhmed Zakayev, who was a close aide to Dzhokhar Dudayev and who leads the anti-Moscow Chechens from London,…