Crimean Tatars living in Turkey protested Russian invasion
Crimean Tatars living in Türkiye protested the unlawful annexation of Crimea by Russian forces on its second anniversary.…
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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…
WINTER ON FIRE: Oscar-Worthy Documentary on Ukraine’s Euromaidan Revolution
"Winter on Fire" is a beautiful and important film. It tells the true story of a stunning show…
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…
Russia’s protesting truckers and Putin
Russian long-distance truckers have moved to shut down access to Moscow without waiting for Vladimir Putin's reaction to…
Poland holds concerts of Russia’s Alexandrov Army Choir amid protests | #FormulaOfAction
Are music and politics connected? How can they be divided from each other when music becomes not only…
Want to Protest Successfuly? We’ll Show You How! | #FormulaOfAction
Euromaidan Press is launching a long-term project #FormulaOfAction. Its aim is to collect and share experience of conducting…
Why I, a musician, will protest against conductor Gergiev
This October a group of activists in New York will once again protest against a Russian conductor Valery…
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…
Will there be a third Maidan in Ukraine?
I hear the phrase "this is the beginning of a third Maidan" each time something tragic happens in…
Rebellion and the state
What we are seeing in Ukraine today, unfortunately, is nothing new. This is what happened after all successful…
Crimean residents find quiet ways to protest Russian occupation and display ties to Ukraine
Despite the repressive measures of the Russian occupiers, Crimeans of all ethnic groups have found various ways to…
Putin and His Entourage Can’t Imagine People Can Protest on Their Own
Vladimir Putin and his fellow siloviki are again showing, in the case of Armenia as they have in…
The meaning of the Donetsk anti-war protest
On Monday, June 15, residents from the village of Zhovtneve, outraged by constant shelling, staged a protest meeting…
Peaceful protests at the Lisitsa concerts in Calgary, Canada called “classy” by spectators and media
Valentina Lisitsa, an American pianist born in the former USSR mostly known for her grand YouTube following, was allowed…
Worldwide grassroots support for Nadiya Savchenko on her birthday, May 11
Nadiya Savchenko spent her 34th birthday jailed in Russia. It was the 329th day of her illegal detention…
The Crimean resistance to Russian occupation: Photo flashback
For Crimeans, spring of 2014 started with the occupation of the peninsula with the Russian army. Peaceful rallies against the…
The Art of Creative Protests: Netrebko and Gergiev case study
This article describes several creative protest events and projects we implemented against pro-Putin Russian musical artists. Our goal was to…
A checklist of 10 Russian developments worth watching
The situation in and around Russia is now changing with such dizzying rapidity that it is all but…
Diplomacy a la russe: ‘Khamstvo’ at the Russian consulate in Seattle
Earlier this week, a group of Ukrainians visiting the American city of Seattle tried to present a petition…