Armenia’s “Velvet Revolution,” told by Armenians
In late April 2018, protests engulfed Armenia. People took to the streets, protesting against the existing regime and…
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Winning the revolution will take more than winning the Maidan
When US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson paid his first official visit to Ukraine on 9 July 2017,…
Putin regime likely to end by only one of five scenarios, Eidman says
Many analysts in Russia and the West are now openly talking about how the regime of Vladimir Putin…
Series of events in London will mark centenary of Ukrainian Revolution of 1917
The Russian Empire’s Revolution of 1917 is largely remembered through its influence on Russia, although it was consequential…
‘Fearing another 1991, Kremlin is making that outcome more likely,’ Shevtsova says
In yet another manifestation of what Guillermo O’Donnell described as “the powerlessness of the all-powerful,” Lilia Shevtsova argues,…
Left-wing radicals in Urals see Russia on verge of a revolution like 1991
Encouraged by the Russia-wide protests on March 26, several extra-systemic radical left-wing parties have become more active in…
Striking Russian truckers, opposition parties to cooperate as some regional officials start talks
As the long-haul truckers’ strike in Russia enters its second month, some of the striking truckers have reached…
Demolition of khrushchoby now – a chilling echo of 1999 apartment bombings
Vladimir Putin ensured his rise to power by orchestrating the blowing up of apartment buildings in Moscow and…
Russian long-haul drivers’ strike still strong on Day 30
Government-controlled media in Moscow continue to ignore the long-haul drivers’ strike on its 30th day, and regional outlets…
Daghestan’s long-haul truckers detail their grievances in appeal to Putin
While some drivers are going home briefly to plant their gardens and while officials are claiming that the…
More Russian long-haul truckers join strike and send trucks to Moscow
In the last 24 hours, more than 60 long-haul truckers joined the strike encampment in Manas in Daghestan,…
Ukraine’s Euromaidan Revolution: remembering stories of Heavenly Hundred
Vivica Williams, UATV correspondent: Paul and I met on the pedestrian bridge overlooking Maidan Nezalezhnosti, or Independence Square,…
Tearing down the khrushchoby: From renovation to deportation to revolution?
The Kremlin’s backing for Moscow city’s decision to tear down the infamous five-story “khrushchoby” apartment buildings and for…
Striking truckers warn Moscow: ‘Shed our blood and there’ll be a revolution’
Even as Moscow continues to ignore or downplay the size of the long-haul truckers’ strike – with Dmitry…
Ukraine remembers 100 years of revolution
1917 was the year when the Russian Tsar was deposed and his empire began dissolving. It was then,…
A Rubicon is crossed: Like Ukrainians, Belarusians now view fighting despotism as patriotic
The Belarusian protests have crossed a Rubicon in recent days, Roman Popkov argues: Belarusians taking part in them…
West’s failure to focus on Belarus protests creating a dangerous situation, Kirillova says
Anti-Lukashenka protests in Belarus are continuing, drawing energy from popular anger outside of Minsk. But because they are…
Belarus now pregnant with revolution – Lukashenka losing his base in countryside
Mass demonstrations are taking place in four major cities of Belarus today, and the protest against construction at…
With reforms impossible, some Russians predict revolution, Baklanov says
Given that Vladimir Putin has signaled that any serious reforms in the near term are unlikely or even…
Why Ukraine is just like your country: the post-Euromaidan perspective
For the third anniversary of the Euromaidan revolution, Euromaidan Press wanted to see the outside perspective on the…