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…
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What Russia’s opposition can learn from a Soviet dissident from Ukraine
I once had the good fortune to meet Yakov Osmolovsky, a Soviet dissident from Ukraine whose fate brought…
Russia’s Criminalization of Protest: Ildar Dadin’s Appeal and Article 212.1
On March 31, in a much anticipated appellate procedure in Moscow City Court, a judge considered the appeal…
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…
Strelkov co-founds “Committee of January 25th” to work against Ukraine, Belarus, and Russian liberals
Several well-known Russian nationalists and Stalinists have formed the “Committee of January 25th” a new “movement” to “prevent…
Ever more Russians are at risk of repression as Putin’s Russia heads toward totalitarianism
There is an old observation that in a democracy, anything that isn’t prohibited is permitted; in an authoritarian…
Punitive psychiatry returning with a vengeance in Putin’s Russia
Chechnya governor Ramzan Kadyrov’s call for incarcerating members of the Russian opposition in psychiatric prisons much as the…
Propaganda stereotypes paralyze Russia’s potential for change
The Russian opposition and Western analysts have pointed out repeatedly that Russia’s authorities are actually a “Chekist clan”…
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…
Refugees returning to Ukraine from Russia will deepen divide between two countries, Shlosberg says
Moscow will be pushing out of Russia early next year all those who fled Ukraine. Their presence in…
Pavlensky’s six performances. Getting more dangerous each time
Pyotr Pavlensky is in pre-trial detention for setting the doors of the FSB, Russia’s secret police that became…
Will anyone be left to defend Russians persecuted by Putin’s regime?
As the Russian authorities make ever more absurd charges against ever more individuals and groups and routinely fail…
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…
Is Putin poisoning his opponents?
Russian journalist and opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza remains in critical condition after having fallen ill as a result…
Photo: Bravery in Putin’s “1984”
A lone demonstrator in St. Petersburg, Russia holds a sign “Happy Birthday, Nadezhda” to support the Ukrainian military…
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…
Russian internal troops prepare to counter “maidans” across Russia and in occupied Crimea
Russian internal troops are currently conducting exercises in six of the countries federal districts – the North-West, Central,…