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Published in: oDRWhat is Russian influence, anyway?
A new book on Russia’s role in the Balkans demonstrates not just the extent of Moscow’s influence — but also its limits.
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Published in: oDRHow can Russia’s left work with Navalny?
Across Russia, Alexey Navalny’s anti-corruption campaign is gaining an audience. Can Russia’s left benefit from the...
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Published in: oDR“Honour killings” in Russia’s North Caucasus
When women in the North Caucasus are murdered by their families for “immoral behaviour”, justice is rarely done.
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Published in: oDRAlexey Navalny and the moral pillars of democracy
Will the restoration of democratic institutions in Russia usher in a liberal paradise? The answer could very well be “no”.
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Published in: oDRDonbas: “We’re used to the shelling”
The situation in Ukraine's Donbas is tense as ever. While politicians play at diplomacy, civilians spend their lives...
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Published in: oDRInside Ingushetia’s anti-extremism centre: torture, extortion, murder
Russia’s anti-extremism centres are notorious for their brutal torture. Here are the stories of its victims in...
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Published in: oDRRussian authorities take aim at supporters of opposition politician Alexei Navalny
Interference with the Russian opposition's nationwide campaign is reaching new heights.
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Published in: oDRDisconnected society: how the war in the Donbas has affected Ukraine
People displaced by the war in eastern Ukraine need a community to represent their interests — any community. Why is...
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Published in: oDRAlexei Navalny's campaign: effective management or grassroots movement?
Russia’s new wave of protest poses a question for those riding it: what kind of movement are they building?
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Published in: oDRWho will make Russia “great again”?
Russia’s legal-rational establishment has yet to emerge. But the rise of Alexei Navalny demonstrates that when it...
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Published in: oDRHow ‘eastern Ukraine’ was lost
Nearly two years after the outbreak of fighting, nearly 9,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine. To understand how...
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Published in: HomeRussia in Syria, and a flawed strategy
Moscow's entry into Syria's war is a challenge to the United States. But it also conjoins the two powers in...
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Published in: oDRThe war in Donetsk - end of a post-Soviet taboo?
The devastation of eastern Ukraine has woken Russians up to the reality of war for the first time since 1945. на...
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Published in: oDRWhen Russia sneezes, Central Asia catches a cold
Russia’s financial crisis has produced a contagious effect in Central Asia, where cheap oil is exacerbating the poor...
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Published in: oDRPutin’s International Brigades
The Donbas separatists have been fighting the Ukrainian army with the help of volunteers from all over the world –...
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Published in: oDRLicence to kill on Lake Baikal
The unique Baikal seal has a beautiful coat, which is its undoing. Poachers make good money by killing the babies...
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Published in: HomePussy Riot: Russia’s unwitting gift to the women of the Arab Spring
What if a feminist post-punk collective's action in Moscow could influence the cause of women everywhere, starting...
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Published in: HomeCrime without punishment: Russian policy in Chechnya
In Chechnya there is no crime committed by a member of the Russian armed forces against a Chechen national which...
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Published in: HomeChechnya and Iraq: imperial echoes, militant warnings
Despite all the differences between the two wars, and the countries prosecuting them, the parallels provide a tool...