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Putin’s leaders of the pack
How has a motorcycle club managed to entangle itself so closely with Russia’s political and religious elite? Politics in Russia can take on the most unexpected forms, and the latest media heroes are a...
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Mukacheve puts Ukraine to the test
After a deadly fight between a volunteer battalion and local police over smuggling in the country's western borderlands, Ukraine finds itself at another critical juncture.Last week’s shoot-out in the...
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Samara’s governor takes aim at higher education
Down in Samara on the Volga river, the city’s higher education institutions are facing cuts and closure. And many people are far from happy.Down on the Volga river, Samara State University (SGU) is...
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Azerbaijan's failed rebranding
No matter how much time and money Azerbaijan’s government spends making ‘friends’ in the west, the country is still characterised by a poor record on human rights.Browsing through the archives of...
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Russia's 'derby grrls' are upending gender politics
As the Russian state continues its conservative turn, could this fringe sport push back against the country’s gender politics?In recent years, St Petersburg has emerged as a cradle of conservative...
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Ukraine’s left: between a swamp and a hard place
With a new-found reputation for radicalism, Ukrainian politics is in flux. The left, however, are nowhere to be seen. The events of the past two years—the mass protests that led to the deposing of...
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Electioneering games in Siberia
Ahead of local elections later this year, Russia’s newly united opposition is trying its hand in Siberia. But their latest travails in Novosibirsk show what they are up against.Ahead of State Duma...
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Как украинцы живут в России в условиях конфликта
Как украинцам живется в стране, в которой постоянно ищут бандеровцев и сторонников Майдана? in English Пока на Западе считают, что Россия в состоянии войны с Украиной, а в Москве называют это...
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Would the real Maria Gaidar please stand up
Maria Gaidar, Russian opposition politician and daughter of a former prime minister, has found a new job – in Ukraine. What’s it all about?The appointment of Maria Gaidar as deputy governor of the...
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New constitution, old faces in Armenia
President Serzh Sargsyan is pushing for constitutional reform. Is it only about staying in power? The last time that amendments were made to Armenia’s post-Soviet constitution of 1995, was the 2005...
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A sudden warning in Dagestan
On 27 July, Russian special forces abducted a senior Dagestan official from his home and transported to Moscow for investigation. The Dagestani authorities knew nothing about it. Andrei Vinogradov,...
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'Is your mum a foreign agent?'
Russian NGOs, large and small, are facing closure after the blacklisting of their foreign funders. Colta.ru speaks to some of the organisations affected.At the end of May, Nadezhda Kutepova, the CEO of...
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Kazakhstan's quiet balancing act
Alongside partners east and west, Kazakhstan has learned how to play a quiet balancing act—with lessons for the Kremlin. With a ‘president for life’, poor human rights record and hydrocarbon-dependent...
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Изменение Конституции Украины: разрешение или углубление политических...
«Кровавый понедельник» повысил ставки по конституционной реформе в Украине. Сам проект оставляет желать лучшего. 265 голосов «ЗА». Три смерти. Такими запомнятся итоги предварительного одобрения...
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Book Review: Andrei Soldatov & Irina Borogan's 'The Red Web'
The Russian state has redoubled its efforts to bring the internet to heel. The consequences for defiance are unpredictable – just as intended. In 1950, imprisoned Soviet scientists began laying the...
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Give back the billion
After a billion dollars went missing from Moldova’s banking system last year, people have turned out on the streets to protest the country’s oligarchic regime. на русском языке‘We can say that the...
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Дело Мухина: националисты под прицелом властей
Война в Украине и присоединение Крыма сблизили Кремль и русских националистов. Однако идеология русского национализма продолжает пугать власти. «Считается, что власть у того, у кого есть на нее право....
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Knocking back Russia’s nationalists
The conflict in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea has brought the Kremlin and Russia’s ultra-nationalists closer together. Recent prosecutions show that their ideas still have the government...
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Corbyn and Russia: hysteria and hindsight
Talk of Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘ties to Russia’ reveals how the media present us with false choices. There must be a space for criticising both austerity politics and Russian state aggression – and for...
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Выборы в районные советы Самары: репортаж
Нарушения, отказы и махинации с бюджетниками. Выборы в Самаре прошли небезынтересно. 13 сентября в Самаре прошли выборы депутатов районных советов. В девяти районах Самары избрали 284 депутата: одну...
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