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Published in: oDRThe Russian politics of multiculturalismThe relationship between religion and ethnicity on the one hand, and civic assimilation on the other, is far less...
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Published in: oDRInterview with a murdererThere are currently 59,000 women in Russian penal establishments. For many of them prison is not so much a...
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Published in: oDRUkraine’s European integration
If the EU is serious about helping Ukraine, both parties should focus on the country’s most glaring problem, and the...
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Published in: oDROutsourcing sovereignty from Russia to Chechnya
Just like in business, the centre of Russia has transferred a range of its functions to a regional political...
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Published in: oDRA guide to political persecution in RussiaA raft of new criminal offences allows the government’s opponents to be arrested for just about anything – or nothing.
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Published in: oDRDetaining the president’s daughterA year on from her disappearance from public life, what does the treatment of Gulnara Karimova reveal about...
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Published in: oDRSpymania returns to RussiaUnder the ‘new and improved’ law against spying, anyone can be suspected of espionage or treason in Russia. And...
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Published in: oDRUkrainian journalist faces 15 years in jail after calls to boycott the draftA Ukrainian journalist has been arrested for publishing a video calling on his fellow citizens to boycott...
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Published in: oDRSpeaking to the Russophones
Whether the EU likes it or not, millions of its residents belong to the Russophone cultural sphere. But how should...
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Published in: oDRFarewell to FloridaRichard Florida's 2002 book on the "creative class" has found an unexpectedly fervent following in Russia, but did...
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Published in: oDRWorking in the GulagRussia’s Prison Service, the FSIN, wants to put inmates’ employment on a more businesslike footing, but their...
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Published in: oDR‘Russian passport, please’
It is now a criminal offence for Russian citizens not to declare their foreign passports or permanent residence permits.
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Published in: oDREducating Russians abroadIn 2014, the Russian government launched the ‘Global Education’ programme of postgraduate education abroad. But the...
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Published in: oDRJournalism has become a form of ‘prostitution’ in Russia
The Samara region has one of the highest numbers of media outlets in Russia, but local journalists find it hard to...
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Published in: oDRThe buckwheat crisis in RussiaBuckwheat prices in Russian shops are soaring without any apparent reason. Russians are stocking up on this...
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Published in: oDRPower struggles inside the Kremlin
A behind-the-scenes look at power struggles inside the Kremlin reveals potential scenarios for the future. And a...
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Published in: oDRThe ‘Muslim radicalisation of Central Asia’ is a dangerous mythSecurity think-tanks and expert communities in the Western world are perpetuating the dangerous myth that Muslim...
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Published in: oDRThe kidnap trail to Central AsiaCentral Asian security services have been abducting their countries’ citizens from Russia to stand trial on...
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Published in: oDRPutin goes
Until Black Tuesday on 16 December 2014, 15 years after Vladimir Putin first took power, there were no grounds to...
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Published in: oDRRussians do not want to adopt Russian children
Americans can no longer adopt Russian children, so now the government is encouraging more Russians to adopt. But...
