-
Published in: oDRWhy Russia needs the Levada CenterIndependent sociological research in Russia is under serious threat. The country’s leading non-governmental polling...
-
Published in: oDRA stalemate in BelarusTwo new opposition candidates prepare to take their seats after rigged parliamentary elections in Belarus. As ever,...
-
Published in: oDRKremlinology: an interventionProtests and strikes across Russia show that the country’s “silent majority” is becoming louder. But are pundits...
-
Published in: oDRThe green shoots of Russian grassroots activism (part 2)Our story on Russia’s grassroots activism continues. From Moscow’s parks to federal highways, ordinary citizens...
-
Published in: oDRThe green shoots of Russian grassroots activismWhat do two Moscow parks and a truck drivers’ trade union have in common? They have been the focus of protests that...
-
Published in: oDRGoodbye KarimovWe don't know whether Uzbekistan's leader is alive or dead. But the system he created will live on.
-
Published in: oDRWho do I call if I want to speak to "pro-Russian forces" in Georgia?In Georgia, whether you're in opposition or in power, you can always call your opponent an agent of the Kremlin.
-
Published in: oDRPutin’s incredible shrinking circleIvanov’s departure leaves few voices able to speak truth to Putin.
-
Published in: TransformationHow can we make our politics reflect what’s best in us and not what’s worst?Both inner and outer change are essential for political transformation.
-
Published in: oDRNeoliberalism, mining and Armenia's politics of plunderThe resurgence of fighting with Azerbaijan could hinder progressive mobilisation in Armenia, but recent...
-
Published in: oDRUkraine’s rulers are backing themselves into a cornerAs Europe's sanctions resolve against Russia evaporates, Ukraine's domestic political contest is heating up — Kyiv...
-
Published in: oDRDepoliticising protests in ArmeniaYears of social and environmental protests in Armenia have proven one thing — our demands must be political in...
-
Published in: oDRIs neoliberalism applicable to Russia? A response to Ilya MatveevAttempts to call the Putin regime “neoliberal” get one fundamental thing wrong: capitalism doesn’t exist in Russia. Русский
-
Published in: oDRCounting down to Russia’s 2016 Duma ElectionsAs Russia gears up for a parliamentary elections this autumn, how can the country's embattled opposition and civil...
-
Published in: oDRGeorgia: the exiles’ electionTwenty five years after the separatist wars that shook Georgia, 265,000 displaced people still struggle to make ends...
-
Published in: oDRAtomic energy and political power in RussiaIn Russia, the space for environmental activism and advocacy is changing under increasing state pressure. An...
-
Published in: oDRRussia’s regions: federalism and its discontentsCreating the appearance of stability is the Russian political elite’s primary goal. Yet colonial-like rule over the...
-
Published in: oDR“Karabakh rules Armenia”Shots have been fired over Nagorno-Karabakh, and leaders in Baku and Yerevan demand national unity. But behind the...
-
Published in: oDRIn Armenia, gender is geopoliticalA wave of homophobia in Armenia is playing on pro-Russian and pro-European sympathies. Gender has become...
-
Published in: oDR“EU or bust?” is the wrong question for UkraineWhat was missing in the Dutch referendum on the EU Association Agreement with Ukraine?
