topic: Russia

Moscow's Little Kyrgyzstan
March 28, 2017
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Russian Federation has become one of the most important destinations for immigration in...
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UN report: Syrian government is exterminating its own people
April 28, 2016
The United Nations’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry has recently raised allegations against the Syrian government, stating...
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Gilbert Achcar on the Russian military operation in Syria
October 20, 2015
Ilya Budraitskis: It has been several days since the start of the Russian military operation in Syria and the goals and strategy of this...
Opinion
Ukraine's Cultural Backlash: 38 Books Banned
August 13, 2015
Yesterday Ukraine announced that it has banned 38 Russian authored books. The books, which largely concern the ongoing war in Ukraine, have...
Opinion
Passport as Privilege? Forced Assimilation in Russian Crimea
May 14, 2015
Crimea is our common historical legacy and a very important factor in regional stability. And this strategic territory should be part of a...
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Boris Nemtsov: from Kremlin Insider to People's Tribune
March 20, 2015
Nearly a month has passed since the assassination of Boris Nemtsov, one of Russia's foremost opposition politicians of the last 15 years...
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True Love According to World Press Photo
February 15, 2015
This Valentine’s Day we have endured the usual corporate commodification of romantic love, including love that falls outside of the...
Conversations
Enemy of the State: Gregory Shvedov of Caucasian Knot
February 13, 2015
Representing an incredible twenty regions in the Caucasus, the online newspaper Caucasian Knot is a small, award-winning initiative with a...
Reportage
Stateless in Ukraine
November 13, 2014
For a small community of ethnic Turks who have lived peacefully in Ukraine for twenty-five years, the current conflict is allowing the...