Reports
In-depth reports and long-form research from Free Russia Foundation experts on Russian politics, the war, civil society, sanctions and propaganda.
Politics
The Role
of the Russian Orthodox Church
in Russian Foreign Policy
In the Context of the War in Ukraine
Politics
From Betrayal
to Conditional Belonging
Emigration and Political Loyalty in Wartime Russia
Civil Society
Faith Under Pressure
Religious Repression and the Myth of “Traditional Values” in Putin’s Russia
Politics
2026 Russian Parliamentary Elections
Part I: Candidate Nomination
Civil Society
“The Silent Middle”
Why the Absence of Mass Protest in Russia Is Not Evidence of Consensus
Politics
Elections
After a Quarter-Century
Dictatorship
What We Expect to Learn
Economics
Russian economy
on the brink of recession
Even the windfall from the Iran war is not enough to save it
Civil Society
Fear, Unfreedom, and Migration Intentions
Under War and a Repressive Regime
Politics
Foreign Interference and the Limits of Democratic Response
Moldova's Experience in the Electoral Campaigns of 2023–2025
Politics
Exile by Design
Russia's Systematic Transfer of Crimean Prisoners in Violation of International Law