Grigory Frolov

Grigory Frolov

Vice President for Programs and Development, Free Russia Foundation

Graduated from Georgia State University and the Russian Academy of Justice, holding master’s degrees in nonprofit management and constitutional law. A Fulbright-Muskie and Reagan-Fascell fellow. Worked with the Civic Assistance Committee and Greenpeace Russia. Coordinated Free Russia Foundation's operations in Ukraine following the full-scale invasion in 2022. Leads the foundation’s programs across Eurasia, including humanitarian initiatives and the Reforum Space network.

6 Publications

Publications

6 publications
War

For Ukraine’s Children Under Russian Occupation, Two Futures: A Russian Uniform or a Prison Cell

What does Russia expect Ukrainian children living under Russian occupation to become? Increasingly, the answer appears brutally simple. Accept the identity the occupying state has prepared for you,…

Article Sep 30, 2026
Politics

A Vision of the Future Against Fatigue and Resentment

To overcome the hardships of war and emigration, Russians in exile need to adopt a global mindset

Article Jan 12, 2026
Politics

Putin drops a bomb. Or does he?

On January 15, 2020, President Vladimir Putin delivered his 16th Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. In his annual address to the lower and upper…

Article Jan 15, 2020
Kremlin's Malign Influence

The Kremlin’s Hostages: Victories, Difficulties and New Challenges

On December 11, Free Russia House held a discussion, “Kremlin hostages: Victories, difficulties, new challenges” as part of the 4th human rights non-conference organized in Kyiv. The discussion…

Article Jan 2, 2020
Civil Society

Russian Refugees in Ukraine: The Broken Hopes

Right after Putin's third term, and especially after the Maidan revolution in Ukraine followed by the Russian annexation of Crimea and the subsequent military conflict in Eastern Ukraine,…

Article Feb 24, 2016
Civil Society

The Bolotnaya case. Three years with no right for justice

May 6, 2015 marks the third sad anniversary of the events on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow. On that day, on the eve of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration as the…

Article May 6, 2015

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