Publications
11 publications
If You Capture the Children,
You Capture the Future
How Putin’s Russia is waging war against the next generation
Leadership Without Permission
Women Demonstrate Strength in Unquiet Times
February
There are months that pass quietly, and then there is February. For Russians who believe in democracy, it has become a month of reckoning—a month when…
Sixteen Were Freed. More Than 1,600 Remain
And They Will Shape Russia’s Future
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
Protecting #FreeSpeech in a post-truth world
“What is the cost of lies?” asks Valery Legasov, the Soviet nuclear physicist at the heart of the hit HBO series ‘Chernobyl’. “It’s not that we will mistake…
Why We Must Speak Out about Oleg Sentsov Now
Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian filmmaker imprisoned by Russian forces in 2014, is on the verge of death. More than one hundred days ago, he began a hunger strike to demand that Russian President…
Priority Number One: Save Oleg Sentsov
To governments and legislators of democratic countries, to democracy promotion and human rights organizations, to all democracy-minded people, journalists, and public opinion leaders. Is the world listening? Does…
Why Sunday’s Massive Protests Will Change Russia
The poem and song, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” became a rallying cry for social injustice in America in the 1970s. It weaved its way through many…
If the world blinks, Putin will seize the rest of Ukraine
This will be a crucial year for Ukraine’s delicately balanced democracy and sovereignty. A real danger is in the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin will scan the…
FREEDOM OF SPEECH VS. PROPAGANDA
Freedom of Speech is undoubtedly a universal value. There is the First Amendment in the U.S. Bill of Rights adopted back in 1789. In Russia, Article 29 of…