Civil Society

Civil society and its resilience under authoritarian pressure, in Russia and beyond: how people defend human rights and free expression, how the state works to silence them, and why independent voices and grassroots initiative still matter for a democratic future

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Civil Society

How one law can deprive a little girl of a family: the anti-orphan law, 3 years after

The Story of a Girl With Down Syndrome and Her Would-Be American Family

Article by Alexandra Garmazhapova Dec 28, 2015
Civil Society

Russian world that they sponsor

The World Congress of Compatriots and the Kremlin’s Spending Abroad

Article by Alexandra Garmazhapova Nov 16, 2015
Civil Society

Genocidal Doublethink: The Kremlin and the Holodomor

Russia recognizes the Armenian Genocide but not the Holodomor

Article by Kyle Menyhert Nov 10, 2015
Civil Society

Abnormality of Russian values

The State Versus the Individual in Russia and the West

Article by Ekaterina Ponomareva Sep 28, 2015
Civil Society

Main Features of the Russian Mentality

Moral Erosion, Political Apathy, and Imperial Nostalgia

Article by Ksenia Kirillova Sep 24, 2015
Civil Society

Democratic Coalition: what next?

The Democratic Opposition After the 2015 Regional Elections

Article by Vladimir Milov Aug 11, 2015
Civil Society

We are good at keeping quiet—about many things…

Part 2: Sergei Oushakine on War Memory and the Victory Celebrations

Article by Dr. Irina Kosterina Jun 23, 2015
Civil Society

We do not learn from the past, we live in it

A Conversation with Serguei Oushakine on Historical Memory and the Soviet Past

Article by Dr. Irina Kosterina Jun 12, 2015
Civil Society

Undesirables

Russia’s Law on “Undesirable Organizations” and Its Selective Application

Article by Dr. Dmitry Dubrovsky May 22, 2015
Civil Society

Crimean Tatars—fishbone in Moscow’s throat

Persecution of Crimean Tatars 71 Years After the Deportation

Article by Crimea SOS May 18, 2015

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