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
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…
Is Putin really that popular and what is next after Nemtsov’s murder?
One of the biggest questions following the horrible murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov goes to the impact it will have on the Russian opposition. Will the…
Putin’s Russia vs. Free Russia: a view from the distance
We asked several compatriots of different professions about their reasons for moving from Russia to the U.S. What was the final straw that caused it? What in their…