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
There’s no money, but you keep on fighting
Vladimir Milov on how Putin is running out of money for war effort
Decolonization in Real Time
Why the World Must Support Russians Fleeing Mobilization
Yandex is the Kremlin’s Weapon Against Democracy
Its close cooperation with the Russian authorities and security services
Russian Society is in the Midst of a Profound Transformation not Captured by Traditional Opinion Polls
Between March-April 2022, the trust in television as a source of information fell thirty percent
Russian exiles: the price of freedom
Survey Data on Where Russians Fled, Why, and What They Face Abroad
Public opinion is turning on Putin’s war in Ukraine
Putin’s support hinged on his “operation” ending quickly and successfully
Saying “Nothing Will Ever Change in Russia” is not Only Unhelpful, It is Wrong
Russia’s Shifting Eras from Brezhnev to Putin
Propaganda Issues
Critics of Russian propaganda often reproduce its core mistake — taking their own perceptions of reality for reality itself
What is the Russian public opinion regarding Putin’s war against Ukraine?
Beyond the difficulties of polling under a totalitarian regime at war, the surveys’ methodology itself reveals key nuances
Why the West Must Provide Urgent Support to Pro-Democracy Russians
Blame is increasingly aimed at Russians who have long opposed the Kremlin