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
Karen Dawisha and the truth she spoke loudly
Journalists and Prosecutors Smeared for Investigating Putin’s Financial Ties
Russia has fundamentally changed after 2014
Alexandr Morozov on Putin’s Succession, Sanctions, and the Opposition
Political emigration from Russia: Germany
LGBT Refugees, Political Refugees, and “Atmospheric” Emigrants
Spirituality and reality: why traditional values do not rescue Russia.
More Than 26,000 New Orthodox Churches Have Not Improved Russia’s Situation
From Hope to Despair: what is the difference between the 2011 and 2017 protests?
Not a rapid revolution, but a gradual degradation of power
The Generation of Tolerance and Independence
What the Levada Center Data Say About Russia’s “Putin Generation”
Open Russia considered undesirable in Russia—now what?
Restrictions and Criminal Liability Under the Undesirable NGO Law
Yevgenia Chirikova: Our task is to help grassroots movements in Russia
Civic Resistance, Local Elections, and the Lessons of Save Khimki Forest
How to make sure the Kremlin remembers Boris Nemtsov
A Bill to Name the Street Outside the Russian Embassy After Nemtsov
Russian faux family values: Domestic violence decriminalized in Russia
After Almost 20 Years of Lobbying for a Domestic Violence Law