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Here’s What it Means to Be an ‘Extremist’ in Today’s Russia

A Russian court has declared Pussy Riot an extremist organization. What does this mean in practice? To begin with, it means that if you now write...

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Maria Alyokhina

I Did Nothing to Stop Russia's Decline Into Tyranny. Should I Be Blamed?

At New Year’s, it’s customary to take stock, to celebrate achievements, to lament failures.  And so, 2025, by virtue of its sheer hopelessness, has...

06.01.2026 3

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Valery Panyushkin

With Maduro Gone, Putin Risks Being Pushed Out of the Western Hemisphere

The first 72 hours of 2026 seem like the prelude to a year to remember. Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has been ousted in a mission straight...

05.01.2026 2

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Emanuel Pietrobon

2025 Saw the Biggest Change in U.S.-Russia Relations Since the October Revolution

2025 saw the greatest and fastest change in United States-Russia relations since the 1917 Russian Revolution. This transformation has been driven...

31.12.2025 1

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Ruth Deyermond

Whether Supporters of the War or Not, Russia’s Youth Have More in Common Than They Think

Whether Supporters of the War or Not, Russia’s Youth Have More in Common Than They Think

Young Russians are split between a majority that is content with the state and their place in it and a minority that suffers from isolation and...

30.12.2025 2

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Sergei Shelin