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Anna Smolchenko

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Monetochka: Voice Of Resistance And Hope For Anti-Putin Russians

At a recent gathering of exiled Russians in eastern Paris the hall was packed. Members of the audience included Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian...

16.10.2025 10

International Business Times

Anna Smolchenko

Russia's 'Mr Nobody' Gambles All With Film On Kremlin Propaganda

When Moscow invaded Ukraine, Pavel Talankin, a staff member at a secondary school in Russia's Ural Mountains, was ordered to film patriotic lessons,...

01.07.2025 10

International Business Times

Anna Smolchenko

'Did Not Push Hard Enough': Navalny Lawyer Speaks Of Regrets

The top lawyer of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison in February last year, told AFP she regretted not...

23.01.2025 8

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Anna Smolchenko

Macron Eyes Broad Alliance To Form New French Govt

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a "meeting of different political forces" to hammer out a programme for a new government, the...

10.12.2024 3

International Business Times

Anna Smolchenko

Jailed Russian Poet Could Be 'Killed' In Prison, Warns Wife

The wife of a Russian poet jailed for seven years for reciting anti-war verses said she was afraid he could be killed in prison after he was...

15.11.2024 3

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Anna Smolchenko

Freed Putin Critic Recounts 'Miracle' Release In Historic Swap

It has been around six weeks since Vladimir Kara-Murza swapped his prison long-johns and rubber flip flops for sharp suits, but the major opponent...

13.09.2024 2

International Business Times

Anna Smolchenko

Durov's Telegram: 'Weapon Of War' Under Increased Scrutiny

The arrest of maverick entrepreneur Pavel Durov has drawn global attention to the importance of his messaging app Telegram for Russian troops and...

27.08.2024 2

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Anna Smolchenko