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The economic aftermath of Ukrainian incursions in Kursk and Belgorod
The Ukrainian incursions in the Russian Kursk and Belgorod districts have lasted for over a month already. The size of Russia's
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Love for a lost country
In October last year, Elena Kostyuchenko’s book with the provocative title I Love Russia was released in English.
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The story of the Central European nest of Russian influence: can Prague reinvent itself?
The Czech Security Information Service recently uncovered a Russian-operated network trying to influence the upcoming European
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Putin’s new social justice
The formation in Russia of a new concept of 'fairness' is testament to how long the war in Ukraine is expected to continue. The
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Navalny is Russia's most powerful antidote to cynicism
Navalny's death last Friday came as a shock, although it hardly surprised anyone. The unbearable conditions in which he was kept
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Russia’s oil industry threatened by Ukrainian drones and Western sanctions
Ukrainian aerial attacks on Russian infrastructure could cause significant problems as international isolation makes it harder for
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Russia's LGBT community responds to label 'extremist'
On Thursday, November 30, the Russian Supreme Court
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Prigozhin’s coup attempt exposes Putin’s vulnerability
The war has gradually revealed Putin to be an ’emperor without clothes’. Even his inner circle will soon be forced to admit that. Though Prigozhin’s coup lasted less than 24 hours, it’s likely to have major consequences for Putin’s system of power in the foreseeable future. -
In Russian captivity. Six circles of hell
The treatment of Ukrainian soldiers in Russian captivity is torture. Russian guards use all kinds of methods to break the Ukrainian soldiers. The Ukrainian journalist and grenadier Yevhen Shybalov described in the Ukrainian bilingual weekly Zerkalo Nedeli / Dzerkalo Tizhnya (Mirror of the Week) the six circles of hell that he discovered in Russian captivity. -
China can learn from Russia how to survive under sanctions
Last week China’s leader Xi Jinping visited Moscow. Beijing’s agenda was twofold: to study Russia’s unique experience of surviving under tough Western sanctions, and to gain a foothold on the Russian market -
Sociologist Grigory Yudin: ‘The war is now forever’
Sociologist Yudin doesn’t expect the war will end as long as Russia’s resentful leader Vladimir Putin is in the Kremlin: 'They’re preparing the country for a long and difficult war.’ -
How the West misunderstood the criminals in the Kremlin
Several months into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the global discussion about the war has divided into two opposing
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Germany-Russia: from 'strategic partnership' to alienation
After the unification of Germany hopes were high that a new phase of cooperation between the Bundesrepublik and Russia would start. But in stead of the hoped for strategic partnership relations quickly soured. Why did the dreams not come true? Russia says the West is guilty as it refused the open hand offered. But according to analyst Hannes Adomeit Russia already during Yeltsin's reign refused cooperation as it didnot fit in to its security strategy. -
Medics: there is a shortage of absolutely everything
Although Russia still has a relatively low number of confirmed corona cases, medics are bracing themselves for the worst, facing serious shortages of personal protective equipment and pressure on medical staff. -
Как 2014 год изменил Россию
Постоянная тема для обсуждения в российском сегменте фейсбука – бесконечное выяснение морального права любого говорящего критиковать
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Российско-Германский роман
Россия зациклена на Америке. Но есть и другая нация, которая оказала огромное влияние на Россию, которое российский державный гонор
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Екатеринбург: феномен региона или феномен Ройзмана?
Екатеринбург (центр Свердловской области, бывшее название которого также было посвящено
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Сталин при Путине
Не так давно Левада-центр опубликовал ответы россиян на просьбу назвать, кого они считают «наиболее выдающимся деятелем всех времен
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Cyber-challenge cuts both ways
Russia now is considered as one of the main actors in cyberwar. But using 'patriotic hackers' can backfire in your own
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На месте хрущевок вырастет протест
Обычная квартира в хрущёвке (так называют в России пятиэтажные
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Храм – прежде всего храм, а потом уже музей
Я лично не питаю никаких симпатий к организаторам шествий в защиту решения губернатора Санкт-Петербурга Полтавченко передать
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Россия без себя
«С момента распада СССР точкой отсчета (для России) был Запад, необходимость тем или иным образом сформулировать отношение к
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Не в каждых выборах Россия
В последнее время западные политики и комментаторы нередко смотрят на политическую ситуацию в Европе или США через призму отношений
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