The U.S. 2016 presidential campaign is nothing short of Orwellian. A billionaireĀ real estate mogulĀ who’s lived the mostĀ privilegedĀ of American dreams, able … Continue reading Trump’s Orwellian “Rigged” Campaign Is Straight Out of Putin’s Propaganda Playbook
Two of Russia’s fiercest environmental activists have written anĀ open letter to Green Party candidate for president Dr. Jill Stein, criticizing … Continue reading Jill Stein Insults Russia’s Struggle for Human Rights and Environmental Justice
Ukrainian authorities have launched a murder investigation into the death of a prominentĀ Russian journalist found shot to deathĀ at his home … Continue reading Another Tragic Death of a Russian Opposition Journalist: Kirillova Remembers Alexander Shchetinin
On March 31, in a much anticipated appellate procedure in Moscow City Court, a judge considered the appeal of opposition … Continue reading Russia’s Criminalization of Protest: Ildar Dadin’s Appeal and Article 212.1
Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko finally got to present her “last word,” or closing statement, in the Donetsk (Russia) courtroom today, … Continue reading Nadiya Savchenko: This Is My Life You Are Playing With
Historian Andrei Zubov presents a powerful lecture on the roots of the Soviet mentality and the resurgence of Stalin so … Continue reading Building a New Russia Means Rooting Out Stalin’s Destructive Soviet Legacy
In Moscow, it’s already the morning ofĀ February 27, a day forever associated with the shocking assassination of Boris Nemtsov exactly … Continue reading One Year: Vladimir Kara-Murza Reflects On Loss Of Friend Boris Nemtsov
For followers of events in and around Russia and Ukraine, February is a brutal month. You need true grit to … Continue reading Worldwide Rallies Planned for First Anniversary of Boris Nemtsov Murder
“Winter on Fire” is a beautiful and important film. It tells the true story of a stunning show of collective … Continue reading “Winter on Fire” Documentary Tells the True Story of Ukraine’s Euromaidan Revolution
In the final days of 2015, as the world’s attention is focused on Syria, refugees and terrorism, Russia continues to … Continue reading New Normal in Russia: Putin Critics Punished with Harsh Prison Terms
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