Ukraine’s miners were once heroes of socialist labour. Today, after years of sector-wide neglect and corruption, there are new plans for further mine closures, leaving thousands of people without work. Русский
The USSR aimed to create a “multinational Soviet culture”, but in post-Soviet Russia national culture has become the goal — while Soviet nostalgia is beginning to wear thin. Русский
Post-Soviet people have spent two decades mourning a society that never existed. Русский
To this day, Lenin lies in state on Red Square. There’s still space in the mausoleum for more modern heroes – and their ideas. Русский
As we approach the 25th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s demise, it’s high time to remember what Soviet ideology was — and what it wasn’t. Русский
A quarter century since the collapse of Soviet rule in Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, where is the region now and what can come next? RU
In the shadow of conflicts past and present, Ossetians and Georgians have found ways to coexist. Twenty-five years after the collapse of the USSR, how do they fit into the post-Soviet story?
Twenty five years after the fall of the Soviet Union, the post-Soviet world is caught in authoritarian stasis. How can grassroots movements find long-term success?
Twenty five years ago this week, government hardliners attempted to take control of the Soviet Union — but failed. These momentous events were documented in detail on the early internet, but have yet to find their place in history. Русский
Think-tanks, newspapers and state agencies make it their work to ratchet up superpower tension. For Russia and the US, it’s time to transcend these intermediaries and speak face-to-face. Русский
From “structural reforms” of the 2000s to austerity policies today, neoliberalism has been and remains an organic part of the Putin regime. RU
