Up against severe administrative restrictions, residents of the city of Brest have find creative ways to fight the construction of a new battery plant near their town. RU
Last week, I reported on a possible conflict of interest over a mammoth urban development in Uzbekistan. The mayor of Tashkent responded to my claims — here’s my reaction.
This week’s elections to Yerevan city council have been markedly fairer than previous years — but that doesn’t mean there isn’t intrigue.
For the first time since Armenia's revolution, citizens have been to the ballot box. But Sunday's vote is less about the problems facing the country's capital, and more about the legitimacy of the revolutionary agenda.
While the leaders of Kyrgyzstan’s capital insist on removing the city’s greenery, local groups are trying to stop it.
As new data shows, birth rates, migration and urban planning in Russia’s North Caucasus affect the region’s politics. RU
Major sporting events speak to people in the language of money, prestige and officialdom. But they can – and must – speak the language of culture, equality and solidarity. RU
By electing a mayor who has consistently promised to fight oligarchic control and corruption, residents of Moldova's capital have voted for the return of politics.
Moscow lives in a million moments. Here’s one of them.
This Sunday, Chișinău votes in the first round of mayoral elections. But as oligarchic forces line up to take the city, one thing is clear: the public sphere has been cleared of real politics.
The “rubbish riots” taking place in the Moscow area demonstrate Muscovites’ distrust of their regional government. RU
How a conflict between the Orthodox church, the authorities and the residents is playing out in this Siberian city.
