The recent demotion of the status of the Tatar language is one of a growing number of moves made by Moscow against the wealthy and autonomously-minded republic of Tatarstan. RU, Татарча
While Russia’s authorities are obsessed with the imaginary threat of “foreign agents”, a real danger is growing from within — there’s nobody left to halt the collapse of the country’s education system. RU
We declare that our university is being persecuted on political grounds. Help us fight back.
The attack on this institution is another example of how Russia has chosen to ignore the international community — and how Putin’s political order is changing. RU, Deutsch
There is a full-blown struggle for the future of Russian higher education going on. Right now, the professionals are losing. RU
Headteachers in Russia’s schools are turning foreign children away — fearing hefty fines and pressure from the migration services. RU
If you want your kids to grow up speaking Belarusian, you’ll need to fight for it. RU
Students have featured prominently in Russia’s latest wave of anti-corruption protest, and now they're facing repression as a result.
A major language in western Georgia could struggle for survival – because it’s not considered one.
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is no closer to resolution. But in Armenia, a few teachers are encouraging their students to think beyond “ancient hatreds”. Русский
As Russian law enforcement turns its steely eye to the country's classrooms, three schoolteachers share their experiences of politics and propaganda. Русский
Over the last few decades, Belarus’s higher education system has pursued modernisation. At its heart, however, it remains Soviet, with strong centralising tendencies and a significant ideological component. Русский
