Whether the EU likes it or not, millions of its residents belong to the Russophone cultural sphere. But how should we speak to them?
Richard Florida's 2002 book on the "creative class" has found an unexpectedly fervent following in Russia, but did that class ever exist here? Русский
There are more questions than answers to the Crimean ‘question’.
In hardship, people turn to religion for help. Ukraine today is no exception. But is it the answer to the country’s problems?
Teatr.doc – a pioneer of ‘New Drama’ in Russia – has recently been evicted from its basement home in Moscow. But is it all an act?
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili's decision on 4 November 2014 to dismiss Defence Minister Irakli Alasania provoked an immediate reaction both in and outside the country.
On 12 January, Arif Yunus, the distinguished Azerbaijani scholar, will ‘celebrate’ his 60th birthday in a prison cell.
It is now a criminal offence for Russian citizens not to declare their foreign passports or permanent residence permits.
In 2014, the Russian government launched the ‘Global Education’ programme of postgraduate education abroad. But the reaction in Russia has been obstructive and hostile. На русском языке
The Samara region has one of the highest numbers of media outlets in Russia, but local journalists find it hard to write the truth.
Украина находится на пороге банкротства. Выполнить бюджет на 2015 год практически нереально. Радикальные реформы затягиваются. Война на востоке страны продолжается. Что ожидает Украину в 2015 году? In English
Ukraine is almost bankrupt. The budget for 2015 is unrealistic. Root and branch reform has stalled. There is a war still going in the east of the country. Where now? На русском языке.
