A new type of mass mobilisation on the streets of Ukraine shows how society is being divided along lines all too familiar to EU citizens.
Two years after Crimea became part of the Russian Federation, most traces of Ukrainian culture have effectively disappeared from the peninsula. Русский Українською
Russia has been celebrating the second anniversary of its annexation of Crimea. Is there any guilt behind the gloating?
The sentence against Nadiya Savchenko is absurd. Where do we go from here? Русский
As the economic crisis hits Russia’s regions, Samara’s governor is trying to hold on to the kingdom he’s built for himself.
Russia has been conducting a war on terror for 15 years. No wonder counter-terror is a part of the country’s system of governance. RU
Fed up with Moldova’s corruption and inertia, this protest artist is searching for new limits in political art. He now faces prison time for his work.
From “structural reforms” of the 2000s to austerity policies today, neoliberalism has been and remains an organic part of the Putin regime. RU
Recent moves against Moscow’s street traders don’t only violate Russia’s Constitution and hurt the economy. They also consolidate the regime’s power. Русский
Moldova’s economic prospects are bleak. Gender-based discrimination makes them bleaker still for the country’s women.
Mainstream media in the west and Russia is fixated on the Russian president. Here’s why we’re not. Deutsch
In Georgia, violations of workers’ rights, low pay and negligent treatment by private corporations continue to go unnoticed. We need to politicise the world of work.
