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The Lessons of the Decembrist Revolt Aren’t What Russia’s Opposition Want to Hear

The Lessons of the Decembrist Revolt Aren’t What Russia’s Opposition Want to Hear

Dec. 26 marks 200 years since the Decembrist uprising in St. Petersburg. Liberal army officers, inspired by Western ideals after defeating...

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An Anonymous Writer In Russia

The Lessons of the Decembrist Revolt Aren’t What Russia’s Opposition Wants to Hear

The Lessons of the Decembrist Revolt Aren’t What Russia’s Opposition Wants to Hear

Dec. 26 marks 200 years since the Decembrist uprising in St. Petersburg. Liberal army officers, inspired by Western ideals after defeating...

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An Anonymous Writer In Russia

Russia's Economy in the Late 2020s Will Look a Lot Like the Late Soviet Economy

Russia's Economy in the Late 2020s Will Look a Lot Like the Late Soviet Economy

Because of my work, I am obliged to read closely, watch attentively and listen carefully whenever Russian politicians and officials talk about the...

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Tatyana Rybakova

When Russia Finally Protested – Over a Condo

When Russia Finally Protested – Over a Condo

This article was originally published on Mikhail Zygar’s Substack, The Last Pioneer . On Dec. 16, the Russian Supreme Court issued what was perhaps...

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Mikhail Zygar

Not Even Pro-War Russians Find This Ukraine War Comedy Funny

Not Even Pro-War Russians Find This Ukraine War Comedy Funny

President Vladimir Putin and his propagandists have tried to portray the aggression in Ukraine as a people’s war since the beginning. It didn’t...

22.12.2025 1

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Anton Starikov

Freeing Political Prisoners Does Not Cure the Disease of Dictatorship

Freeing Political Prisoners Does Not Cure the Disease of Dictatorship

The Belarusian authorities have released 123 political prisoners following negotiations with the United States. From a humanitarian standpoint,...

18.12.2025 1

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Boris Bondarev