The crisis in Ukraine put the Azerbaijani government in an uncomfortable position.
A cult novel by one of Russia’s most provocative and original writers has just come out in English translation.
Moscow's peace march was a demonstration against war, and a declaration of a tacit middle-class war with the Kremlin.
In the recent regional elections, Governor Nikita Belykh of Kirov Region – the man who used to call Aleksei Navalny his friend – was again running for office.
Astana has introduced a new patent system for its guest workers, the ‘gastarbaitery.’ But does the new system work for Kazakhstan’s guest workers?
This Sunday, 14 September, Crimeans go to the polls to confirm Russian sovereignty over their region.
Some 5000 people have fled to Samara, from the fighting in Ukraine, but many say they have been victims of Kremlin propaganda.
A recent lecture in Moscow asked, ‘Will Putin become God through grace?'
This summer, Georgia signed an Association Agreement with the EU, but its southern neighbour, Armenia, has opted for the rival Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union.
In Soviet times, the KGB kept a close watch on intellectuals – they might turn out to be dissidents. Today, the FSB still skulks on university corridors…
There is anxiety in Kazakhstan about the spillover effects of Western sanctions
If you want to know what the Soviet Union was like, go to Belarus.
