Russian NGOs, large and small, are facing closure after the blacklisting of their foreign funders. Colta.ru speaks to some of the organisations affected.
With Russia’s housing stock in trouble, many people struggle to find a suitable home. For the people of Koltyshevo just outside Moscow, it’s a crumbling manor house.
Maria Gaidar, Russian opposition politician and daughter of a former prime minister, has found a new job – in Ukraine. What’s it all about?
Как украинцам живется в стране, в которой постоянно ищут бандеровцев и сторонников Майдана? in English
Как украинцам живется в стране, в которой постоянно ищут бандеровцев и сторонников Майдана? in English
Many people took refuge in Russia after fleeing eastern Ukraine last summer. Their experiences are far from uniform. Русский
Since 2012, Russian NGOs receiving funding from abroad have had to register as ‘foreign agents’. A new patriotic ‘stop list’ might shut funding off forever.
В арабской стране потомки черкесов, вытесненных из царской России после завоевания Кавказа, всегда чувствовали себя гостями. Но историческая родина сирийских беженцев принимает неохотно. English
В арабской стране потомки черкесов, вытесненных из царской России после завоевания Кавказа, всегда чувствовали себя гостями. Но историческая родина сирийских беженцев принимает неохотно. English
Kyrgyzstan, the ‘Switzerland of Central Asia’, has been moving closer to Russia, with perhaps predictable results.
Ahead of elections this autumn, the political drama around LGBT rights in Kyrgyzstan hots up.
Dear oDR Reader,The Sakharov Centre in Moscow is currently facing unplanned inspections, with threats of closure or registration as a Foreign Agent.
