Sergey Davidis on political repression in Russia and Article 228 of the Russian Criminal Code
Society
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Ivan Davydov reflects on the success of the recent campaign to free the Russian journalist, and the authorities’ response
In trying to address the rising number of child suicides in Russia, the authorities have resorted to their usual solutions: draconian bans and censorship. These methods are completely inadequate, writes Bulat Mukhamedzhanov
Denis Volkov considers how reassessments of Stalin’s legacy reflect Russians’ changing views on the roles of the individual and the state
Maria Engstrom on political visuality and camp aesthetics as a new phenomenon of Russian pop culture
Mikhail Nemtsev considers how this movement grew from a commemoration of fallen ancestors to a new public tradition centred around expressing patriotism
Ekaterina Borozdina and Margarita Zavadskaya ask whether, and how, views on gender relations are changing in Russia today
Bulat Mukhamedzhanov on what is being done – and what is not being done – to limit human rights violations in Russia’s penitentiary system
Vladislav Inozemtsev looks at what lies behind a wave of pessimism sweeping the Russian population
Stepan Goncharov on what Russians expect from 2019, and why
It’s become fashionable to claim that young people are losing their taste for democracy. But, at least in Russia, the statistics prove otherwise: the youth are just as sceptical and just as enthusiastic as their elders
Strict government controls over NGO funding is pushing Russia’s civil society into a state of muted compliance