Russia’s ‘patriotic education’ programme wants to create another generation of Putin faithful

The Kremlin regards children and young people as a vital part of its effort to maintain support for the war in Ukraine.

Jennifer Mathers, The Conversation

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Allyson Edwards, The Conversation

· Apr 24, 2022 · 11:30 pm

For all its strength, Russia has always seen itself as a besieged victim

The image of Russia as a fortress, isolated in the world and subject to perpetual threats, is ingrained in the country’s psyche.

Gregory Carleton, The Conversation

· Apr 23, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Good ol’ days: In Putin’s Russia, people increasingly identify with the Soviet Union

Many Russians hanker for the old USSR, but it has more to do with cultural and economic nostalgia than wanting the old Soviet empire back.

Stephen Whitefield, The Conversation

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Paul Chaisty, The Conversation

· Apr 15, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Russia’s feminists are using art to protest against Putin’s war and its propaganda

Numerous women and gender non-conforming people have created a vast decentralised network to coordinates spontaneous direct actions.

Maria Silina, The Conversation

· Apr 10, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Spy vs Spy: Why Russia’s intelligence agencies got the invasion of Ukraine so wrong

Like the emperor with no clothes, the Russian president suffers from a warped reality where only positive information is allowed.

Stephen Hall, The Conversation

· Apr 06, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Russia under Putin is the textbook defenition of a fascist state

Moscow’s brutal invasion of Ukraine suggests that a reconsideration of the term’s applicability to Russia is definitely in order.

Alexander Motyl, The Conversation

· Apr 04, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Why it is misguided to hope that Russia’s oligarchs may come together to topple Putin

The rich business leaders have helped Putin stay in power through their political quiescence and economic support of the Kremlin’s domestic initiatives.

Stanislav Markus, The Conversation

· Mar 08, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Putin’s antagonism toward Ukraine was never about NATO. He just wants to create a new Russian empire

His speech showed that he has concocted his own view of history and world affairs in which Ukraine’s independence is an anomaly.

Emily Channell-Justice, The Conversation

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Jacob Lassin, The Conversation

· Feb 24, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Aleksei Navalny’s return to Russia has given rise to a wave of anti-Putin politics

Navalny’s call for protests against his detention has sparked the largest opposition events in a decade.

Regina Smyth, The Conversation

· Feb 03, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Russia Opposition leader Alexei Navalny sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison

The verdict by a Moscow court ignited protests in the country and nearly 1,400 people were detained.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 03, 2021 · 02:06 pm

Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny poisoned with Soviet-era nerve agent, says Germany

Novichok, a potent class of chemical weapon developed by the Soviet Union, is the same substance used on former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in 2018.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 03, 2020 · 09:46 am

France says Russian Opposition leader Navalny victim of ‘criminal act’ after suspected poisoning

The country’s foreign ministry called for an independent and transparent investigation in the matter.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 25, 2020 · 08:43 pm