Opinion
Don’t Look, Don’t See, Don’t Know
Sociologist Svetlana Stephenson on why Russians are in denial about the war
Виктор Билан
Magazine
Lessons Learned
On an island in the Pacific a schoolteacher would always help colleagues in need. When his native village was bombed out they reported him to the police for anti-war stance
Q&A
Torture Room No.103
Alexandra Kaluzhskikh, arrested at an anti-war rally in Moscow and tortured at a police precinct, shares her story
Q&A
“Victory is the Russian emotional drug”
Researcher Elena Koneva on how sociology works in the face of war and censorship
Opinion
Anatomy of a Genocide
Writer Sergey Medvedev reflects on utter disrespect for human life in Russia as a precursor for the tragedies of Grozny, Aleppo, and now Bucha and Mariupol
Magazine
Unstable Bonds
Science in isolation: some scientists emigrate from Russia, others ready for financial hardship. All fear the future
Opinion
Back to the Age of Homo Sovieticus
With McDonald’s leaving the country, Russians are saying goodbye to more than just Big Mac
Q&A
“Putin believes in conspiracy theories”
Ilya Yablokov, researcher specializing in conspiracy theories, on how Russia has become a conspiracy theorist of a country
Magazine
The Heart of the War
Having spent two months beneath Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol under constant shelling and bombing, surviving civilians tell their stories
Opinion
Who Betrayed Whom?
Historian Sergey Bondarenko on the term “national traitor” and the meaning behind it
Magazine
Leave Your Bike, Run to the River
The story of a woman killed in Bucha told by her daughters, who learned about her death from news reports featuring the photo of a “woman with red nail polish”
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