The end of the Russian dream
I was born in the USSR in 1978 and was just becoming a teenager as the Soviet Union fell. For…
Russia’s anti-Putin backlash is gathering strength
The backlash in Russia to Putin’s war is now visibly getting underway. For the first time, the President risks becoming…
Putin has corrupted Russia’s 'Victory Day'
The Victory Day celebrations on 9 May have been, under Vladimir Putin, through a dramatic mutation. In my childhood, in the…
Russia’s dark path towards the death penalty
In Russia these days, the reintroduction of the death penalty has a grim inevitability about it. There has been a…
Why Russians like me aren't rising up against Putin
I was born, grew up and have lived in Russia all of my 45 years. This means that I belong…
Don't blame us Russians for Putin's war
Thousands of Russians who have fled to Georgia in the wake of Putin’s crackdown are receiving a poor welcome. ‘F***…
