Nadezhda Azhgikhina reviews «Andrei Sakharov, Elena Bonner, and friends: Life was typical, tragic, and beautiful» Nine Years Without Elena Bonner: 18 June marked the ninth anniversary of her death Read More
Freedom of Speech Is Under the Gun as the Virus Spreads in Russia Authorities are tightening the screws on journalists and those who speak out. Growing civil solidarity may be the response Read More
Putin Begins the Transition of His Own Power Even without the formal status of president, Putin would remain the supreme ruler of Russia Read More
Russia’s Recent Elections Could Signal Hope — or a Warning New opposition faces emerge after local elections in Moscow and other regions throughout Russia Read More
Russia Needs Its Own Bernie Sanders Can leftist sociologist and columnist Boris Kagarlitsky create room for a new politics in Russia? Read More
The Golunov Affair The Reawakening of Civil Society or a New Episode in the Security Forces’ Internecine Conflict? Read More
Is Russia waking up? Nadezhda Azhgikhina for The Nation Is Russia Waking Up? Protests in Yekaterinburg ended in a victory for civil society. Who’s next? Read More
The Lessons of Lyudmila Alexeyeva The legendary human-rights activist died at 91 on December 8, 2018. It was the end of an era Read More
Nadezhda Azhgikhina’s article in The Nation Solidarity in Response to Rash of Sexual Harassment Accusations in Russia Shows That Times Are Changing—Slowly Read More
Solidarity in Response to Rash of Sexual Harassment Accusations in Russia It Shows That Times Are Changing -Slowly. Many in the media are rallying behind the female journalists who have accused State Duma deputy Leonid Slutsky of sexual harassment Read More