The torture hell of war, Shkönka from IKea, Russian Shaman
The new episode of Horrible News with Kirill Martynov
Ukraine’s military is preparing a counter-offensive. 53 Ukrainian POWs killed in Olenivka, a settlement controlled by the so-called “DPR”. Roskomnadzor demands that Novaya Gazeta’s licence be revoked. Russia’s culture becomes one with propaganda.
Kirill Martynov, the chief editor of Novaya Gazeta. Europe, comments on last week's Russian and world news.
Toppling Goliath
Members of Russia’s Finno-Ugric ethnic minorities discuss their reasons for joining the Armed Forces of Ukraine
One man’s terrorist
Multiple Russian teenagers are facing long prison sentences for acts of sabotage carried out to make money
Breaking the waves
The Kremlin’s latest attempt to quash Telegram echoes the Soviet Union’s war on foreign radio broadcasts
Deserting the paper army
How one woman refused to be a cog in Russia’s military machine
Censory overload
As the Kremlin declares war on queer literature, Russians are still finding ways to read and publish transgressive fiction
Violent entrapment
Queer people in Russia are increasingly being catfished by criminal gangs and even the police
A deserter’s desert
Escape routes from the Russian military are narrowing as European attitudes to ex-servicemen harden
Thawing out
How TV smash hit Heated Rivalry has not only melted hearts, but cultural stereotypes about Russia as well
My enemy’s enemy
How Ukrainians and Russia’s ethnic minority groups are making common cause in opposing Russian imperialism
