PoliticsBunker mentalityHow one Ukrainian civilian plans to ride out nuclear apocalypsePavel KuznetsovOctober 12, 2025
SocietyBehind closed doorsA recent retirement home abuse scandal has laid bare the crisis in Russia’s eldercare sectorPavel KuznetsovJuly 24, 2025
PoliticsJust a chat in the kitchenOne of Russia’s oldest human rights advocates faces trial in the Far East for a private conversation about political changePavel KuznetsovMay 18, 2025
Society‘I had no hope of getting out’One Yakut anti-war punk musician’s long journey to freedom in BerlinPavel KuznetsovJanuary 16, 2025
Politics‘Put Masha in charge!’An accidental activist has won popular acclaim for her response to the Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk regionPavel KuznetsovNovember 30, 2024
PoliticsSolving for XDid Elon Musk really gift a Tesla Cybertruck to Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov?Pavel KuznetsovAugust 25, 2024
PoliticsInside the exchangeMemorial chairman Oleg Orlov describes his ordeal in prison and the run up to last week’s prisoner swapPavel KuznetsovAugust 9, 2024
SocietyNursing a grudgeIs the child-free movement really a threat to Russia’s demographics?Pavel KuznetsovJuly 14, 2024
SocietyGay abandonRussian queer activists look back at 20 years of attempting to successfully hold a Pride paradePavel KuznetsovJune 26, 2024
SocietyDissent in the ranksWhy has Russia’s highly influential demobilisation movement fractured?Pavel KuznetsovJune 13, 2024
PoliticsThat sinking feelingRussia’s Black Sea Fleet has navigated the collapse of empires, but will it survive the war in Ukraine?Pavel KuznetsovMay 15, 2024
PoliticsThe digital stealHow the roll out of online voting will hand Vladimir Putin his fifth presidential termKatya OrlovaAndrey SerafimovPavel KuznetsovMarch 7, 2024
SocietyFight or flightThe number of soldiers deserting from the Russian army has increased tenfold in the past year. Novaya Europe tells the stories of those who fled to survivePavel KuznetsovFebruary 29, 2024
SocietyRotting from the headWhat was behind the extraordinary show of public defiance in Bashkortostan this week?Pavel KuznetsovJanuary 18, 2024
Society‘I’m no longer ashamed of crying’A volunteer in Russia’s underground support network for Ukrainian refugees tells his storyPavel KuznetsovJanuary 2, 2024
Society‘We’ll support whoever brings us our husbands back’How mobilisation has created a major headache for the Kremlin ahead of next year’s electionsPavel KuznetsovNovember 24, 2023
PoliticsHoliday from reasonWhile the Kremlin still doesn’t have full control of the four Ukrainian regions it claims to have absorbed, it has made the anniversary of their 'return' to Russia a new holidayPavel KuznetsovOctober 9, 2023