Society
Picking your battles
Novaya Europe analysed almost 40,000 protests to see how Russia’s war in Ukraine has changed civil society
Daria TalanovaJune 27, 2025
Data
Society
Fly for cover
Shutdowns at Russian airports due to drone activity are at a record high since the war began
Vladimir LoginovDenis MorokhinMay 20, 2025
Politics
Dead end
In the past 10 months, Russia managed to only capture about 4% of Donbas. Troops are basically treading water while losses are mounting. Novaya Gazeta Europe dissects Russia’s war effort in Ukraine
Antonina AsanovaLyubov BorisenkoFebruary 28, 2023
Society
Lawless enforcement
Russian police found a new way to falsify criminal cases: those accused of disorderly conduct are charged with terrorism and other grave crimes. We’ve found 170 such cases in Chechnya alone
Evgeny EnikeevFebruary 10, 2023
Economics
Made in Eurasia
The EU used to be Russia’s biggest trade partner for many years. It was replaced by China and Belarus after the Ukraine War had started. Research by Novaya-Europe
Antonina AsanovaAnna KemerovaDecember 7, 2022
Society
Kids with guns
Russia’s schoolchildren are being spoon-fed with “patriotism”: they march around wearing military uniform, hate Ukraine and NATO, and are literally taken on school trips to prisons. A research by Novaya Gazeta. Europe
Daria TalanovaSeptember 5, 2022
Politics
Cast off the lines!
Russia’s oligarchs have travelled Europe on their superyachts for years and now seek to avoid the war sanctions. We looked into their latest travels
Novaya Gazeta EuropeJune 29, 2022