Protests Engulf Georgia Protests Engulf Georgia
The political crisis is escalating.
Dec 4, 2024 / Vadim Nikitin
Dispatch: From the Hostage Swap to the Kursk Incursion Dispatch: From the Hostage Swap to the Kursk Incursion
Where does it lead?
Aug 16, 2024 / Vadim Nikitin
Georgia Dreaming: Is Another Color Revolution About to Kick Off? Georgia Dreaming: Is Another Color Revolution About to Kick Off?
Ten years after the massive street protests that overthrew Ukraine’s president—and helped precipitate war with Russia—another former Soviet Republic teeters on the brink.
May 20, 2024 / Vadim Nikitin
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Was Brave, Authentic, Funny, Larger Than Life. Will His Movement Survive Him? Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Was Brave, Authentic, Funny, Larger Than Life. Will His Movement Survive Him?
More than a politician, he became a talisman for Russia’s liberals.
Feb 20, 2024 / Vadim Nikitin
Memory Wars in Russia and Ukraine Memory Wars in Russia and Ukraine
The current fighting is about territory, but also about history.
Mar 1, 2022 / Vadim Nikitin
Violetta Grudina Brings Political Dissidence to Murmansk Violetta Grudina Brings Political Dissidence to Murmansk
An ally of Alexey Navalny running for local office in northern Russia faces naked repression in an increasingly hostile political climate.
Aug 6, 2021 / Vadim Nikitin
As Alexey Navalny’s Health Deteriorates, the Movement’s Momentum Flags As Alexey Navalny’s Health Deteriorates, the Movement’s Momentum Flags
But across Russia, another kind of power is building.
Apr 26, 2021 / Vadim Nikitin
Alexei Navalny Grows More Powerful Every Time Putin Talks About Him Alexei Navalny Grows More Powerful Every Time Putin Talks About Him
One day we may look back on January 2021 as the beginning of the end of Putin’s reign.
Jan 28, 2021 / Vadim Nikitin
As Alexei Navalny’s Life Hangs in the Balance, So Does the Fate of the Russian Opposition As Alexei Navalny’s Life Hangs in the Balance, So Does the Fate of the Russian Opposition
The Russian opposition leader’s unique gift for uniting disparate people, ideas, and movements undoubtedly helped make him a target.
Sep 2, 2020 / Vadim Nikitin
What Belarus Stands to Lose What Belarus Stands to Lose
Fixing the country’s broken democratic process can’t come at the cost of the inequality and corruption other former Soviet republics are now facing.
Aug 20, 2020 / Vadim Nikitin