Russian-Kazakh Relations: A Yurt as a Political Issue
Kazakhs set up a yurt in Bucha where people can warm up. Moscow is demanding an official statement. Gesture of...
Novaya Gazeta Europe in the taz
Pop stars and political statements: Two words with fatal consequences
The pop musician Valeri Meladze is said to have made pro-Ukrainian statements. Politicians loyal to the government, on the other...
Vladimir Putin’s Russia: Mission accomplished, Putin can go
Russia's President Putin's record is devastating – economically, demographically and politically. The adjective "Russian" stands for destruction. Russian President Vladimir...
Russian propaganda: Putin’s revenge – taz.de
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is continuing the tradition of the Stalinist state. Many Russians allow this to happen, but not...
Moscow Diary: Go or Stay
Threats, arbitrariness and humiliation, but also poetry, philosophy and joy - Moscow has it all. Many struggle with the situation....
Opposition to the Putin regime: A long road to peace
Russia's opposition is still too weak to counter Putin's dictatorship. Still, many resist. Because giving up is not an option....
Military budget worldwide increases significantly: War in Ukraine as a trigger
With its attack on Ukraine, the Kremlin has unleashed a new arms race worldwide. Moscow's allies are also increasing their...
May 9 – Culture of Remembrance in Russia: Remembrance needs dialogue
The image of Stalin as an enemy suppresses the racist core of the Nazi war in the East. A reply...
Rail partisans in Belarus: when the war derails
In Belarus, railway lines are paralyzed to hinder the supply of Russian troops. Anyone caught risks draconian penalties. Russian troop...
A journalist’s legacy: who if not us…
In a book from 2004, Anna Politikowskaja investigates the Putin phenomenon. Conclusion: only the Russians can oppose his inhumane system....
Russia and the Ukraine war: bomb mood for Putin
The Levada Institute has determined that over 80 percent of Russians support Putin and his "special operation". But it's not...
Refugees from Chechnya: never home again, nowhere
Chechen Salima had to leave her homeland in the 1995 war. Now she sympathizes with the people of Ukraine. Rubble...
Russia and the Ukraine War: Four Hours to Hell
It takes the same time to get from Moscow to Kharkiv by fast train as to St. Petersburg. But the...
