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Central Asia regional editor Sydney Millar discusses Central Asian migrants in Russia and the pressures of conscription

In her conversation with a Russian civil activist, Kira Shtern reflects on the state and future of civil activism in wartime Russia.

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews "Atlantis," an exploration of what post-war Ukraine could look like, both the good and the bad

Aleksej Tikhonov has selected seven artists who publicly support Ukraine, and explains the actions they chose and the consequences they face

Yana Prokhorenko discusses how the war in Ukraine has forced people to be in a constant state of uncertainty, and how this can be tolerated

Alexandra West takes a look at Russia's latest amendment to their propaganda laws, a move which will have devastating consequences for the country’s LGBTI community. 

Directed by Maryna Er Gorbach, Klondike (2022) encapsulates all the harrowing emotions and diverse reactions that occur when war takes over your home. The film follows the heavily pregnant Irka [...]

Sydney Millar on the recent exodus of Russian men to the Central Asian states as Vladimir Putin has announced partial mobilization for the war in Ukraine.

Sydney Millar writes about the increasingly tense relationship between the Kazakh and Russian leadership as the war in Ukraine rages on.

If Gorbachev is remembered only for the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia may never escape from the clutches of autocracy, writes Hugo Blewett-Mundy.