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Putin And Biden Signal Chilly Relations To Come

Published December 21, 2020 in NPR Leave a comment

“Putin doesn’t count on personal relations with American leaders. Today he only counts on the intersection of interests.

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Protesters In Russia’s Far East Challenge Putin’s Authority, Demand His Resignation

Published July 24, 2020 in NPR Leave a comment

“People go out every day without any kind of organization. I’m really happy that people from my region have finally taken responsibility for their lives.”

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Putin’s Rule Turns 20: Many Russians Find Stability; A New Generation Sees Stagnation

Published January 6, 2020 in NPR Leave a comment

“We remember our roots from Soviet times. Patriotism is in our blood. We always aimed to be number one in the world, and Putin understands that.”

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Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Links Moscow Prosecutor To Luxury Properties Abroad

Published November 15, 2019 in NPR Leave a comment

Alexei Navalny’s latest target is the Moscow prosecutor leading a crackdown following the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years.

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The Russian Student Who Has Become Moscow’s New Face Of Dissent

Published September 19, 2019 in NPR Leave a comment

“I want to live in Russia. I think Russia deserves to be free, and its citizens need to get out from under the yoke of Putin and his gang.”

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‘The Government Is Very Afraid’: Meet Moscow’s New Opposition Leader, Lyubov Sobol

Published August 21, 2019 in NPR Leave a comment

“People admire her for her strength of character and the fact she’s a woman in a very male-centered culture,” said Sergey Radchenko.

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Putin Backs Maduro, As Kremlin Critics Cheer U.S. Support For Venezuela’s Opposition

Published January 25, 2019 in NPR Leave a comment

If Cuba was the Kremlin’s closest ally in Latin America during the Cold War, now it’s Venezuela, whose vast oil wealth gives Russia direct influence over an OPEC member.

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Russians Pay Last Respects To Human Rights Defender Lyudmila Alexeyeva

Published December 11, 2018 in NPR Leave a comment

“Thanks to the dignity of such people, our country still has dignity,” said Nikita Orlov, 49, a corporate manager. “Thanks to such people, we are alive.”

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Russians, With No Real Alternatives, Give Putin 6 More Years In Power

Published March 19, 2018 in NPR Leave a comment

“Russians don’t want things to get any worse; Americans always expect things to get better,” said Anton Volkhin. “Too many people have too much to lose.”

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Banned From Election, Putin Foe Navalny Pursues Politics By Other Means

Published February 8, 2018 in NPR Leave a comment

“I want to live in a normal country and refuse to accept any talk about Russia being doomed to being a bad, poor or servile country,” Alexei Navalny said in an interview.

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Women Lead The Way Against Belarus’ Patriarch, Says Svetlana Tikhanovskaya

“Our women understood they don’t have to stay in their kitchens and can go and fight for their rights beside  — and even in front of their men,” said Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.

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About Lucian

Based in Berlin and Moscow, I’ve reported from the former Soviet empire since 1996. I started working as National Public Radio’s Moscow correspondent in December 2016. Before that I contributed to Reuters, Slate, Bloomberg and The Moscow Times, among others.

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