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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 talk about Russia being doomed to being bad, poor or servile,” said Alexei Navalny.

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Russia’s Nuclear Industry Tries To Dispel Fears Over Mysterious Radioactive Cloud

Published December 8, 2017 in NPR Leave a comment

“What’s happening with the ruthenium cloud reminds me a lot of what went on with Chernobyl. The pattern of behavior is exactly the same.”

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In Moscow’s Local Elections, Opponents Of Putin Find A Glimmer Of Hope

Published October 10, 2017 in NPR Leave a comment

“There’s a huge demand among young people to go into politics, and there’s an understanding of how to do it.”

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Far From Moscow, Thousands Turn Out To Protest Putin In Siberia’s Capital

Published June 12, 2017 in NPR Leave a comment

“I believed that Putin would make things better,” Galina Vorivoda, 62, said. “But it didn’t work out. He made things better only for a few people.”

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Banned From Russian TV, A Putin Critic Gets His Message Out On YouTube

Published June 1, 2017 in NPR Leave a comment

Navalny at 20:18 is part-Jon Stewart in its righteous skewering of the powers that be, but also part-Vladimir Putin in its know-it-all approach to that which ails Russia.

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About Lucian

Based in Berlin and Moscow, I reported from the former Soviet empire for 25 years for NPR, Reuters, Slate, Bloomberg, and others. My first book, Putin’s Revenge: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine, is now available from Columbia University Press.

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