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Ukrainian Film Director Stages Hunger Strike In Russian Jail During World Cup

Published June 21, 2018 in NPR Leave a comment

“Oleg Sentsov is clearly serving those 20 years for political reasons — for resisting Russia’s occupation of Crimea.”

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Russia Welcomes 2018 World Cup, Clamping Down On Dissent And Hooligans

Published June 13, 2018 in NPR Leave a comment

“All the soccer hooligans in Russia aren’t waiting for the World Cup to start – they’re waiting for it to end, so they can go back to their normal lives.”

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Into the Wild

Published on February 7, 2014September 25, 2017 Leave a comment

“Everything’s for fucking sale.”

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Putin’s War on Young People

If Russia is ever to become a country that seeks peace with its neighbors and respects the rights of its own citizens, then such a future depends on Russia’s young people.

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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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