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Podcast No. 81. Simon & Sergei – with Elena Belokurova
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Albert Speransky: A Surprise for the Authorities
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‘We want to create a large exhibition and call it “Do the Counting Yourself”. So it’s clear where the margin of error of several millions dead and repressed comes from’ – Roman Romanov, director of the GULAG History Museum [an interview with Republic]
Photo: Press service of the GULAG History Museum Roman Romanov. Source: Wikipedia 14 April 2021 Roman Romanov, director of the Museum of the History of the GULAG, on why the…
Olga Misik’s speech in court: “You are not passing this judgment on me – you are passing it on yourself.”
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Vladimir Kara-Murza: The Bellingcat Investigation
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CSOs of the Week: OVD-Info and Apologiya protesta
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Eyewitnesses on the 23 January Rally. Ekaterina Shulman: “The percentage of those who took part in a protest for the first time is extremely high”
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“One day the bubble will burst.” Andrei Makarevich on Navalny’s film and Russians’ apathy
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“Everyone in prison has oppositionist views”: Team 29 interviews Konstantin Kotov after his release
Photo: Dmitry Zair-Bek, Team 29 16 December 2020 Konstantin Kotov, who was convicted for violating the rules for holding public events under the so-called Dadin article, was released from Penal…