Ilya Shablinsky: On rebellion and the fate of Prigozhin [Spektr.Press]

Photo by Sergei Chugunov 26 June 2023 by Ilya Shablinsky Source: Spektr.Press We need to reflect and comment on a recent episode of political life that has been both dramatic…

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Fakery. Ilya Shablinsky on the important events of the past week: another attempt by Putin to morally justify the war he is waging – and what he is counting on

Photo by Sergei Chugunov 19 June 2023 by Ilya Shablinsky Source: Spektr.Press It turns out that that the first thing to be done here is to review and somehow analyse…

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OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 310: Detention centre, torture, death

17 June 2023 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests and prosecutions in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…

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Read more about the article The dictator is nervous. Ilya Shablinsky on the important events of the past week: Ukraine’s offensive scenarios, the trial of Memorial’s co-chair and the decision in the case of the Rwandan propagandist
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The dictator is nervous. Ilya Shablinsky on the important events of the past week: Ukraine’s offensive scenarios, the trial of Memorial’s co-chair and the decision in the case of the Rwandan propagandist

Photo by Sergei Chugunov 12 June 2023. By Ilya Shablinsky Source: Spektr.Press The circumstances surrounding the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station remain unclear. But perhaps the most important…

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Read more about the article Ideological unity. Ilya Shablinsky on the important events of the past week: Prigozhin’s political programme, Kozlovsky’s expulsion from Russia and Shenderovich’s expulsion from Georgia
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Ideological unity. Ilya Shablinsky on the important events of the past week: Prigozhin’s political programme, Kozlovsky’s expulsion from Russia and Shenderovich’s expulsion from Georgia

Photo by Sergei Chugunov 5 June 2023 by Ilya Shablinsky Source: Spektr.Press Prigozhin and Russia's War against Ukraine The main figure of the current stage of the war, Evgeny Prigozhin,…

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OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 308: 8.5 years’ imprisonment for setting fire to a mat

3 June 2023 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests and prosecutions in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…

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Read more about the article ‘The real aims of the war.’ Ilya Shablinsky on the important events of the past week – Prigozhin’s readiness for civil war, Russian authorities’ attacks on scientists and Trump’s rival
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‘The real aims of the war.’ Ilya Shablinsky on the important events of the past week – Prigozhin’s readiness for civil war, Russian authorities’ attacks on scientists and Trump’s rival

Photo by Sergei Chugunov 29 May 2023 by Ilya Shablinsky Source: Spektr.Press Last week, Evgeny Prigozhin again emerged as a major newsmaker. For starters, he claimed that his private army…

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OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 307: 14 years’ imprisonment for giving help to some Muslims

27 May 2023 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests and prosecutions in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…

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