When the famous Soviet figure-skaters Belousova and Protopopov fled the USSR in 1979, asking for political asylum in Switzerland, they were called traitors and renegades. There was even a verse: “So you are just deserters, just vlasovtsy [supporters of Soviet…
We have become accustomed to hearing the phrase “it was impossible to verify this information” accompanying news about Russia’s war against Ukraine – it even seems that we need to introduce a special acronym. This phrase accompanies not just the…
It has been almost a decade since the repressive laws on “foreign agents” (2012) and “gay propaganda” (2013) were adopted. At the time of their adoption, defenders of the rights of LGBTI+ people were at the forefront of Russia’s human…
Much of the world’s attention is currently fixed on Ukraine. People in various countries are following the news closely, learning the names of Ukrainian cities, taking in refugees, and sending humanitarian packages. Many are shocked by evidence of the aggressors’…
“Romani Voices From Hell” – a new report of ADC Memorial dated to the International Roma Day. Since the start of Russian aggression and hostilities in Ukraine in 2014, ADC Memorial has regularly monitored the situation of the Roma minority…
After Russian troops invaded Ukraine, even the most ardent Putinversteher in Russia and abroad must lift the veil from their eyes. This is not a hybrid case of military aggression, but an outright one. The only official explanation of the…
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