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«If Putin decides to attack Europe, he’ll need to do it while Trump is in power»
Until the early 2020s, Abbas Gallyamov was integrated into the Russian power structure: he worked as a speechwriter for Vladimir Putin when he was prime minister, as a political consultant in regional elections, and as deputy head of the administration of the president of Bashkortostan. But after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Gallyamov left for Israel, was labeled a foreign agent by the Russian Ministry of Justice, and last year was sentenced in absentia to eight years for «discrediting the Russian army.» We spoke with Abbas about the changing world order after Trump’s election, the prospects of a Russian invasion of an EU neighbor, and how friends of Putin’s younger daughter are quietly preparing to take power into their own hands.
#AbbasGallyamov #authoritarianism #WarinUkraine #Hitler #EuropeanUnion #interview #resultsfor2025 #KaterinaTikhonova #Lithuania #Moldova #Mussolini #forecasts #Putin #Russia #Trump #WorldWarIII #futurology #Economy #Estonia
How the Bolsheviks Made Peace with the Christmas Tree
The story of how the Soviet Grinch stole Christmas is telling in many ways. At first, the totalitarian regime shamelessly declared established family traditions to be barbaric. Then, after failing, Stalinism retreated a bit and, as a compromise, offered Soviet citizens a new holiday—with recognizable trappings, but stripped of its original meaning. Soon, the next generation came to perceive the Soviet New Year as an unshakable custom from time immemorial.
#householdandchildren #state #ideology #History #everydayculture #lenin #newYear #society #holidays #religion #theUSSR #Stalin #traditions
«Anyone who consciously chooses not to have children is a deserter.» How the Ceaușescu regime lost the war on abortion
In late December 1989, after a series of chance events, Nicolae Ceaușescu’s dictatorship in Romania collapsed within days. Over a quarter-century in power, he ruined the lives of hundreds of thousands. The Ceaușescu regime enforced an absurd cult of personality, brutally suppressed any dissent, and plunged the country into a poverty so dire it stood out even among socialist states. Throughout most of his rule, the so-called «Genius of the Carpathians» waged a ruthless campaign against abortion. What were the consequences for Romania and its people?
#crayfish #state #dictatorship #women #History #humanrights #reproductivebenefit #Romania #socialism #Ceausescu
«Our ancestors — people who died for nothing»
Near Lesnaya metro station in St. Petersburg, at 61 Lesnoy Prospekt, stands a building with columns. This is the «house of specialists,» built in the 1930s in the style of Stalinist neoclassicism. Creative and scientific intelligentsia lived here, including artist Nathan Altman, radio engineer Mikhail Bonch-Bruevich, and writer Alexander Kuprin. It was from here that many were taken during the «Great Terror.» Now, plaques of the «Last Address» project are installed on the house for former residents who became victims of political repression in the USSR. The last two names appeared on the facade on Sunday, December 14 — on the day of remembrance for academician Andrei Sakharov. A «Most» correspondent attended the ceremony for installing the memorial signs.
#WarinUkraine #lifeinRussia #historicalmemory #cultureofmemory #society #Petersburg #Thelastedge #Putin #reportage #repressions #Stalin
«These were truly horrific scenes.» Why is the world ignoring the genocide in Sudan?
In the first days after news of the massacre in El Fasher, many residents of Israel and foreigners in solidarity with them asked a naive question: where is the world looking? Where are the UN resolutions, the condemnatory articles by leading journalists, and the flash mobs featuring Hollywood stars, as happened during Israel’s Iron Swords war against Hamas terrorists? But these outcries are as naive as they are pointless.
#Africa #Military #worldhistoryresonance #genocide #dictatorship #mutiny #UnitedArabEmirates #prigogine #Sudan #PMCWagner
Lifehack Against the Army, Cheaply
Few people know about the possibility of getting a deferral from military service for registered candidates for deputy. In practice, only a handful use this method, since electoral commissions easily weed out all non-party and unaffiliated candidates using the signature barrier. However, with the right legal preparation, it is still possible to dodge the draft using election laws. A student from a Moscow university, who asked to remain anonymous, shares his successful personal experience.
#army #elections #lifeinRussia #personalexperience #politicaltechnologies #Regions #WedBageno #Students #tatarstan
Signals from Below. Informing Returns to Russian Schools and Universities
Teachers are being fired, students expelled from universities, schoolchildren interrogated by the FSB, and criminal cases are being opened against their parents. Since February 2022, all this has been happening thanks to informing within educational institutions. The scale of today’s persecutions cannot be compared to Stalin-era purges: millions suffered then, while now it’s hundreds and thousands. But the logic of today’s repressions in Russia increasingly resembles that of the 1930s and 1940s in the USSR.
#Rhombus #WarinUkraine #state #childrenandparents #lifeinRussia #education #society #repressions #specialservices #theUSSR #Stalinism #school
Architect of a New World
On December 5th in California, Frank Gehry passed away—a fearless experimenter and visionary who changed perceptions of his profession and invented new tools for it. He broke the rules, followed his own desires and imagination, and transformed the world around him. And now, with sorrow, we speak of him in the past tense.
#architecture #Germany #Twoleggedbelt #deconstructivism #Jews #historicalmemory #freedom #art #USA #ridingweight #painter #Emigration
What does Russia’s future look like after Putin? Scientific Director of the Levada Center, Lev Gudkov, responds
Sociologist Lev Gudkov has been studying public attitudes in Russia since the time of Perestroika. In the late 1980s, he worked at the All-Union Center for the Study of Public Opinion, from which he left in the early 2000s along with Yuri Levada’s team. From 2006 to 2021, Gudkov headed the Levada Center—the largest independent organization conducting sociological surveys in Russia—and then became its scientific director. Both the Levada Center and Gudkov himself have been designated as foreign agents by the Russian Ministry of Justice. Drawing on years of sociological surveys of post-Soviet society and the historical experience of countries that went through fascism in the 20th century, we spoke with the renowned researcher about the most likely scenario for Russia’s future.
#future #WarinUkraine #state #degradation #democracy #dictatorship #europe #lifeintheUSSR #west #interview #LevadaCenter #society #afterPutin #forecast #reforms #Russia #socialsphere #sociology #futurology #Economy
«Russian Punitive Agencies Keep a Close Eye on Deportees from the US»
How can political émigrés who end up in American immigration jails be saved from extradition to Russia? What do FSB psychologists ask passengers on deportation flights during interrogations? And why don’t Western governments help Russian antiwar refugees? A wide-ranging conversation with Dmitry Valuev, president of the human rights organization Russian America for Democracy in Russia (RADR).
#refugees #bigtalk #WarinUkraine #state #deportation #interview #personalexperience #Bulk #opposition #rightandleft #Putin #USA #Trump #Emigration
Heeding the Horrors of War: What Consequences Could the New World Order in Ukraine Have for Europe
The fewer economic, cultural, and simply human ties between Russia and European countries, the more conflict stories there are, the easier it will be to turn toward a possible military clash. No one in Europe wants such a development, but a peaceful Russian-Ukrainian agreement as imposed by the American administration looks like a respite for the aggressor. Therefore, Europe and Ukraine need to build a new structure to deter Russia together, without wasting time.
#Analytics #security #WarinUkraine #weapons #Germany #EuropeanUnion #NATO #truce #Putin #Russia #USA #Trump #Athreat #France
Thirty Years and Three Degrees. Global Warming Continues at an Accelerated Pace
The organizers of the November UN climate summit in Belém, Brazil, called the thirtieth round of annual negotiations a «moment of truth» and a «time for action.» «Arctida’s» analyst who attended the summit, explains why these expectations were not met.
#KS30 #Analytics #Arctic #Globalwarming #GlobalSouth #west #fossilfuels #climatesummitinBelarus #LatinAmerica #UN #ParisAgreement #Duzhokgases #SaudiArabia #countrywithatransitioneconomy #finance
General de Gaulle as Joan of Arc: 60 Years Ago, France Held Its First Nationwide Presidential Election
In December 1965, the President of France was elected by popular vote for the first time. This historic event forever changed the country’s political landscape: even today, all attention is focused on the «prophetic» figure of the head of state, and the presidential model of the republic has become deeply rooted in French political tradition. Moreover, General de Gaulle’s dominance was truly challenged at the ballot box for the first time. But how did the French come to feel the need for a nationwide vote for their national leader? And why does this crucial electoral reform continue to poison France’s political life today?
#elections #state #electoralreform #society #thepresident #France #CharlesdeGaulle
«All holders of Russian passports end up on the blacklist. There simply aren’t any white lists anymore»
One of the main economic news stories this week for Russian citizens is the European Commission’s decision to include Russia in the list of high-risk jurisdictions. Officially, it is set to take effect at the beginning of January 2026. We speak with anti-corruption expert and founder of the NGO «Arktida,» Ilya Shumanov, about what problems to prepare for after the New Year holidays—and what his own plan is.
#bankingsystem #EuropeanUnion #west #IlyaShumanov #interview #corruption #personalexperience #moneylaundering #Russia #sanctions #finance #blacklist #Emigration
«Son, don’t trust this document—they will deceive you»
On December 5, 1994, Ukraine signed the Budapest Memorandum with three nuclear powers who guaranteed its security and independence in exchange for giving up its stockpile of nuclear weapons. This agreement was supposed to prevent any conflict between Ukraine and Russia. But it turned out to be a useless piece of paper.
#America #BillClinton #BorisYeltsin #BudapestMemorandum #UnitedKingdom #WarinUkraine #diplomacy #west #Crimea #LeonidKuchma #MikhailGorbachev #Independence #aftertheUSSR #Russia #sovereignty #USA #Ukraine #Economy #nuclearweapons
Too Golden «Orda»
A «mask show» took place at the editorial office of Kazakhstan's largest independent media outlet, Orda.kz—just like in Russia in the 2000s. Let's figure out what happened: was it a private case of a «business conflict,» or a systematic attack on freedom of speech?
#business #power #GulnatBashkenova #Kazakhstan #acrisis #MaksatGaniev #media #aftertheUSSR #CentralAsia #electoralcycles
«Get out of Russia, I’ll kill you and nothing will happen to me»
Two years ago, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation declared the «international LGBT social movement» an extremist organization. Since then, simply having a certain sexual orientation or gender identity can be used as grounds to accuse anyone who draws the state’s attention of extremism. LGBT people are afraid to go to the police or court, even if they themselves are the victims of crimes. Here are the stories of three people who have gone through such experiences.
#state #lifeinRussia #LGBT #personalexperience #violence #intolerance #society #humanrights #thatone #repressions
Seven Myths Surrounding the USSR’s Attack on Finland
On November 30, 1939, the USSR attacked Finland. On the anniversary of the start of the «uncelebrated war,» we explain how Stalin turned a peaceful neighbor into a fierce enemy.
«I can’t return to Russia. But staying in the US is also unsafe»
After Donald Trump returned to power, many Russian political emigrants found themselves facing the threat of deportation from the US. In the summer of 2025, one of them, Leonid Melekhin, was denied political asylum and deported to Perm, where he was detained right at the airport. For six months now, he has been awaiting trial in a local pre-trial detention center on criminal charges of justifying terrorism. Under Russian law, Melekhin faces two to five years in prison. To prevent more cases like this, «Most.Media» launched a petition to the US authorities in late July, which has been signed by more than 31,000 people. Among them are many political activists who, if deported from the US, face repression in Russia. We are beginning to publish their stories.
#America #state #deportation #personalexperience #Bulk #politicalrepressions #Putin #repressions #Russia #Trump #Emigration
«We all want peace, but not at the cost of gains for Putin.» What’s happening with the settlement of the Russia-Ukraine conflict
The Russian regime can only voluntarily end such a large-scale conflict as the war in Ukraine with a victory. But what exactly counts as a victory—capturing another Donbas district center, reaching the borders of the «new regions,» or the public execution of Zelensky—after almost 1,400 days of carnage, the Kremlin and Ostankino still haven’t decided.
#Analytics #VladimirZelensky #WarinUkraine #diplomacy #DonaldTrump #KirillDmitriev #collectivePutin #scandal #SteveWitkoff