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A few recent pieces that say a lot about what modern Russia is like, where it’s going, and what it’s doing.
An interview with a Ukrainian man from Bucha, who was captured three times and barely escaped with his life, highlights the cruelty and incompetence of the invading Russians.
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An interview with Richard Gowan on the UN's role in Ukraine: Its high-profile failures, its quiet successes, and why this week's vote really does bear watching.
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“Now we're going to f*ck them all,” said one high-ranking civil servant. How Western sanctions and Russian propaganda have rallied even opponents of the war around Putin.
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An interview with Lev Gershenzon, the former news head for Yandex, Russia’s most-visited web site.
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A senior banker is "in mourning." Some members of parliament are thinking of giving up their seats. A translation of Farida Rustamova's insider report.
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A Sip of Freedom

Stories about democracy, government, corruption, and media. Most of all, about human beings and how they deal with each other. In Eurasia and in its near and far abroad.
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