A retired doctor against the political machine: fighting for freedom in rural Russia

10.10.2022 • 00:24:13

Alexander Pravdin is 73 years old. He lives in a small village near St. Petersburg. He used to work as a doctor in a psychiatric hospital, then he bec...

Trying to analyze Russia: political scientist Ekaterina Schulmann explains how to properly understand the day-to-day life of a nuclear power and Putin’s desire to conquer the neighbor

26.09.2022 • 00:28:26

Ekaterina Schulmann is a political scientist and publicist. She has been explaining the inevitable political processes, laws, and underlying logic tha...

Is it possible to fight the authorities by working for them? Former police officer and history teacher talks about opposition within state structures

12.09.2022 • 00:23:00

As a policeman, this man tried to do everything in his power to ease the lives of political activists who came across his way. As a history teacher, h...

How to stop Putin by damaging the elites and why don’t Russians protest? The sociological perspective

05.09.2022 • 00:28:49

It may sound surprising, but the Russians, Germans and even Ukrainians are on the same side. Our goal is to confront the corrupt financial and politic...

How to fight the Putin regime with political art: Maria Alyokhina tells about new Pussy Riot tour, repressions in Belarus and why Europe can influence the war more than the U.S.

15.08.2022 • 00:20:11

Pussy Riot is a Russian feminist protest art group. They became famous in 2012 after the performance in Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior named "P...

How women became the face of Russian anti-war movement

08.08.2022 • 00:21:44

Two days after the war has started, Russian feminists created a horizontal organization that has been in the forefront of anti-war protest for over 4 ...

“I ruined my career in Russia”. Russian musician Maxim Pokrovskiy tells about his anti-war songs, Russian show business and concerts in Crimea

01.08.2022 • 00:22:12

The band “Nogu Svelo!” was created in the 1980s and quickly became known throughout the crumbling Soviet Union. Soviet censorship fell apart and the a...

Ten years in prison for anti-war messages. Here is the story of Russian activist Sasha Skochilenko

24.07.2022 • 00:18:50

Today, even the smallest protest in Russia might lead to years in prison. We’ve hardly seen such absurd verdicts since Stalin’s Great Terror in the 30...

Russian Resistance: Season 1 Teaser

21.07.2022 • 00:01:16

«Why don’t Russians protest?» Well, we might not see millions in the streets, but the resistance is there. While the civil servants paint over hundre...