‘Legalised homophobia’ and LGBT under attack

This Autumn, Hamburg film festival heaped praise on the film ‘Children-404’, which tells a story of LGBT teenagers in Russia. It shares the name with an

The Cold War didn’t end when one side declared ‘victory’

(First published 30/03/2014) - CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE now realising that the Cold War never ended. To see any ‘cold war’ in the new chapter of Russo-West

The other side of the conflict: conversing with a Russian friend

I FIRST MET Nadia in the city of Toronto during the summer of 2008. Back then the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia were

Non-citizens, aliens in their own country

Non-citizens, aliens in their own country They were citizens of a country that does not exist anymore. They are not stateless, nor foreigners. They are called

The Ukraine crisis in tweets

Ukrainian forces are reportedly moving into Eastern Ukraine to tackle pro-Russian activists who have reportedly taken control of a number of important government buildings across

Armchair Reporting: The Dangers of Lazy Journalism

IN THE AFTERMATH of the recent events in Ukraine, cold war is being murmured in the corners of governmental institutions worldwide. Is the current world

The Danish view on the Ukraine: Danish Fast News

Denmark is characterized by high taxes and high welfare benefits. However the Danish government worries, that EU legislation is making it possible for outsiders to

Bayern, Fraud and Crimea: German Fast News

With news that the president of Bayern Munich has been jailed for tax fraud and Chancellor Angela Merkel warning Russia about its actions in Crimea,

Russia, Ukraine and The West: Social Media Reactions to the Mounting Crisis

What started as a 'people's revolution' in Kyiv has spread to 'foreign invasion' in Crimea, as the future of the Ukraine hangs in the balance. Pandeia's

Sochi 2014 – A Russian Perspective

In the first of our two-part series on the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Daria Sukharchuk examines the Russian media's perception in the run-up to the