Russian soldiers' own videos, sent back to their relatives, shed light on the conditions inside Russia's military and the devastating toll on their morale and will to fight
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Modern Russian propaganda, much like the modern Russian state, continues to parasitize off of the Soviet Union. Today, it is difficult for political convictions to be born: there is no habit of conscious resistance to the authorities.
Putin has announced a “partial” mobilisation. What does it mean? We asked a group of left activists, journalists, and sociologists from Russia who have run the anti-war media “Nevoina” (“Notowar”) since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
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Military mobilization has finally buried the “Putin social contract,” which assumed the political passivity of the people. How will people act when suddenly and unwillingly awakened to politics and civic activity?
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The New York Times has obtained and verified intercepted calls made by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, including damning accounts of the execution of civilians.
In just five days after Putin's speech calling up 300,000 reservists, the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, citing government sources, reported that 261,000 Russian men had fled the country.
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