A beacon of hope

Alexei Navalny’s posthumously published autobiography details his brave struggle against Putin’s tyranny and offers hope his death at the hands of Russia’s corrupt and brutal penal system will not have been in vain.

The man who scared Putin

The death of Alexei Navalny in an Arctic labour camp is a blow to all those who dreamed he might emerge as the leader of a future democratic Russia.

Russia’s real enemy is Putin

“Russiaphobia’ means fear of Russia, not hatred of Russians, and is entirely rational given Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine and threats against the rest of Europe. The biggest enemy of Russian interests isn’t “Russiaphobia” but the monster in the Kremlin.

Putin’s pet fascists

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has tried to justify his invasion of Ukraine as an attempt to ‘denazify’ the nation, but in reality it is Putin who has relied on neo-nazis to help crush democracy in Russia and promote his interests abroad.