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SOCIETYUnyielding activism: How Russia’s urban preservation movement continues its fight under military dictatorshipDSDmitry Snegov23 September 2025
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SOCIETYThe birth of poverty: What the Dominican Republic can teach Vladimir Putin about the price of high fertilityEBEkaterina Bazanova22 July 2025
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SOCIETYCitizen by gender: How transgender people fought discrimination in the USSRRRustam Alexander9 July 2025
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SOCIETYTamizdat partisans: How Russian publishing survives under censorship at home and in exileSSemyon Vladimirov1 July 2025
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