Why the anti-Putin Oscar documentary is harmful The film “Mr. NOBODY against Putin” about how brainwashing is done in Russian schools, in theory, should not have caused a holivar and shitty rain. Especially in the opposition environment, where no one argues about the harm of state propaganda and militarism.

Who in Europe needs actions in memory of Markelov and Baburova Actions in memory of the murdered anti-fascists Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova have been taking place for 17 years. From the day they were killed by the Nazis in the center of Moscow. In different cities of Russia, despite the violence and the abundance of garbage, antifa organized spontaneous memorials on January 19 or took risks by standing up with posters.

Who makes money from Z-anti-fascism and how?

How DIY media is re-educating pro-Putin leftists in Spain The news about the cancellation of the anarchist event came to its organizers the day before the start from Spanish leftists. The emigrants who created media about repression in Russia in Madrid wanted to hold an event of solidarity with anti-authoritarians from Ukraine, show documentaries about the war and organize an exhibition of the artist David Chichkan, who painted pictures of the Russian invasion of Ukraine...

How do Moscow communards live? In large Russian cities, communes are multiplying - self-organized spaces that exist according to their own internal rules. No, these are not dirty anarcho-squats, but large huts in the center with public and private areas, cinema halls, and events. They are emphatically non-politicized so as not to cause trash, but this does not interfere with freedom of expression. Nikolai Bauman from the Moscow commune “Strelka.

Why are the Nazis and Sharaga pressing the Crimean anarchist? When the Russian military appeared in Crimea, Zlata was seven years old. She didn’t even understand what country these soldiers were from. But she remembers well how she didn’t want to approach them and cried when her parents forced her to take a photo with them. Over time, she realized what country those soldiers came from.

How an anarchist and a child were caught by garbage Initially, the cops picked on a group of punks who were playing something shitty on acoustics because of their “unkempt appearance in a public place.” The anarchist Lolita, who sang along with them, tried to explain that she and her friends were not breaking any laws, no one was drinking, they were not interfering with the passage of citizens, and in general she was walking with a stroller along a pedestrian street...

Why did the street fighters of the 2000s go to fight for Russia? Few people remember the antifa era of the 2000s-1900s - those who have grown old, have grown up with sides and credits, have retired or are still in prison.

Will the law banning advertising from foreign agents kill independent media? The law banning advertising by foreign agents, which will come into force the other day, has already dealt a serious blow to independent and opposition media in Russia. If you follow it, then placing an advertisement on a foreign agent’s resources will result in a fine of up to 500 thousand rubles. Foreign agents are now also prohibited from posting advertisements on their premises under penalty of criminal prosecution.

How can a punk not get fucked in exile and be useful? They asked Sid from “Cockroaches!” Punk band "Cockroaches!" thundered in Russia throughout the nineties and zeros. Although the dudes played four chords, their lyrics about freedom, equality and solidarity inspired fans. But such cuts did not please the Putin regime, the garbage and other bond-bearers. They started banning concerts, knocking and bullshitting on social networks even before the war in Ukraine.

How authorities are cracking down on xenophobia to turn migrants into cannon fodder “Don’t you want to get the fuck out of Russia?” the Nazis shout, kicking a guy with slanted eyes, but the photographer who has lived his whole life in Saratov does not understand where he should go. “Why are they here and not in the Northern Military District???...don’t they defend Russia???

Who stayed in Russia and what are they doing there? A year and a half after the start of the war, it seems that almost everyone has left Russia. There are only Z-ethnics left, broken people or those who, instead of money and language skills, have a sick mother and a cat. At least that’s what it seemed to photographer “No Future” Katya when she looked from exile.

How lawyers find the strength to work in Russia The work of a lawyer in Russia has always been dangerous. They were threatened, they were killed by the Nazis in street wars, they were beaten in police departments and were not allowed to see their clients, they were thrown down stairs by security forces, criminal cases were brought against them for doing their job - defending the rights and freedoms of others.

How Novaya Kakhovka “was part of Russia” Novaya Kakhovka is a small young town on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region, 80 kilometers north of the Crimean isthmus. In the old center, all the houses are the same at first glance - small, two or three floors, with red tiled roofs. On the facades between the television dishes and the insulation sheathing there are carved flowers, grapes, ears of corn, squirrels, foxes, birds.

How conscripts die. Kalash without cartridges, stupid orders and empty heads “The coffins are coming in a stream”, “How many more on this date?”, “So many corpses and not a word.” Such comments began to appear on the website of the Volgograd publication v1.ru from the end of October. Over the course of a week, according to official data, 19 mobilized people were buried in the city, with a total date of death of October 24.