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Articles by Andrei Shary
Putin vs. the Press
In the Soviet Union, all media were controlled by the state, and foreign correspondents were severely restricted. Those who hoped — and perhaps believed — that freedom of speech and freedom of the press would be guaranteed to the people of post-Soviet Russia have been disappointed. Not least, the Kremlin has been hostile toward journalists reporting for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) — media outlets funded by the U.S. government.
Putin’s Pioneers: Push For Russian Youth League Stirs Debate, Doubt
As a youth growing up in Leningrad in the 1960s, Vladimir Putin was one of the few children in his school class who was not a member of the Soviet Young Pioneers. Now he seems determined not to let future generations of Russian children face such a fate.
Lack Of Funds Threatens Efforts To Recover Ukraine's Dead Soldiers
Since September, he has relentlessly scoured eastern Ukraine for the remains of soldiers killed in the conflict pitting government forces against pro-Russian separatists who control large swathes of the region. It's a grim and arduous task. But above all, Zhilkin is weary of begging Ukrainian authorities for support. His volunteer group, Black Tulip, announced this week that it was halting its casualty recovery effort due to a lack of funds.
Duma Deputy Ponomaryov: 'I Do Not Intend To Become A Political Emigre'
Ilya Ponomaryov is one of just a few opposition members of the Russian State Duma. A left-leaning liberal representing Novosibirsk, Ponomaryov was the only member of the Duma to vote in March 2014 against Russia's annexation of the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. In August 2014, a Russian court issued an order banning him from crossing the state border in connection with a civil case surrounding the funding of the Skolkovo innovation park outside of Moscow.
'I Wanted To Die' -- In Russia, A Woman's Life Unravels After Trip To Kyiv
Up until last year, Natalya Romanenko was a highly regarded musician in her hometown of Khabarovsk, in Russia's Far East. The award-winning Ukrainian choir she directed for 20 years was a source of pride for the city, earning her official accolades and the esteem of fellow Khabarovsk residents. All this came to an abrupt end in 2014, as Romanenko's life unraveled amid Ukraine's bitter standoff with Russia.
Nemtsov Relative Believes One Word May Have Cost Politician His Life
From Islamist extremists to spurned lovers to Russian President Vladimir Putin, speculation continues to swirl about who killed opposition leader Boris Nemtsov last week, a stone's throw from the Kremlin, and why. But he suspects it was a slur used by the 55-year-old politician to describe Putin in a recent interview -- rather than Nemtsov's long-standing criticism of his policies -- that may have prompted the president to order the hit.
Nemtsov Relative Believes One Word May Have Cost Politician His Life
From Islamist extremists to spurned lovers to Russian President Vladimir Putin, speculation continues to swirl about who killed opposition leader Boris Nemtsov last week, a stone's throw from the Kremlin, and why. But he suspects it was a slur used by the 55-year-old politician to describe Putin in a recent interview -- rather than Nemtsov's long-standing criticism of his policies -- that may have prompted the president to order the hit.
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