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Inside Vladimir Putin's world of bunkers, body doubles and growing paranoia
Riley Stuart and Anna-Maria Tesfaye in London for ABC's Long Read There are few who can claim to know Vladimir Putin. As Russians go to the polls this weekend, those who have experienced the president at close range describe his power, and growing paranoia. The area around Valdai is straight out of a fairytale. Tucked deep in a national park between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, hills bursting with birch and pine rise to one side of the town.
Mariana's husband beat her but police were no help, so she wrote to Putin
By Riley Stuart and Anna-Maria Tesfaye, ABC Warning: This story contains details of domestic violence and abuse, including violent assaults. Mariana's first date with her ex-husband, Ivan*, was not particularly romantic. He picked her up, and they went for a drive. They did not really go anywhere. The small Siberian town where they both still live is not flush with dining and leisure options. Things progressed quickly. Ivan told her he was in love after just a few days. Mariana went along with it.
Mariana's husband beat her but police were no help, so she wrote to Putin
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Don't Believe the Kremlin's Lies About Race in Russia
Francine Villa thought she’d found refuge. As a Black woman disillusioned with American racism and police violence, she moved to Russia in 2019 and began building a life she believed would be safer, freer and more humane. She became a Russian citizen. She gave birth there. She even starred in an RT documentary called “Black in the U.S.S.R.”, praising Russia for offering the kind of racial peace she never found in the United States.
Ethnic tensions on the rise in Russia, as government attempts to divert attention from war
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Ethnic tensions on the rise in Russia, as government attempts to divert attention from war
Adam, a Tajik migrant, navigates daily life in Moscow amidst growing scrutiny and suspicion: since the Crocus City Hall attack, he's been taken to the police station every other day. He also faced discrimination from common people: "I was followed and then asked to leave a grocery store because people were 'uncomfortable' shopping around me.
The LGBTQ+ lives caught in the grip of wartime Russia
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The LGBTQ+ lives caught in the grip of wartime Russia
In the vast expanse of Russia, a country where the rigid chill of societal norms and legal strictures often bites more painful than the harshest winter frost, unfolds the poignant story of Ada Blakewell, a 23-year-old trans woman. Her journey is a mirror, reflecting the trials and tribulations faced by many within the Russian LGBTQ+ community, now officially outlawed by the state.
The Kremlin Is Criminalizing LGBT Lives. The World Must Step Up
Russia’s Justice Ministry is seeking to ban the so-called “international LGBT public movement” as extremist, a move that could criminalize all LGBT activism. Intriguingly, no such movement actually exists as an organization. This vague targeting increases the likelihood that, in the worst-case scenario, ordinary LGBT people may find themselves falling into the authorities’ net by simply trying to live their lives.
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