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Lera Shvets

Sydney
As seen in: Flipboard, SBS, SBS News, SBS Dateline, Novaya Gazeta
Covers:  social issues, women's rights, post-Soviet region, Russia
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Government urged to 'enforce' sanctions on Australian coalminer still operating in Russia

Government urged to 'enforce' sanctions on Australian coalminer still operating in Russia

An ASX-listed company mining coal in northern Russia may soon privatise its operations after it was suspected…

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Long queues, food shortages: Australians reflect on USSR visits as sanctions threaten new Cold Wa...

Long queues, food shortages: Australians reflect on USSR visits as sanctions threaten new Cold Wa...

Following the invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions, people within Russia are finding themselves mo…

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'Foreign agent' in Russia, researcher in Australia: Activist sets up group to study environmental...

'Foreign agent' in Russia, researcher in Australia: Activist sets up group to study environmental...

The war in Ukraine has not only put pressure on the environment, but also on environmental activists, says Wh…

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Big-game player: Ukrainian footballer flees war twice, dribbles his way to Australia

Big-game player: Ukrainian footballer flees war twice, dribbles his way to Australia

Roman Sanzhar and his team couldn't celebrate the achievement they had toiled for over a year. When they qual…

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Hero or traitor? Filmmaker examines Gorbachev's legacy in modern Russia

Hero or traitor? Filmmaker examines Gorbachev's legacy in modern Russia

Highlights Mikhail Gorbachev, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and politician credited for his role in ending the C…

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"Look, what a cutie. Let's kidnap her": How bride-kidnapping works

"Look, what a cutie. Let's kidnap her": How bride-kidnapping works

Long-read about the surviving patriarchal tradition of bride-kidnapping in various countries of post-Soviet r…

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From another mother: how the Russian breastmilk market works

From another mother: how the Russian breastmilk market works

Overview of how the Russian breastmilk market works -- who is selling and buying breastmilk online, who and w…

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"Novosibirsk citizens remind me of people from America's central states"

"Novosibirsk citizens remind me of people from America's central states"

Interview with an american photographer Nathan Farb who travelled to USSR in the 70-s, took 5000 portraits an…

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Asbestos causes cancer. In Russia, slavic hero Chrysotile is its mascot

Asbestos causes cancer. In Russia, slavic hero Chrysotile is its mascot

A story about weird marketing and ad strategies of Russia's biggest asbestos producer

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Online prayer: Businesses profiting from online religious services in Russia

Online prayer: Businesses profiting from online religious services in Russia

A long-read about how different businesses and tech start-ups in Russia earn money by providing religious ser…

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"In your case abortion is a better option": Women with disabilities on childbirth

"In your case abortion is a better option": Women with disabilities on childbirth

Several women with disabilities living in different regions of Russia share their experiences of pregnancy an…

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Mental health center in St Petersburg denied helping a gay man. How did that happen?

Mental health center in St Petersburg denied helping a gay man. How did that happen?

Story about a shady psychological helpline that refused helping a man when finding out he was gay

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Virgins in a social construct: Women's rights in the post-Soviet region

Virgins in a social construct: Women's rights in the post-Soviet region

A long-read about women's rights in the post-Soviet region

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What abortion ban can lead to. Examples from different countries

What abortion ban can lead to. Examples from different countries

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Parliamentary elections-2016: Do women in Russia have real chance in politics?

Parliamentary elections-2016: Do women in Russia have real chance in politics?

Overview of the Parliamentary elections in Russia in 2016 and interviews with some of the female-candidates f…

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Right to Have a Voice: Who Needs a Magazine for Refugees - Bird In Flight

Right to Have a Voice: Who Needs a Magazine for Refugees - Bird In Flight

Media visAvis magazine is a platform where the refugees speak about their lives themselves. Bird In Flight as…

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Architecture solving social problems: 10 new projects from Venice Architecture Biennale

Architecture solving social problems: 10 new projects from Venice Architecture Biennale

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Drone Survival Guide Creator about Design as an Activist Tool - Bird In Flight

Drone Survival Guide Creator about Design as an Activist Tool - Bird In Flight

When working on the Drone Survival Guide, Dutch graphic designer Ruben Pater was planning on creating a symbo…

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Doctors without boarders: How drones are helping women to get access to contraception and aborition

Doctors without boarders: How drones are helping women to get access to contraception and aborition

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"We spread around rumours that we are way worse than we actually are"

"We spread around rumours that we are way worse than we actually are"

Overview of the anti-refugee policies introduced by the Danish government in the wake of the so-called "Europ…

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The Glitz and Poverty of Soviet Bus Stops - Bird In Flight

The Glitz and Poverty of Soviet Bus Stops - Bird In Flight

The second album of Herwig's travel photos will be released this month. Bird in Flight talked with the photog…

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Neil Harbisson: People Aren't Black and White, We're All Different Shades of Orange - Bird In Fli...

Neil Harbisson: People Aren't Black and White, We're All Different Shades of Orange - Bird In Fli...

Human cyborg Neil Harbisson, with a chip attached to his head, can pick up the sound of clothes, distinguishe…

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How to get around sanctions with a help of bitcoin

How to get around sanctions with a help of bitcoin

Interview with Iranian shoe makers selling their product abroad and receiving payments with bitcoins

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Story of a public servant who moved from Melbourne to Norway to live in a village for autists

Story of a public servant who moved from Melbourne to Norway to live in a village for autists

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