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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

SBS — An ASX-listed company mining coal in northern Russia may soon privatise its operations after it was suspected of breaching Australia's Russia sanctions regime, imposed as a result of the war in Ukraine.
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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...

SBS — Following the invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions, people within Russia are finding themselves more and more isolated from the outside world. As a new Cold War reality slowly sinks in, SBS Russian speaks to Australians about their memories of past trips across the USSR.
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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...

SBS — The war in Ukraine has not only put pressure on the environment, but also on environmental activists, says Whitley Award winner Eugene Simonov. He works from Australia with colleagues persecuted in Russia and Belarus while some dodge missiles in Ukraine.
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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

SBS — Roman Sanzhar and his team couldn't celebrate the achievement they had toiled for over a year. When they qualified for Ukraine's Premier League, bombs were landing all around them and they had to flee Donetsk overnight, not knowing they would never return.
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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

SBS — Highlights Mikhail Gorbachev, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and politician credited for his role in ending the Cold War, invited director Vitaly Mansky to his home for a rare one-on-one interview While Gorbachev was revered by many around the world for helping restore East-West relations, Mansky says many in Russia see him as a traitor "Gorbachev.Heaven" is available for free on SBS on Demand.
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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

wonderzine.com — Long-read about the surviving patriarchal tradition of bride-kidnapping in various countries of post-Soviet region
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From another mother: how the Russian breastmilk market works

From another mother: how the Russian breastmilk market works

wonderzine.com — Overview of how the Russian breastmilk market works -- who is selling and buying breastmilk online, who and why is breastfeeding somebody else's children and where breastmilk can be donated
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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"

meduza.io — Interview with an american photographer Nathan Farb who travelled to USSR in the 70-s, took 5000 portraits and is now looking for the people portrayed in those photos
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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

meduza.io — 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

wonderzine.com — A long-read about how different businesses and tech start-ups in Russia earn money by providing religious services online
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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

wonderzine.com — Several women with disabilities living in different regions of Russia share their experiences of pregnancy and child birth
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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?

meduza.io — 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

wonderzine.com — 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?

wonderzine.com — Overview of the Parliamentary elections in Russia in 2016 and interviews with some of the female-candidates from opposition and incumbent parties
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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

birdinflight.com — Media visAvis magazine is a platform where the refugees speak about their lives themselves. Bird In Flight asked the editors about how they work and what they want to achieve. The editorial office of visAvis, a magazine that gives refugees a platform to talk about their lives, is located in the north of Copenhagen in Nørrebro, a district for hipsters and immigrants.
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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

birdinflight.com — When working on the Drone Survival Guide, Dutch graphic designer Ruben Pater was planning on creating a symbolic warning for the future. Instead what he published was a practical tool that was translated by enthusiasts into 20 different languages and even attracted the attention of military personnel.
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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"

Novaya Gazeta — Overview of the anti-refugee policies introduced by the Danish government in the wake of the so-called "European refugee crisis" in 2015
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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

birdinflight.com — The second album of Herwig's travel photos will be released this month. Bird in Flight talked with the photographer about how bus stops have consumed his life, on why it's easier to track down interesting structures in the Baltics than in other former USSR countries, and on why there were no photos taken in Russia in his first book.
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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...

birdinflight.com — Human cyborg Neil Harbisson, with a chip attached to his head, can pick up the sound of clothes, distinguishes twins by their skin color and can determine whether a bank's alarm system is turned on by detecting the infrared radiation sensor.
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How to get around sanctions with a help of bitcoin

How to get around sanctions with a help of bitcoin

the-village.ru — 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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