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Sergey Faldin

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Writer, interviewer. / Covering Russia & Ukraine / As seen in: The Guardian, Al Jazeera, ABC News, Meduza, and on Medium / Say hi: faldin.sergey@gmail.com
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Russia's Only International LGBTQ Film Festival Faces "Propaganda" Ban

Russia's Only International LGBTQ Film Festival Faces "Propaganda" Ban

Truthout — On December 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights in the country. The bill, which calls for a "ban on LGBT propaganda" is, in essence, an effort to make LGBTQ existence illegal in Russia - not unlike similar measures in the U.S., such as Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill or the restrictions on trans youth health care in several states.
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Fight or flight Russians living with HIV navigate mobilization and emigration - Meduza

Fight or flight Russians living with HIV navigate mobilization and emigration - Meduza

Meduza.io — Story by Sergey Faldin for The Beet. Edited by Eilish Hart. According to Vladimir Putin, Russia's chaotic mobilization ended about two weeks ago (just in time for the fall conscription drive), but its effects are far from over.
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Is Russia's silent majority waking up? – Al Jazeera

Is Russia's silent majority waking up? – Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera English — The mobilisation has broken Putin’s longstanding social contract with the Russian population to provide stability and comfort.
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'Putin's war is against the whole world, not just Ukraine'

'Putin's war is against the whole world, not just Ukraine'

Al Jazeera — Anton Dolin is Russia's most prominent film critic and the host of a popular YouTube show - Radio Dolin. When his country attacked Ukraine, an invasion he was firmly against, he started receiving threats. In Moscow, his apartment door was graffitied with the pro-war symbol, the letter 'Z'.
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What ordinary Russians are saying about mobilisation

What ordinary Russians are saying about mobilisation

Medium — Russia has announced a 'partial' mobilization, dragging 300,000 civilians into the war against Ukraine that nobody needs.
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The solace for young Russians like me is that Putin is also digging his own grave in Ukraine | Se...

The solace for young Russians like me is that Putin is also digging his own grave in Ukraine | Se...

The Guardian — he reason you don't see a revolution happening in Moscow is not that people don't care about what's happening in Ukraine. On the contrary, my social media feed is filled with posts from Russians opposing the war. "What happened?" they say. "How did we get to this? This is madness!"
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'I would probably leave the country': Putin risks a Russian exodus as his war in Ukraine rages on

'I would probably leave the country': Putin risks a Russian exodus as his war in Ukraine rages on

ABC News (Australia) — Vladimir Putin has made it clear he will not relent in his war in Ukraine but, at home, it has left him with a new battle. As young Russians fear for their future, some are considering fleeing their motherland. "He obliterated and really erased all the future that could be possible for me in Russia," Sergey Faldin, 24, told the ABC.
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How Russia's largest independent publication fights for survival after a complete block

How Russia's largest independent publication fights for survival after a complete block

Medium — 'The lack of freedom of speech always leads to grave political consequences.' In April 2021, Meduza - the most prominent Russian independent publication - was labelled a "foreign agent", a mark that's been used profusely by the Kremlin to disrupt the work of news...
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'I Owe This To My Home' - Why a 24-Year-Old Stayed in Ukraine Despite the Russian Invasion

'I Owe This To My Home' - Why a 24-Year-Old Stayed in Ukraine Despite the Russian Invasion

Medium — CHORNOMORSK, UKRAINE - When the Russian bombs started firing on February 24th, it was still before dawn in Arina's home city, some 15 kilometers from the port-city Odesa (population 1M). The sound immediately shook Arina, her sister, and her parents out of bed.
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Crossing the Mexican border by foot, eight months pregnant.

Crossing the Mexican border by foot, eight months pregnant.

Medium — "There's no Ukraine I am used to. The Russians had destroyed it." In the months preceding the war, Anna's inner circle brushed off any possibility of Russia invading Ukraine. They didn't give it much thought as they watched the news of oligarchs sending their children...
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How Russians who oppose the war celebrated 'Day of Russia' in London

How Russians who oppose the war celebrated 'Day of Russia' in London

Medium — 'We go out for those who can't.' Living in London is tough when you're a 24-year-old emigre from Russia, newly married to a Ukrainian, amidst the ongoing war. The rent prices have increased by as much as 20%. The reference checks can quickly become a nightmare for foreigners without an address record.
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Russian historian: 'Ukraine is not a branch of Russia'

Russian historian: 'Ukraine is not a branch of Russia'

Al Jazeera — Andrey Aksenov is a Russian historian and author whose history podcast - Zakat Imperii (The Dawn of the Empire), is popular among listeners in the troubled nation. When his country invaded Ukraine, he fled, and moved to Israel to continue his work. Al Jazeera spoke with Aksenov about the historical context of Russia's war on Ukraine.
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A Year Into the War, Russia Finally Has an Ideology

A Year Into the War, Russia Finally Has an Ideology

Medium — And it's what keeps Putin in power. Back in 2012, during the Bolotnaya protests - which I was too young to attend or understand - my father, then in his late thirties, joked that if the 'fascists took over Moscow' (how or why is not of importance here), he'd want to be on the beach somewhere in Asia, sip on his coconut with a straw, watch CNN show rows...
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