Thank YOU, Jenny!

“I know at least 500 dead men in person,” said Maria Vyushkova, the lead expert on Russia’s Indigenous war losses. Maria & I spoke about her unique work, racism in war coverage and the extermination of Russia’s smallest Indigenous communities in the war:

www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/25/e...

“I know at least 500 dead men in person,” said Maria Vyushkova, the lead expert on Russia’s Indigenous war losses. Maria & I spoke about her unique work, racism in war coverage and the extermination of Russia’s smallest Indigenous communities in the war:

www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/25/e...

Thank you, Jeff 🤝

While more and more people are capitalizing on interest in “decolonization of Russia,”Indigenous-led projects remain gravely underfunded (most operate on volunteer basis, in fact). This, of course, will only get worse amid the current funding crisis. Hard not to feel hopeless about our future.

Thank you so much, Fuad 🤝

Viktoria Maladaeva is one of the most recognizable faces of Russia’s Indigenous rights movement. Vika and I spoke about her journey as an activist, the future of Buryatia, and the relationship of the Indigenous movement with Western politicians and donors.

www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/01/28/a...

Last week, I sat down with Lana Pylaeva, the head of the news outlet Komi Daily. "The mainstream opposition...[has the] ‘everything stays the same, just without Putin’ approach. But that is not what I want, because this won’t change anything in Komi." www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/04/w...