Next Year in Moscow

Episode one of our new podcast series on the fateful choices that faced Russia’s free thinkers on the outbreak of war

Episode 2 of our podcast on the future of Russia looks back to when two very different visions of Russia vied for dominance—and how that struggle led to war

Episode 3 of our podcast begins in Georgia, where foreshocks of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine were felt a long time ago

In episode 4 of our podcast, Arkady Ostrovsky talks to the actor Chulpan Khamatova whose work has brought her up close with Russia’s leaders

In episode 5, we find out how Russians are resisting the regime, as Tolstoy prescribed, through acts of empathy and kindness, such as helping the homeless

In episode 6 of our podcast, we ask how effectively emigré media can project the truth back into Russia

In episode 7 of our podcast, a lawyer explains why she continues to defend Russia’s top opposition figures in the face of impossible odds

In the final episode, opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s decision to return to Russia offers hope for the rebirth of a nation

Next Year in Moscow: Update

Our series on Russia’s war returns for a bonus episode after it cost the life of Putin’s most prominent opponent