analysis

The history of the Nogai Steppe and the Nogai people are inextricably linked. After conquest by the Russian Empire during the 18th and 19th centuries, it is also a history of how colonial ignorance, extraction, and the eradication of a nomadic way of life led to an imbalance in relations between humans and nature

Beda media and the Human Rights Organisations “Stoparmy Movement” and “Peace Plea” outline the changes in Russia’s migration policy in 2025

An analysis of recruitment of foreign citizens into the Russian army and the reactions of their countries of origin to citizen participation in Russia’s war against Ukraine

Anonymous human rights activist on how the world turns a blind eye to Aliyev's Crimes

Activists and artists from the region about the future, hopes, and solidarity

Ukrainian researcher Anastasiia Babash deconstructs the "special" urban identity of Sevastopol's residents and reflects on the city's role in Russia's colonial policy

Speculative research by artist disthene devoted to experiences of female workers of peat production in the USSR

Article by a feminist decolonial researcher Shaxrizoda Ergasheva on the history of evaporation of the Aral Sea

Political scientist Aida Amangeldina sheds light on causes and consequences of the Caspian Sea desertification, outlining strategies for countries facing imminent ecological disaster

Intertwining decolonial, environmental and feminist activisms and studies

On environmental consequences of the soviet project in the countries of Central Asia, Southern Caucasus, and Eastern Europe. November—December 2023

Social researcher Anna Kalinina discusses the key features of organizational practices and principles of the protest against the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Alik Pukhaev’s essay about the situation with the Ossetic, Adyghe, Karachay-Balkar, and other languages

Researchers Alexandra Biktimirova and Anastasia Karkotskaya explore Tatarstan’s multiculturalism policy, analyzing its effectiveness and the reasons behind its development

O. T. analyzes “The Problem of Territories under the Forced Displacements of the XXI Century” by Nikolai Bugai, a book meant to be a complete history of the Soviet forced displacements and breaks down Bugai's imperial mindset, which affects his assessment of the displacements and their consequences

Jeanna Kolesova traces the history of symbolic manipulations around the victory in World War II from the beginning of the Putin regime to the present day and asks: how did the sacralization of that war normalize the current one?

A breakdown of the notion of decoloniality, historical examples, and the distinction between decolonization and separatism