ECONOMICSNot in favor of the poor: Rosstat’s poverty figures vs. objective reality22 November 2024Dada Lyndell
SOCIETYPoor man’s lend-lease: Russia continues to import U.S. microchips needed for missile navigation and Internet censorship despite sanctions23 August 2024Andrey ZayakinDada Lyndell
SOCIETYThe Kremlin’s war on streaming: How Russia is moving to block YouTube and why its efforts may bring down the entire Runet13 August 2024Roman DobrokhotovDada Lyndell
ECONOMICSThe GDP crystal ball: Why IMF and World Bank annual forecasts are no more accurate than a random number generator1 July 2024Roman DobrokhotovDada Lyndell Anton Sborov
SOCIETYSkolkovo DIY: How Russia manufactures FPV drones to kill Ukrainians9 April 2024Dada Lyndell Andrey Zayakin
SOCIETYSpam, scams, and propaganda: The state of Twitter 15 months into Elon Musk’s reign4 March 2024Dada Lyndell
POLITICSIntercontinental lies: FSB launches disinformation and conspiracy campaign in Africa8 February 2024Dada Lyndell Roman DobrokhotovChristo Grozev
SOCIETYWagner chief Prigozhin is dead, but Wagner-linked planes are still flying to Africa7 February 2024Dada Lyndell
AntifakeFake news of mass destruction: War between Israel and Hamas triggers flood of disinformation from both sides9 November 2023Dada Lyndell
POLITICSPutin's digital Iron Curtain: Russia bypasses sanctions, buys equipment to block YouTube and Telegram10 October 2023Dada Lyndell Andrey ZayakinMikhail Klimarev
SOCIETYSearching for peace: What Russian web queries tell us about the nation’s attitude to war9 October 2023Dada Lyndell
SOCIETYPressing query: Changes in Russian Google and Yandex search trends after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine21 August 2023Dada Lyndell
ECONOMICSPoor man's statistics. How Russia combats poverty on paper as the nation grows poorer15 July 2023Dada Lyndell
ECONOMICSTerrorists, drug dealers, gray cash. How Binance admins turned a blind eye to crypto crime11 May 2023Dada Lyndell
SOCIETYWhen values kill. How the Russian Ministry of Health triggered an HIV epidemic5 January 2023Dada Lyndell
SOCIETYTikTok in service of FSB. How a social network for funny videos turned into a Kremlin propaganda mouthpiece28 December 2022Dada Lyndell
ECONOMICSShrinkflation. Russia’s recent history of food package downsizing25 October 2022Dada Lyndell