How Russia Kills and How Ukraine Resists

What is happening on the Russian-Ukrainian front? How have new technologies changed the picture of military actions? What are they fighting with, and has there really been a turning point on the front — NT asked military analyst of the "Russian service BBC", professional military Ilya Abishev*

No One Writes to the Retired Colonel

Putin once again confirmed that he is not ready for peace and will continue what he started in 2022, according to columnist NT Andrey Kolesnikov*

The Strategy of Endless Deadlock

If you don't know how to get out of a deadlock state — extend and deepen it: this is the way of existence of the Putin system, believes columnist NT Andrey Kolesnikov*

«It's like the air has changed in Russia»

Stars of the TV channel «Dozhd* and co-authors of the program Drama Queens Ekaterina Kotrikadze*, Anna Mongait*, Yulia Taratuta* discussed the results of the political season with NT

The Case of the Philosophers and Putin's Fears

On the new wave of persecution of intellectuals, the 'Aristotle case,' Andrey Zvyagintsev's anti-war appeal, and the scandal surrounding the production of 'Hamlet,' NT spoke with publicist and political scientist Andrey Kolesnikov*

ArEristotle

Alleged financial violations at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences are just a pretext to ruin one of the last "nests" of moderate liberalism, columnist NT Andrey Kolesnikov* believes.

Yes, we are Scythians — and 'Sarmatians'

'Military Putinism' follows the destructive path of the Soviet Union — the military-industrial complex consumes all resources without regard for their depletion, believes columnist The New Times Andrey Kolesnikov*

 

Sacrificial Sovereignty: The War in Ukraine and the Restructuring of Russia

Why do the goals of the Russian invasion of Ukraine keep changing, and why has the war become more important to Putin's regime than the outcome? How has the death of hundreds of thousands become a tool for restructuring Russian society? NT presents the perspective of Alexei Yurchak, a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley.

So, where are we headed?

May 9th has been completely privatized by the Kremlin, and the Great Patriotic War has been fully equated with the Special Military Operation. It is important to understand the difference between them, believes columnist NT Andrey Kolesnikov*

Disinformation vs. Truth

The battle on the internet, the battle for the internet. How social networks influence political behavior, whether it's possible to change their algorithm and whether restrictions on internet consumption should be introduced — NT discussed this with the renowned economist, Dean of the London Business School Sergey Guriev*