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21.01.2026

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Prohibition of Torture: CPT Standards and ECtHR Case Law Regarding Policing

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20.01.2026

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The Kremlin Comments on Greenland: A New Era of Geopolitical Cynicism, or How Russia Once Again ‘Has No Intention of Attacking Anyone’

At the beginning of 2026, the international diplomatic arena was at the center of unprecedented…

17.12.2025

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Dmytro Yagunov, Rita Haverkamp: Human Trafficking and Satellite Crimes in Wartime Ukraine

More than 6.2 million refugees from Ukraine moved to Europe and other states after the…

16.12.2025

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Dmytro Yagunov: Naturalising Empire: The Birch Tree as Instrument of Colonisation in Russian Imperialist Politics

Ukrainians’ attitude towards birch trees – not as trees, but as imperial symbols – is…

11.12.2025

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Dmytro Yagunov: The Berlin Declaration and the Paradox of the ‘Russian Democratic Neo-Empire’

1. Introduction: Identity Crisis and the Search for the ‘Beautiful Russia of the Future’ The…

11.12.2025

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Georgy Burkov: ‘Kill me, but Stalinism is a disease…’

In 1990, Russian actor Georgy Burkov (31 May 1933 – 19 July 1990) passed away.…

03.12.2025

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Dmytro Yagunov: Beyond Technological Determinism: Russia’s Adaptive Imperial Flexibility

In this article, we want to challenge traditional academic views on Russian imperialism, emphasising that…

03.12.2025

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Dmytro Yagunov: Russian Criminal and Prison Culture: Historical Background, Importation in the 21st Century, and the Wagner Phenomenon

The article is focused on the origins of the Russian criminal and prison subculture and…

26.11.2025

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Call for Papers: Wartime Crisis Mode: Crime, Justice and Social Control in Armed Conflicts in Europe

Call for Papers Wartime Crisis Mode: Crime, Justice and Social Control in Armed Conflicts in…

23.11.2025

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Dan Ford, Zakariya Rahimi: Is Russia’s African Presence Winding Down?

On July 28, 2024, dozens of Wagner fighters were killed in an ambush by Tuareg…