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12.04.2026

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The Empire Returns to the Screen Once Again: Russian Propaganda About ‘Novorossiya’ and the Continuity of the Colonial Narrative

Whenever Russia embarks on the next phase of its aggressive policy, its cultural apparatus responds…

09.04.2026

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Lecture for the Latvian Legal Community: Torture, ECHR Standards, ECtHR Case Law and the Impact of Russian Aggression on the Ukrainian Justice System

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Ministry of Justice of the…

18.03.2026

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In Memory of Serhiy Kokurin

Eleven years ago today — March 18, 2014 — as Putin solemnly declared the "peaceful…

12.03.2026

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Dmytro Yagunov: Crime and Social Control in Ukraine 2013-2025: Analysis of Transformation Under War Conditions

This study examines crime trends in Ukraine from 2013 to 2025, with particular focus on…

09.03.2026

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Sacred Imperialism: ‘Traditional Values’ and the Continuity of Russian Colonial Policy

This article examines how the concept of ‘traditional values’ functions as the main instrument of…

04.03.2026

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Foreign Aggression, Own ‘Operation’: How Russia Appropriated the Language of International Law

At the end of February 2026, the Russian Foreign Ministry published a series of official…

24.02.2026

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Carthago Delenda Est

Two millennia ago, Roman senator Cato the Elder returned from a trip to Carthage and…

22.02.2026

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Those Who Fail to Learn the Lessons of Their Own Gulag are Building a New One

In February 2026, the Moscow authorities officially announced that a 'Museum of Memory for the…

16.02.2026

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“No Face, No Responsibility? International Standards for Identifying Officials and the Practice of Mobilisation Detentions

In contemporary Ukrainian public discourse, the issue of actual detentions and the use of physical…

15.02.2026

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The Kremlin’s Trojan Horse: How the Cult of ‘Afghans’ Works for Russia. Why Preserving the Soviet ‘Day of Glory’ in Ukraine is Not a Tribute to Memory But a Tool of Hybrid Warfare

Russia is methodically destroying Ukrainian cities, killing children, and employing scorched earth tactics. And on…