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Privileged to have Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov on talking about their new book Our Dear Friends in Moscow

This week marks exactly one year since my father, Alexey Soldatov — a nuclear physicist and pioneer of the Russian Internet — was imprisoned. He remains in a penal colony in the Ryazan region. Here’s my article from last year about his case. thetimes.com/world/europe/a…

Our front page today. Powerful and moving journalism from the very brave Malak A Tantesh and Emma Graham-Harrison

"A poignant requiem for the tantalising, doomed dream of a new Russia." Financial Times reviews Our Dear Friends in Moscow. With Irina Borogan ft.com/content/20880b…

The review of Our Dear Friends in Moscow in FT.

A fantastic, insightful — and sobering — profile of Yermak by Christopher Miller in FT Weekend ft.com/content/4d6114…

My Latest Reviews of 5 highy-recommended books for Survival International --Shaun Walker, Thane Gustafson, Andrei Soldatov, @IrinaBorogan, Jade McGlynn Michael Calvey tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

OUR DEAR FRIENDS IN MOSCOW is a gripping first-hand account of Russia's descent into dictatorship under Putin.Andrei Soldatov Irina Borogan Next time I teach a course on Russian Politics at the University of San Francisco, I'll make it a required reading. amazon.com/Our-Dear-Frien…

We’re truly touched that Angela Stent reviewed Our Dear Friends in Moscow!

Gabbard and White House 'lying' about intel on Russian interference in 2016, ex-CIA official says nbcnews.com/politics/natio…

Quite a lot of revisionism now. But Miller helped lead the CIA team and is a registered Republican. Note, too, the self-evident conclusion that it was not possible to determine the full impact of the influence operation on American voters. Intel practitioners were a lot more

It was really great to talk about our book Our Dear Friends in Moscow with Gavin Esler for This Is Not A Drill - with Gavin Esler, thank you for having me on! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how…

A bit of history with documents: how the USSR missed the chance to transform communism into social democracy. Last article in the last issue of the prohibited magazine Gorby gorby.media/articles/2025/…

Russian state-owned airline Aeroflot was forced to cancel dozens of flights on Monday, after a hacking group claimed credit for a devastating year-long cyber attack, Courtney Weaver reports. ft.com/content/911425…

Russian anti-authoritarian journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan join the LP Podcast to tell all on Putin, Russian conflict, and their incredible journey to escape Russia and give us the truth. Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=vrqd9F…

Browser History: The Kremlin’s Newest Weapon | "Russia’s rulers are taking more and more extreme measures to block access to independently produced information. But there’s resistance." Andrei Soldatov Irina Borogan cepa.org/article/browse…

Putin attacked journalists to silence dissent. Sound familiar? Listen to Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov on the LP Podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=vrqd9F…

Our father, Derk Sauer, has passed away. It’s an immeasurable loss, and no words can truly capture what a remarkable father and husband he was. He dedicated his life to defending independent Russian media. In his final days, he asked that people continue to support the free press

“Putin is trying to sell, to the domestic audience, the idea that Russia is getting back as a superpower, something to counter losses back at the Cold War. And the phone call with President Trump already serves this purpose [...].” Andrei Soldatov