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Arkady Ostrovsky

@arkadyostrovsky

The Economist, Russia Editor. Author of The Invention of Russia: From Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War, winner of the 2016 Orwell Prize for Books.

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The Economist (@theeconomist) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The job of Russia’s military counter-intelligence force is to watch the armed forces, curb the influence of popular generals and prevent political self-organisation. The scale of purges evokes the Soviet era econ.st/42gVT7J

Alexander Kokcharov (@alex_kokcharov) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Kirill A. Dmitriev Kirill, now stop and think whether it's possible for Putin critics in Russia to say that the presidency is becoming too mighty and making mistakes? Shall I remind you to what happed to Nemtsov in 2015 and to Navalny in 2020-24 - for doing exactly that?

Shashank Joshi (@shashj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ukraine remains a country where we can report on its politics freely, from its soil, the good & the bad. The same can’t be said for Russia. The rank hypocrisy of those like Dmitriev who live under and serve a dictatorship criticising the politics of infinitely freer states.

Arkady Ostrovsky (@arkadyostrovsky) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A brilliant piece by Alexander Gabuev 陳寒士 which explains how the lack of Russia strategy and some of Western rhetoric have played into Putin’s hands and how messaging needs to change. A must read foreignaffairs.com/russia/russia-…

Yulia Navalnaya (@yulia_navalnaya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Вчера в Великобритании книга Алексея получила сразу две награды British Book Award: как лучшая нон-фикшн книга и как лучшая книга вообще. А до этого, 20 марта «Патриот» получила американскую награду National Book Critics Circle Award в жанре «автобиографии». А 12 февраля —

Вчера в Великобритании книга Алексея получила сразу две награды British Book Award: как лучшая нон-фикшн книга и как лучшая книга вообще. 

А до этого, 20 марта «Патриот» получила американскую награду National Book Critics Circle Award в жанре «автобиографии». 

А 12 февраля —
Дождь (@tvrain) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Мемуары Алексея Навального «Патриот» стали «книгой года» на Британской книжной премии (British Book Awards) за 2025 год, а также победили в номинации «Нарративный нон-фикшн», сообщается на сайте премии По словам вдовы политика Юлии Навальной, ранее книга получила американскую

Мемуары Алексея Навального «Патриот» стали «книгой года» на Британской книжной премии (British Book Awards) за 2025 год, а также победили в номинации «Нарративный нон-фикшн», сообщается на сайте премии

По словам вдовы политика Юлии Навальной, ранее книга получила американскую
Linas Linkevicius (@linkeviciusl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Europe must stop looking at the so-called ‘peace process’, which is in reality a stalling move. Stop looking at the US and take decisive sanctions on Russia in the areas of finance, shadow fleet, energy, increasing military aid to Ukraine and forming security deterrence forces.

Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK Valery Zaluzhny suggests it’s naive to believe that Ukrainian army can push the Russians back to the 2022 frontline or 1991 borders. Former commander-in-chief, Zaluzhny is number one presidential hopeful, according to polls. The question of what

The Press Awards (@pressawardsuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to Arkady Ostrovsky from The Economist 1843 Magazine for being awarded winner of Foreign Reporter of the Year at The Press Awards 2025!

Congratulations to Arkady Ostrovsky from <a href="/TheEconomist/">The Economist</a> 1843 Magazine for being awarded winner of Foreign Reporter of the Year at The Press Awards 2025!
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Congratulations to "Ukrainian Children" from Alison Killing and Christopher Miller and Financial Times for being awarded highly commended in Investigation of the Year at The Press Awards 2025!

Congratulations to "Ukrainian Children" from Alison Killing and Christopher Miller and <a href="/FT/">Financial Times</a> for being awarded highly commended in Investigation of the Year at The Press Awards 2025!
Arkady Ostrovsky (@arkadyostrovsky) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Honoured to be named Foreign Reporter of the Year by The Press Awards for my writing about Russia. Thank you to my brilliant editors and colleagues and particularly Jonathan Beckman. And credit to those in Russia who resist regime’s violence with humanity. thepressawards.com/finalists/arka…

Vasilisa Stepanenko (@vasilisaukr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As Ukrainian POWs die in Russian prisons, autopsies point to a system of brutality One of the most important stories Iʼve ever done, please read: apnews.com/article/russia…

Zarina Zabrisky 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@zarinazabrisky) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🇬🇪In Georgia, a key opposition figure, Nika Melia arrested by the pro-Russian ruling party. My Georgian friends ask to help amplify the message. I have interviewed Mr. Melia in Tbilisi during the protests in January 2025. “This is our duty to be here," he said.

Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A bit of nuance on regional reactions: plenty of people in the Middle East are happy to see Iran hit. They are also deeply worried about what comes next. But Lebanese, Syrians, Yemenis etc. who suffered for years because of the Islamic republic are glad to see it bloodied. 🧵