Articles - The Moscow Times

Support The Moscow Times!

Contribute today

‘Russia Wants Family Violence to Persist’: Feminist Activist Zalina Marshenkulova

The prominent feminist blogger and activist speaks about activism in exile, the Kremlin’s repressive laws and the state of women’s rights in Russia...

Russia Arrests in Absentia Feminist Activist Marshenkulova for ‘Justifying Terrorism’

Zalina Marshenkulova was charged last month over an April 2023 Telegram post about the death of pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky.

Are Feminists the Kremlin’s Next Target?

Feminist activist Zalina Marshenkulova joins us to discuss the Kremlin’s increasing pressure on women’s rights campaigners, the feminist movement’s...

Russia Charges Exiled Feminist Activist With ‘Justifying Terrorism’ – Reports

Zalina Marshenkulova denounced the reported criminal case against her as “absolutely surreal and outrageous.”

Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Exiled Feminist Poet Daria Serenko

Serenko, who fled to Georgia after Russia invaded Ukraine, is a feminist thinker and the author of two books of feminist and anti-war prose.

Pussy Riot Decries Russian Wartime Propaganda in New Music Video

The anti-Kremlin group's latest music video exudes the atmosphere of dark Slavic folktales — used to show the world through the eyes of children in wartime...

Russian Feminist Activist Killed in Turkey

Anastasia Yemelyanova hosted a show on YouTube where she campaigned against domestic violence.

Russia Places Pussy Riot Co-Founder Nadya Tolokonnikova on Wanted List

Russian authorities opened an investigation into Tolokonnikova for "insulting the religious feelings of believers" earlier this year.

View more articles