Sergei Medvedev

Sergei Medvedev, a contributor to RFE/RL since 2015, hosts the Russian Service’s weekly video talk show Archaeology. A prominent Russian historian and analyst who currently teaches at Charles University in Prague, Medvedev is the author of several books, including A War Made In Russia (2023), The Return Of The Russian Leviathan (2020), and Park Of The Crimean Period (2018). He was listed as a “foreign agent” by the Russian Justice Ministry in 2022.

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December 05, 2023
'We Are To Blame': Why A Leading Russian Surgeon Volunteers At A Ukrainian Military Hospital

Until Moscow launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Andrei Volna was one of Russia’s most prominent orthopedic surgeons. Now he volunteers at a Ukrainian military hospital and considers his responsibility for what his country is doing.
September 08, 2022
'He Was Bored': Historian Alexander Etkind On Putin's Mechanisms Of Self-Destruction In Ukraine War

Vienna-based culturologist Alexander Etkind is known for his works on the perception of Russia’s history. In an interview with RFE/RL, he talks about how Russia’s Silver Age, fetishism, and waning power over oil exports have shaped its current state and ultimately led to the war in Ukraine.
June 08, 2022
Western Sanctions Unlikely To Threaten Putin’s Government, Russian Economist Says

Western sanctions will batter Russia’s economy this year. Does that mean the government of President Vladimir Putin is threatened? A prominent Russian economist and banker says no.
April 21, 2020
Lenin At 150: Even Without COVID-19, Russia Was Set To Snub The Soviet Union's Founder

In 1970, the Soviet Union and its satellites pulled out all the stops to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the country and self-styled savior of the working class worldwide. Just 50 years later, however, the Kremlin finds Lenin's legacy problematic and seems satisfied to let the April 22 anniversary pass unnoticed.
March 15, 2020
'A Whole New Ecosystem': Independent Journalism Learns To Survive In Putin's Russia

Despite more than two decades of relentless pressure, independent journalism continues to exist in Vladimir Putin's Russia, emerging constantly in previously unknown niches. Amid the struggle to survive, a whole new generation of young journalists seems determined to make a difference.

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Sergei Medvedev

Also by Sergei Medvedev

'We Are To Blame': Why A Leading Russian Surgeon Volunteers At A Ukrainian Military Hospital

'He Was Bored': Historian Alexander Etkind On Putin's Mechanisms Of Self-Destruction In Ukraine War

Western Sanctions Unlikely To Threaten Putin’s Government, Russian Economist Says

Lenin At 150: Even Without COVID-19, Russia Was Set To Snub The Soviet Union's Founder

'A Whole New Ecosystem': Independent Journalism Learns To Survive In Putin's Russia