Current Russia

Since the founding of our organization, we have established cooperation with many democratic Russian organizations dedicated to human rights, educational and historical activities (for example, Memorial, OVD Info, Sakharov Center, Perm-36 Museum and others). Although the activities of these organizations have been suppressed or at least significantly limited by the Russian authorities in recent years, many of our colleagues and other civil society representatives still live in Russia and resist the aggressive policies of the Russian authorities as best they can.

We closely monitor the activities of the democratic part of Russian society and its struggle against the Russian government. We focus mainly on the issue of human rights violations and distortions of the Soviet past by the Russian state, but also on monitoring anti-war and anti-regime protests throughout Russia.

We regularly publish information on the topic in Czech language. Our summaries are based primarily on sources of Memorial, OVD Info and other independent Russian organizations.


Political prisoners


Current events in Russia

Current Russia Project news

February 11, 2025

Monitoring of current events in Russia: activities of the democratic part of Russian society - beginning of 2025

January 17, 2025

This news summary has been written on the basis of information from Memorial, OVD Info and other independent organisations. I...

The exhibition Putin's Cage dedicated to the stories of Russian political prisoners was opened in Brno

January 16, 2025

After two stops in Prague, our exhibition moved to the Moravian capital of Brno. It will be on display at Moravian Square by ...

Literary evening dedicated to the fate of women deprived of their freedom from the Gulag to present day

January 14, 2025

The accompanying programme to the exhibition Threads of Memories -...

The situation of Russian political prisoners was the main topic of the Ostrava launch of the book (Not) the Last Words

January 13, 2025

The launch of the book of speeches by Russian political prisoners during unjust trials, authored by the Krutý krtek associati...

Support Russian political prisoners and wish them a peaceful 2025!

December 26, 2024

People unjustly imprisoned in Russia need our support all year round. Every day spent away from their families behind bars is...

Monitoring of current events in Russia: activities of the democratic part of Russian society - end of 2024

December 22, 2024

This news summary has been written on the basis of information from Memorial, OVD Info and other independent organisations. I...

Putin's cage was on display at Republic Square

November 12, 2024

In November, we celebrate the Day of Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the Czech Republic. And it was during these days t...

Writing letters in support of the unjustly imprisoned ended the exhibition Putin's Cage

October 11, 2024

On the last day of the exhibition on 28 October 2024 in the Wallenstein Garden, we supported the people unjustly imprisoned b...

Oleg Orlov opened our new exhibition on Russian political prisoners in Prague on 30 September

September 17, 2024

The outdoor installation in the Wallenstein Garden in Prague presents ten selected cases of political prisoners who were sent...

Monitoring of current events in Russia: activities of the democratic part of Russian society - June 2024

July 09, 2024

This news summary has been written on the basis of information from Memorial, OVD Info and other independent organisations. I...

We supported political prisoners in Russia during a joint event with the Czech branch of Amnesty International

April 29, 2024

The debate and letter writing took place at the Scout Institute on Staroměstské náměstí on 16 of May.

The war in Ukraine is a tragedy for the present, the future and the past

March 07, 2022

Putin's war in Ukraine is a huge tragedy for the present, the future and the past. Let us help everyone where we can, refugee...

Let's stop the liquidation of the Memorial Association!

November 12, 2021

We join the call to support the Russian Memorial Association, which is in danger of liquidation. You can also sign the petiti...

We support imprisoned historian Y. Dmitriev

October 01, 2020

A joint statement by Post Bellum (a project of the Memory of Nation), Gulag.cz, Czech branch of Memorial and Političtí vězni....

Stop liquidation of an authentic museum Perm-36. An open letter from Czech institutions to the governor of Perm region Viktor Basargin

August 10, 2014

We sent an open letter to the governor of Perm region Viktor Basargin. The letter was joined by other Czech institutions - th...