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Russia Above Ground, Russia Below Ground

  • December 16, 2025
Aaron Schwartzbaum

Howard Amos and Nina Zakharkina-Berezner join host Aaron Schwartzbaum to discuss the lived reality of modern Russians in the country’s periphery and informal, dissident spaces that exist under the radar.

Russia Above Ground, Russia Below Ground by FPRI Eurasia Program

A deep dive into dissident spaces that exist under the radar

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Related Links:

Howard’s book – Russia Starts Here: Real Lives in the Ruins of Empire (Bloomsbury Continuum, 2025)

Howard and Nina’s podcast – Russia Underground

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