Dear Friends of the BKF, don't miss next week's talk: TUE, 11.11.: @ckahlweit.bsky.social and @andreisoldatov.bsky.social on "RUSSIA'S LOST GENERATION" More Info & Registration: www.kreisky-forum.org/category/eve...

Russia’s Spies Fear the Children | "The FSB’s ever-expanding target list now includes a new category of Russians — teenagers." @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan

Thank you Grok for killing me off in 2021. This is a very specific hallucination (July 29???) but the rest of there report on OCCRP is equally bad. Garbage.

What was inside a top secret regional #KGB spy museum in 1960? @socintelhist.bsky.social Find out in my new article based on the ongoing archival research of #KGB documents at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social. #spies #intelhistory #coldwar The link: tinyurl.com/y6v3by35

ICYMI – Russian investigative journalists Irina Borogan and @andreisoldatov.bsky.social speak with @k2news.bsky.social about their lives as Russian exiles, sharing the sacrifices and obstacles they have faced in resisting an authoritarian regime. cepa.org/podcast/andr...

LISTEN NOW – Russian investigative journalists Irina Borogan and @andreisoldatov.bsky.social speak with @k2news.bsky.social about their lives as Russian exiles, sharing the sacrifices and obstacles they have faced in resisting an authoritarian regime. cepa.org/podcast/andr...

Joshua Yaffa reviews two new books on Russia’s transformation under Putin, “Our Dear Friends in Moscow” by Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov and “Ideology and Meaning-Making Under the Putin Regime” by Marlene Laruelle.

Thrilled that "Our Dear Friends in Moscow" was reviewed by the one‑and‑only Joshua Yaffa — author of Between Two Fires  — alongside the excellent “Ideology and Meaning‑Making Under the Putin Regime” by Marlene Laruelle in the Nov/Dec issue of Foreign Affairs. www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/puti...

Lisez @andreisoldatov.bsky.social et @Irinaborogan sur les menaces posées par les opérations de #sabotage du #kremlinNAZIregim à l’étranger - et pourquoi les dirigeants occidentaux n’ont pas réussi à contenir la stratégie de guerre hybride de plus en plus mortelle de #moscou

Putin — Disagreement Is Terrorism | "The Kremlin’s neurosis about exiled dissident thinkers is extreme and has extremely serious consequences." @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan

Masks optional... but all welcome at the Week 2 #RESCMondaySeminar! Irina Borogan & @andreisoldatov.bsky.social will discuss their book 'Our dear friends in Moscow'. Convened by Zbig Wojnowski & Michael Rochlitz for RESC, St Antony's College, Oxford. In-person only. talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/6c8...

Tomorrow evening: Giants of journalism @andreisoldatov.bsky.social, Irina Borogan and Catherine Belton on what Putin did to Russia. No one can tell the story better, so come along: www.theconduit.com/upcoming-eve...

Russia Cleanses Its Spy Agencies | "Something odd and largely unnoticed is happening to Russia’s spies." @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan

A fascinating conversation on 🇷🇺 #Russia's authoritarian spiralling, the risks of being a Russian journalist in exile and opposing #Putin's regime and the invasion of 🇺🇦 #Ukraine, by my friends @andreisoldatov.bsky.social , Irina Borogan and Andrea Pipino, at @internazionale.it in Ferrara.

#Russia Cleanses Its Spy Agencies: Something odd and largely unnoticed is happening to Russia’s spies, @andreisoldatov.bsky.social & Irina Borogan write. cepa.org/article/russ... via @cepa.org

I reviewed @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan's compelling and insightful new book 'Our Dear Friends in Moscow: The Inside Story of a Broken Generation' for the @thetls.bsky.social: www.the-tls.com/politics-by-...

From a few weeks ago, great interview on Silicon Curtain with Andrei Soldatov regarding the Russian journalists who chose to align with or accommodate the regime, and the personalities and grievances associated with that. Very relevant here and now. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8...

“To Moscow’s spies, Trump’s courting of Putin has provided an opportunity to expand and strengthen their subversion campaign in Europe,” write @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan.

Always good talking with @jjgreenjr.bsky.social, this time about our book Our Dear Friends in Moscow'. The conversation is available on JJ's Substack jjgreenjr.substack.com/p/interview-wi…

Agentura.ru is back online — huge thanks to the fantastic team at Deflect! And yes, we have a backup domain, agentura.co.uk. We’re fully aware that Russian authorities could take the .ru domain away — but we’re not giving up without a fight.

IMPORTANT: Russian exile @andreisoldatov.bsky.social says Jimmy Kimmel "silencing" is Kremlin tactic. youtu.be/lsaOy0QUQew

New on my website, 'the story of a dying dream by those who witnessed its death.' My review of 'Our Dear Friends in Moscow: The Inside Story of a Broken Generation' by @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan. Highly recommended. jamesrodgersauthor.com/our-dear-fri...

For Russians Like Me, Silencing Jimmy Kimmel Looks Dangerously Familiar - by @andreisoldatov.bsky.social www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/19/f... #jimmykimmell

📌 @andreisoldatov.bsky.social Expert de premier plan sur les services de sécurité de #ruSSiaTerroristState voit quelques échos du début de #putinTheKiller dans la retraite des sociétés de médias 🇺🇸 #GOPMAGAFarRightExtremism 🧵 www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/19/f...

"a total ban on short-term visas would mean that Russian dissidents and activists fighting against Putin’s regime in Russia would lose any hope of fleeing the country or even coming to Europe" @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan are right about a blanket EU visa policy for all Russians

Russians Walled-In by Both East and West | "Russian opposition figures expected the Kremlin to engage in repression, but they didn’t expect the West to help." @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan

Today, after 25 years and 5 days of existence, the domain agentura.ru— where we’ve investigated Russian secret services all this time—has been taken down. Not by the FSB, as we expected, but by Hostinger, a Lithuanian hosting company that cited sanctions. THREAD 1/7

How Putin crushed all resistance in Russia and secured total power -- our book 'Our Dear Friends in Moscow" reviewed in The Ipaper. inews.co.uk/news/world/h...

Just got upgraded to Russia’s international wanted list (previously I was on the inter-state one—i.e. Kremlin-friendly countries). Apparently, our new book really pissed some people off in Moscow: this is what Russian literary criticism looks like now. tass.ru/proisshestvi...

Andreï Soldatov : "Il est fou de penser que Poutine pourrait accorder un rendez-vous à Zelensky" ➡️ https://l.lexpress.fr/k2k

Why did journalists align with Russia’s regime and its war of aggression? Jonathan Fink and I spoke about Our Dear Friends in Moscow — exploring the transformation of Russian society and its elites, the pull of ideology and ambition. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrPS...

Too Much US Reverence for the Kremlin’s Smiling Hardmen | "Western negotiators need to remember who they’re dealing with when they talk to the Kremlin’s representatives." @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan

It was a real pleasure talking with @georginagodwin.bsky.social about 'Our Dear Friends in Moscow'. What made it special was that it was a conversation between three people exiled from their home countries — us two from Russia, Georgina from Zimbabwe — to London. with Irina Borogan.

#meetthewriters This week’s guests are @AndreiSoldatov.bsky.social & Irina Borogan. We explore Our Dear Friends in Moscow – censorship, exile and reporting on Russia’s shadow world. Hear it here: monocle.com/radio/shows/... #Books #Podcasts #monocleradio

Read @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan on how the Kremlin is using Russia’s commercial cybertechnologies to further its interests around the world:

Putin’s Long Game | "Russia’s leader aims to cherry-pick concessions from the West, while imposing Soviet-style barriers between his people and outsiders." @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan

Putin’s New Cyber Empire: How the Kremlin Is Embedding Russian Technology Around the World, by Irina Borogan and me for @foreignaffairs.com www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/putin...

It was a real pleasure talking with @georginagodwin.bsky.social about 'Our Dear Friends in Moscow'. What made it special was that it was a conversation between three people exiled from their home countries — us two from Russia, Georgina from Zimbabwe — to London. with Irina Borogan.

The Kremlin believes that real peace is by definition unachievable, but cannot say as much. It plays a blame game — the Kremlin’s goal, is to shift the blame for this failure onto Europe. Irina Borogan and me on for @cepa.org cepa.org/article/puti...

Putin’s Long Game: Russia’s leader aims to cherry-pick concessions from the West, while imposing Soviet-style barriers between his people and outsiders, @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan write. cepa.org/article/puti... #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Putinswar

“A sustained attack” on WhatsApp was part of the Kremlin’s efforts “to harass Russians into switching to Max from WhatsApp,” said @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan. “The policy is likely to work, especially if the population is given no choice.”

In hun nieuwe boek ‘Dear Friends in Moscow’ beschrijven journalisten @andreisoldatov.bsky.social en Irina Borogan hoe kritische collega’s veranderden in volgzame roeptoeters van het regime. Een verhaal over morele keuzes, corruptie van de macht en de hoge prijs van idealen www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

‼️ On today's @msignorile.bsky.social Show ‼️ @nicholsuprising.bsky.social of @thenation.com @andreisoldatov.bsky.social of #agentura @swin24.bsky.social 🔊Listen Here: siriusxm.us/Signorile Give us your calls at: 866-997-4748

"Russia’s rulers are taking more and more extreme measures to block access to independently produced information. But there’s resistance." @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan

Killing the Press: Russia's Early Red Flags. We discussed Our Dear Friends in Moscow—our book about journalists who aligned with a dictator—with @therickwilson.bsky.social on @lincolnproject.us, and whether it could serve as a cautionary tale for other countries today. m.youtube.com/watch?si=J_v...

Browser History: The Kremlin’s Newest Weapon | "Russia’s rulers are taking more and more extreme measures to block access to independently produced information. But there’s resistance." @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan

Russian anti-authoritarian journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan join the LP Podcast to tell all on Putin, Russian conflict, and their incredible journey to escape Russia and give us the truth. Watch it here:

OUR DEAR FRIENDS IN MOSCOW is a gripping first-hand account of Russia's descent into dictatorship under Putin. @andreisoldatov.bsky.social Next time I teach a course on Russian Politics at the University of San Francisco, I'll make it a required reading. www.amazon.com/Our-Dear-Fri...

Without federal funding, public media — and the truth-telling, community-connecting role it plays — is at risk. Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq

This week marks exactly one year since my father, Alexey Soldatov — a nuclear physicist and pioneer of the Russian Internet — was imprisoned. He remains in a penal colony in the Ryazan region. Here’s my article from last year about his case. www.thetimes.com/world/europe...