Garry Kasparov

20 статей

The fifth Vilnius Russia Forum will be held in the Lithuanian southern town of Trakai on 24-25 May, bringing together more than 100 politicians, civil society representatives, human rights defenders, academicians, journalists from Russia, Lithuania, and other Western countries. They will discuss the...

Vilius Ivanauskas, Senior Analyst, Eastern Europe Studies Centre

The Russian presidential election will take place in a month, but the winner is already clear. The only candidate capable of receiving wider support from voters, Alexey Navalny, has been banned from registering as a candidate due to his criminal record, stemming from a fraud conviction he views as i...

BNS EN

A Free Russia Forum is starting in Vilnius on Friday, the second event of the series this year. It will focus on Russia's main problems, bringing together Russia's prominent opposition activists and human rights defenders.

Šarūnas Legatas, Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Linas Kojala

The Russian parliamentary (Duma) elections on September 18 do not promise any major changes. Opinion polls and the general atmosphere show that the country will continue to be led by the United Russia party which is affiliated with Vladimir Putin, while establishment opposition parties will support ...

Giedrė Petkevičė

„Taip jaudinausi pirmą sykį atstovaudamas neseniai nepriklausomybę atgavusiai šaliai, kad mačo su Islandija metu apalpau bežaisdamas scenoje. Pašiurpę abiejų komandų žaidėjai sutiko mačą baigti lygiosiomis 2:2“, - mena tarptautinis didmeistis, Lietuvos šachmatų čempionas Šarūnas Šulskis. Mano naivus...