Staunton, October 3 – Despite the current nostalgia for Soviet times and the difficulties of the 1990s, Russians still view traveling abroad and having access to a free flow of information as inalienable rights, the editors of Nezavisimaya Gazeta say. But at the same time, they are “prepared for the limitation” of these rights by […]
Staunton, May 1 – Fewer than one Russian in five has been beyond the borders of what was the Soviet Union in the last five years, and only one in 16 currently travels abroad on a regular basis. But the declining value of the ruble as a result of Moscow’s actions in Ukraine and Western […]
Staunton, April 14 – Given memories of Soviet times, Russians today especially value their right to travel abroad and are not “prepared” to give up that right, even though many are not in a position to exercise it and even if they accept some of Moscow’s warnings about the risks such travel may involve, according […]
