Russia Underground takes you on a journey to meet the Russians who continue to battle for free speech, artistic freedoms, and basic human rights despite Putin’s brutal wartime crackdown. Made by a team of activists, and journalists. Includes interviews conducted on the ground inside Russia.
Russia Underground
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Russia Underground takes you on a journey to meet the Russians who continue to battle for free speech, artistic freedoms, and basic human rights despite Putin’s brutal wartime crackdown. Made by a team of activists, and journalists. Includes interviews conducted on the ground inside Russia.
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Recent Episodes
September 30, 2025
Reading as Defiance
<p>When it comes to books, Russia more and more resembles the Soviet Union – despite modern technology. Censorship means that publishers have moved abroad, bootleg copies of banned texts are sold online, and even the language of literature has changed, becoming more allegorical, euphemistic, and indirect. We spoke to some of those still championing reading in wartime Russia – independent booksellers, online bookclub organisers, and publishers. Is reading itself now an act of resistance?</p>
September 30, 2025
Covert Curricula
<p>When a teacher told Olga’s daughter to write a letter to a Russian soldier in Ukraine, she wrote simply: “Don’t kill anyone!” This time, there were no repercussions. But education is increasingly subject to political interference, and schools are more and more a place of propaganda, rather than learning. Interference is particularly intense when it comes to the teaching of history. How have history teachers, parents and students responded? And where is there room for resistance?</p>
September 16, 2025
Family History
<p>In Russia, the history that’s shown on TV, written about in books, and taught in schools and universities is more tightly controlled than ever. As a result, people are turning inwards. And family stories have become a way not only to confront taboos in Putin’s Russia, but a relatively risk-free way of trying to understand contemporary political repression, violence, and censorship. We speak to some of those who are grappling with where they come from.</p>
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