In 2011 and 2012 a wave of protest demonstrations - the largest since the end of the USSR – swept across Russia. Tens of thousands of Russian citizens took to the streets to demand free and fair e...
Oliver Carroll
editor openDemocracy Russia
Oliver Carroll is the editor of openDemocracy Russia, the post-Soviet section of the UK-based global affairs network openDemocracy.net. After graduating from Cambridge University, Oliver spent five years working as a journalist in Russia — first at The Moscow Times, then as a founder editor of the Russian version of Esquire. The latter developed a strong independent presence in the Russian media marketplace and became a publication of choice for the nascent protest generation. Oliver maintains a close interest in Russia and the former USSR, and travels there several times a year.