Russia Underground
Episodes
S02 - Ep. 3: Reading as Defiance
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to books, Russia more and more resembles the Soviet Union – despite modern technology. Censorship means that publishers have moved abr...
S02 - Ep. 2: Covert Curricula
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
S02 - Ep. 1: Family History
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
S01 - Ep. 3: LGBTQ+ Resistance
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Repressive laws and a wartime crackdown have made Russia’s LGBTQ+ community more invisible than ever. But activists continue operating despite the r...
S01 - Ep. 2: Journalism Against the Odds
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Howard Amos and Nina Berezner look at the immense challenges facing independent journalism in Russia, which continues to cling on amid censorshi...
S01 - Ep. 1: Life on the Margins
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our first episode is an introduction to what it means to be ‘underground’ in modern Russia, and the myriad of ways anti-war Russians can – and d...