Letters

Vasily actively writes letters from jail, talking about his case, mood, global news, and everyday routine. You can write to support him—he's always happy to chat with anyone! Find out more on the How to Help page.

Nov 14, 2024

“On November 7, on the anniversary of the October revolution, one thought came to mind: in 1917 Lenin called for turning the imperialist war into a civil war (and thus anti-imperialist); Now there are some who call the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine a civil war, but these statements are precisely an absolutely imperial narrative...

Nov 4, 2024

“To the Day of National Unity. In many things one can see symbolic unity or unity of the people...

Oct 30, 2024

“We look at the past year and see another year of war, a year of repression, a year of new victims of dictatorship...

Oct 25, 2024

"1993 and economic determinism. 31 years ago, in October 1993, there was a forceful dissolution (aka execution) of the Supreme Council, which later allowed V. Pelevin to joke in “Generation P” about “the smoke of the fatherland is sweet and pleasant to us” and “Parliament” cigarettes...

Oct 21, 2024

"Two freedoms. I read the book “One-Storey America” by I. Ilf and E. Petrov, and almost at the very end the following passage caught my eye: “From his country, he (the average American - my note) asks only one thing to leave him alone and not stop him from listening to the radio and going to the cinema...

Sep 30, 2024

"Sizzling years! While in the pre-trial detention center, at different times I read several works relating to the turbulent beginning of the 20th century in Russia - the era of wars and revolutions: “Cursed Days” by I. Bunin, “St...

Sep 27, 2024

“Exemplary, transparent, understandable and in accordance with the rules. Exactly so, according to Dmitry Peskov, elections were held in Russia on Single Voting Day...

Sep 10, 2024

“At the beginning of August, the director of the Patriot park near Moscow, V. Akhmedov, was detained...

Aug 30, 2024

"Towards the Unified State Duma-2024 (and not only). Does it make sense to take part in what the Russian elections are now...

Aug 19, 2024

"Regime Survival: The Case of Venezuela. Recently, presidential elections were held in Venezuela, apparently with serious irregularities...

Aug 13, 2024

“I recently had a birthday. And it went very well by the standards of the pre-trial detention center...

Jun 19, 2024