Russian Politics

YOU WANT WAR — YOU GIVE BIRTH

YOU WANT WAR — YOU GIVE BIRTH(Сам воюешь — сам рожай), 2025   Street intervention (mixed media) opposite the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Stockholm This street action appeared on 10 December 2025 — the final day of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence and International Human Rights Day. We placed it YOU WANT WAR — YOU GIVE BIRTH

Hijacked Memory: Russia’s Pro-War Narrative in Victory Day Celebrations in Europe

Hijacked Memory: Russia’s Pro-War Narrative in Victory Day Celebrations in Europe

Every year on May 9th, commemorative events are held in big cities across Europe, such as Vienna, Berlin, Frankfurt, and Madrid, among others to mark the “Victory day” – a celebration of the Soviet victory in World War II. The most visible is the Immortal Regiment (“Бессмертный полк”), a procession framed as a peaceful, grassroots Hijacked Memory: Russia’s Pro-War Narrative in Victory Day Celebrations in Europe

Protest Against the Invitation of the Russian Delegation to the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament and The Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament

Protest Against the Invitation of the Russian Delegation to the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament and The Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament

The Feminist Anti-War Resistance, with the support of the “Future Russia” (Switzerland), has sent an official letter of protest to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). In July 2025, the Russian delegation (Valentina Matviyenko, Leonid Slutsky, and others) spoke in Geneva at the invitation of the IPU, and Matviyenko also addressed the Summit of Women Speakers of Protest Against the Invitation of the Russian Delegation to the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament and The Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament

“The Best Part about Manipulating People”: The Russian Foundation Pushing Abortion Bans

Russian anti-abortion policies

In August 2023, the Russian region of Mordovia passed a law banning “inducement to abort,” and Tambov Region intends to make a similar bill law. Meanwhile, other regions are looking to stop private clinics from offering abortions. These anti-abortion initiatives are all the doings of a foundation called Women for Life, which receives ongoing support “The Best Part about Manipulating People”: The Russian Foundation Pushing Abortion Bans