About Oliver Carroll
Oliver Carroll is editor of oD Russia. Oliver was a founder editor of Russian Esquire and has worked for a number of other print and online publications in Russia and the UK.
Articles by Oliver Carroll
Ivan
the Terrible had the feared Oprichniki to keep the silence. Men in black; their
insignia was a severed dog’s head (to sniff out treachery) and a broom (to
sweep the traitors away). In today’s Russia, the state has other, more or less,
fearsome means to keep the people from talking.
How far has culture become a frontline in Russian politics, and how does it compare to earlier periods in the country's history? Introducing a new week-long CEELBAS debate on oDRussia, Artemy Troitsky, Peter Pomerantsev and Oliver Carroll discuss the nature of art, protest and the absurd. 
What factors drive foreign policy in Russia? Who drives it? And in whose interests - the elites or ordinary people? Marie Mendras and Fyodor Lukyanov join oDRussia editor Oliver Carroll for a debate in Paris.
The disputed region of Abkhazia holds its presidential elections tomorrow. Earlier in the election campaign, Oliver Carroll travelled to Sukhum to speak to the two leading candidates, Alyksandr Ankvab and Sergei Shamba.
After a decade in the wilderness, Russian civil society is finding a powerful voice online. Alexey Sidorenko and Oliver Carroll profile seven citizen bloggers who are leading this charge. A co-publication with This week's editor
Europe from the bottom up
European debate
Democratic Wealth
Nuclear non-proliferation
Women and the Arab Spring
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Mali - the plot thickens
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Remote control war
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