Arnold Khachaturov @arnldkh

editor of Novaya Gazeta Europe's data team | founder of https://t.co/kjSkncVSLm Paris Joined April 2014

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Arnold Khachaturov @arnldkh

12 months ago

The numbers make one thing clear: these are not isolated cases, but part of a broader pattern reshaping Russia’s power landscape 5/5

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Experts link this surge not just to anti-corruption drives, but to the regime’s inner dynamics: a tightening authoritarian grip, elite infighting, asset redistribution, and the “quota system” of law enforcement 4/5

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Arnold Khachaturov @arnldkh

12 months ago

100 high-ranking officials arrested in Russia in 2025. Elite faces its biggest crackdown in years 1/5

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Arnold Khachaturov @arnldkh

a year ago

Still, this data shows that the dynamics of Russian society are far more complex than many assume. Here’s the full analysis in English: novayagazeta.eu/articles/2025/… 5/5

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Arnold Khachaturov @arnldkh

a year ago

It’s hard to say whether these actions are just another form of loyalty to the Kremlin, or signs of growing discontent and readiness for collective action. The biggest problem is the lack of organised movements — most have been dismantled by the state 4/5

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Arnold Khachaturov @arnldkh

a year ago

Why don’t Russians protest — or do they? Novaya Gazeta Europe analysed acts of dissent across the country since 2022. We found nearly 40,000 such events 1/5

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Arnold Khachaturov @arnldkh

a year ago

Just how bad is Russian official data? My piece for Carnegie Center — with a positive twist: carnegieendowment.org/russia-eurasia…

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Novaya Gazeta Europe @novayagazeta_en

a year ago

Russian courts have confiscated assets worth close to €25.6 billion from over 400 privately owned companies since the start of the war in Ukraine, research by Novaya Gazeta Europe has revealed. 📊⤵️

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Arnold Khachaturov @arnldkh

a year ago

Novaya-Europe's database of judges participating in the state repression system (in Russian): novayagazeta.eu/articles/2025/… 5/5

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Arnold Khachaturov @arnldkh

a year ago

Another 22 judges have issued 5+ political convictions under criminal articles. Together, they have convicted nearly 150 people. The absolute leaders in the repression — military judge Kirill Krivtsov and two judges from the Basmanny Court: Evgenia Kozlova and Elena Lenskaya. 4/5

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Arnold Khachaturov @arnldkh

a year ago

Since 2021, Russian courts have considered no less than 85,000 politically motivated cases. More than 11,000 judges participated in repressive decisions. But among them, there are ‘outliers’ who have handled hundreds of cases 1/5

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Arnold Khachaturov @arnldkh

2 years ago

Full publication here: novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/…

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Arnold Khachaturov @arnldkh

2 years ago

Bonus chart in Russian showing what kind of forbidden content law enforcement finds - from Chechen bard songs and swastikas to calls for protests and the slogan "no to war" 4/4

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Arnold Khachaturov @arnldkh

2 years ago

In Russia, over 30,000 administrative and criminal cases have been initiated for social media posts and memes since 2010. The number of articles under which online expressions are prosecuted has increased from 5 to 25 1/4