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Anya is a journalist at CivilNet in Armenia specialising in art, psychology, and political activism. She came to Armenia from Russia in March 2022 after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Her choice
Anatoly Sobolev says the organisation he works for, Volunteer Tbilisi, receives up to 5,000 requests for help every month. ‘Those with nowhere to go call, those who need advice on arranging documents, and so on.’ Photo: Tata Shoshiashvili/OC Media/CivilNet.
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The Russians fighting Putin from Armenia and Georgia

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When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, tens of thousands of Russians fled to Georgia and Armenia. Over a year on, many have stayed, finding new opportunities to put their politics into practice.  ‘I needed to do something’, says Anatoly Sobolev.  The 36-year-old digital advertising professional moved to Georgia at the beginning of March 2022, not long after being arrested at an anti-war protest in Russia. Like him, many Russian émigrés realised on arriving in their new home

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