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So far, we have managed to collect €2,650 , but we still have a long way to go — the implementation of the project requires significant resources. Since our organization has been declared “undesirable”  in Russia, and for your safety, we have added an option to support the project through cryptocurrency . • USDT (TRC20):  TE6C9yW73STnCkhmBk1WLLXmsirhKUSSMb • BTC:  1481tmNnKo9n56Hr9wfdJ62VPKkKTytKJD • ETH:  0xb86626a772c244eef72f9a136bd46583cdebe34d You can also make a donatio

The final discussion titled "Informers: The Language of Society"  focused on how language in today’s Russia has become an instrument of control, repression, and propaganda. The moderator, Nikita Kirillov , chair of Initiative FoReDi ry , noted that following this series of discussions, a Russian–Finnish dictionary of new words and expressions of the 2020s  will be compiled to reflect the political, social, and cultural transformations of recent years. Three experts took part

The event was held in support of the musicians of the St. Petersburg band StopTime , who were detained and sentenced in Russia for their street performances. Participants performed songs by Monetochka, Noize MC, Zemfira, Splean, Pornofilmy, Kino  and Grazhdanskaya Oborona . From behind the embassy fence and nearby building windows, staff members of the diplomatic mission were seen watching and photographing the participants — for what purpose, remains unclear. With this rall

We will gather outside the Russian Embassy in Helsinki  to show support for the musicians of the band StopTime , who were detained and sentenced in St. Petersburg for their street performances.The band’s vocalist Diana Loginova (Naoko)  and percussionist Vladislav Leontiev  were arrested for 13 days, and guitarist Alexander Orlov  for 12 days, accused of “organizing an illegal public event” simply for performing songs by banned artists. In addition, Diana faces administrative

We have already received 70 donations totalling €1,481! 💶 Special thanks for helping us spread the word go to Fedor Krasheninnikov,...

Today we learned that on October 3, 2025 , our non-profit organization Initiative FoReDi ry , registered in Finland, was officially...

Together with Russian-speaking journalists, we discussed state and opposition media, censorship, disinformation, social media, and...

Alexei Navalny was murdered in prison by the Russian authorities because he defended each person’s right to freedom, sought to bring...

We caught the last warm rays of the sun and admired the sea views of Helsinki. Thank you to everyone for the wonderful company! Becoming...

🎬On October 10, the FoReDi Film Club invites everyone to embark on a film journey to the Arctic. For the first time in Finland, there...

We will talk about new repressive laws in Russia, political persecution, informing, surveillance, influence, and international...

We will talk about state and opposition media, censorship, disinformation, social networks, and artificial intelligence. Together with...

Poet Alexander Delfinov will present a theatrical reading based on Arthur Solomonov’s satirical novel “Natan.” The story tells about the...

As part of the book club “Literary Salon” , we will discuss with the author his novel, which tells the story of a zombie apocalypse in...

Together with philosopher and war researcher Arseny Kumankov , a research fellow at the University of Mainz (Germany), we spent two hours...

After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many of us lost the possibility to travel to Russia or were forced to leave the country....

Already tomorrow, on September 4, a lecture will take place in Helsinki: "After the Tyrant. How the Soviet regime survived Stalin’s...

We will discuss new words related to mobilization, the army, losses, and weaponry together with philosopher and war researcher, Arseniy...

We discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic introduced new words into Russian: «самоизоляция» (self-isolation), «удалёнка» (remote work),...

We will discuss how the Russian language has changed since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and under tightening repressive...