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Published at April 12, 2023

Edited at May 26, 2023

We are looking for volunteers who can help us explain the Russian context in simple words. Mobilisation, Russian gay propaganda and other aspects of the Russian realities that people don’t see or dismiss from the outside.

Position opened!

We are looking for volunteers who can help us explain the Russian context in simple words. Mobilisation, Russian gay propaganda law, and other aspects of the Russian realities that people don’t see or dismiss from the outside.

What you will do

You choose the topic you want to elaborate on (you can choose a topic from our list, or suggest a topic yourself).
You work on the article. Usually, we give 1-2 weeks for the first draft
Work closely with your editor to finalise and publish your article on our website and social media.
Attend regular team meetings once in 2 weeks
Use Google Drive, Telegram chat, and Trello to work and communicate.

Volume

We try to explain the realities of life in Russia in short, simple words. Therefore, our articles need to be between 2000 and 8000 symbols long (without spaces).

If you are interested in publishing a long-read article with more analytics and more original research, it is possible (we can discuss it individually), but the main focus right now is on providing short explanations of a variety of topics.

What does it take?

4-5 hours per week to work on a project
To be available at least once per week (most probably, on Sunday) for an 1 hour call

What do you get?

Experience of working in a team of like-minded people,
Experience of writing and publishing research-based texts (with a possibility of doing it either anonymously or not based on your own preference), supported by feedback to help you improve your writing,
Experience of working in an NGO

How to apply

Fill in this form, we will contact you in 5 days.

Should you have any additional questions please feel free to send us an email via info@after-russia.org

Get involved

We are looking for volunteers. By joining our team you'll help us to deliver more topics to our audience.

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Tell your story

We collect stories from Russian speakers who stand for peace and democracy.

Your experience will help people understand the situation in Russia, and those who chose or were forced to escape.

If you're a Russian or personally know someone who would like to share their story, please contact us.

Our stand on the Russian war with Ukraine

Russia started the war against Ukraine. This war is happening from 2014. It has only intensified on February 24th 2022. Milions of Ukrainians are suffering. The perpetrators of this must be brought to justice for their crimes.

Russian regime tries to silence its liberal voices. Russian people against the war exist - and the Russian regime tries its best to silence them. We want to prevent that and make their voices heard.

Connection is crucial. The Russian liberal initiatives are hard to read for European public at times. The legal, social and historical context of Russia is not always clear. We want to share information, build bridges and connect the liberal Russia with The West.

We believe in dialogue, not isolation. The oppositional powers in Russia will not be able to change anything without the support of the democratic world. We also believe that the dialogue should go both ways.

The choice is yours. We understand the anger for the Russian crimes. It is up to you whether you want to listen to the Russian people standing against this.