Three years have passed since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Many Russians found refuge in Serbia. What does their everyday life look like? What are they missing? What do they particularly like here? What are they planning? Would they return home or stay in Serbia? How they look at their homeland, and what are they afraid of here
Tickets for the ballet "Krcko Oraščić" and the opera "Cinderella" of the National Theater sold out in one day, but they soon appeared on the Instagram profile of the Russian agency Triptix at three times the price. The people of Belgrade did not like that
The ruling of the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg has made it even more difficult for Russian citizens who do not want to serve in the army to obtain asylum in Germany. Are people from Russia who invoke conscientious objection now threatened with deportation from Germany?
"Through an internal investigation, we determined how the omission occurred, and the responsible persons were sanctioned and given a warning before dismissal," stated the official statement sent by the Volt company to the weekly "Vreme" in response to our inquiry.
This year saw an increase in the shutdown of Russian companies in Serbia that have been open since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, as well as an increase in the purchase of real estate. It is not known why
On Friday, a group of people who spoke Russian broke into the premises of the KROKODIL Association and took down the flag of Ukraine. The police did not even make a report regarding their report
Part of the team that organized the world-famous Insomnia festival in Russia, on Saturday in Belgrade will present Ningen, an international animation festival in a format that has not been seen here. The organizers describe it as an intellectual rave
Multiple Vremena sources who deliver food to Walt say that Russian citizens have been barred from further work without explanation. In this company-application for food delivery, they say that the decision was not made by them, but possibly by their partners. The reasons for the ban are only conjectured
In Belgrade and Novi Sad, stores of the large Miks Markt chain are opening, where you can find imported products from Eastern Europe
Elena Koposova has been living at the foot of Kosmaj with her family for years. One son goes to school here, the other went to school in Serbia. But now the authorities are revoking her residence permit without explanation. Elena thinks it's because she opposes her native Russia's war against Ukraine.
The Russian Democratic Society launched a petition "NO to expel Elena Koposova". The attempt to expel this Russian woman is strongly condemned as illegal and insists on her right to stay in Serbia
In front of the embassy in the center of Belgrade, a large number of residents gathered to lay flowers and light candles for the deceased Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Elena Koposova received a letter from the MUP of Serbia stating that she is a "threat to national security" and that she must leave the country. So far, 13 such cases are known, but it is possible that there are many more, because those affected often do not want to come forward publicly.
According to BIA, Elena Koposova is a security risk for the country. In the last six months, this is the fourth case of expulsion of Russian citizens from Serbia
"I could watch them try for hours. I had the feeling that they were giving me something precious, something that I might have been close to and had forgotten existed. A lot of tenderness and warmth in our relationship. Top professionalism. No superficiality”
Many people probably think that openly rejecting the "special military operation", as the war in Ukraine is officially called in Russia, can be punishable. In addition, many Russians consider it their patriotic duty to support their soldiers
After the start of the war in Ukraine, many Russian artists with exceptional biographies moved to Belgrade to continue what they were doing in their country with their Serbian colleagues.
The number of Russians who have problems with the Serbian administration because of their attitudes and anti-war activities is greater than what is heard in the public, says Piotr Nikitin
The Russian Democratic Society demands that the government protect the basic civil rights of all people living in Serbia, regardless of citizenship. Vladimir Putin's critics apparently enjoy special treatment from Police Minister Gasic and BIA chief Vulin
After a series of proposals regarding the fate of the Old Sava Bridge, all of which involved its demolition and relocation, a team of Russian architects working in Belgrade proposed that the bridge be preserved and become a memorial monument. The city government has not yet made a statement
The Chinese are realists and do not believe that at this moment the Russians and Ukrainians will sit down at the negotiating table. But you should try - that's why they send their special emissary to the war zone. There he will be confronted with the real, not diplomatic, positions of Moscow and Kiev: with the escalation of airstrikes on Ukrainian cities, new missiles and drones.
We are fine. Kiev prepares for defense. Our job is to prepare the defense of the country against attack. Russians are terrorists. I will not leave Kiev
The translator, who lives in the west of Ukraine, did not believe "that an open, cynical attack, a ground invasion, rocketing of the whole of Ukraine is possible." He says that this war is the realization of the plan to create a new Russian empire. He does not foresee its end, he believes that good will defeat evil and says that despite everything, Ukrainians do not seem scared
