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Alisa Sopova

Alisa Sopova, a 2017 Nieman Fellow, is a reporter and producer for international media in Ukraine. She is currently a visiting scholar at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard.

A World Where Those with Weapons Have Absolute Authority

A World Where Those with Weapons Have Absolute Authority

When you’re covering war in your own country, the gap between you and the rest of humanity feels overwhelming.
January 25, 2024
How Independent Russian Newsrooms Keep Reporting

How Independent Russian Newsrooms Keep Reporting

As Russia promotes disinformation abroad, it is cracking down on the independent press at home
November 3, 2017

When War Comes Home

Three years ago I worked as a news editor at Donbass, the largest newspaper and news website in my native city of Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine. I was responsible for…
January 5, 2017