Alexey Kovalev


Alexey Kovalev is an independent journalist and former investigations editor at Meduza who left Russia in 2022.

Articles by Alexey Kovalev
A woman walks past an advertisement for the Russian army at a bus stop.
A woman walks past an advertisement for the Russian army at a bus stop.
Trump, left, stands next to Putin. Trump appears slightly hunched over with a grimacing expression. Putin smiles and holds papers in his hands.
Trump, left, stands next to Putin. Trump appears slightly hunched over with a grimacing expression. Putin smiles and holds papers in his hands.
Russian conscripts in uniform holding their winter hat in their hands stand in attention in a line.
Russian conscripts in uniform holding their winter hat in their hands stand in attention in a line.
An Orthodox priest collects fallen religious objects as others clear up glass and debris inside Holy Intercession Cathedral following a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Oct. 18, 2023.
An Orthodox priest collects fallen religious objects as others clear up glass and debris inside Holy Intercession Cathedral following a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Oct. 18, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to watch the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to watch the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2022.
An illustration shows a figure laying down beneath the pavement, palms facing up, underneath a Russian tan with the word prisposoblenchestvo, referring to conformism, written in Cyrillic letters.
An illustration shows a figure laying down beneath the pavement, palms facing up, underneath a Russian tan with the word prisposoblenchestvo, referring to conformism, written in Cyrillic letters.
Russian Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov (right), wearing a suit and tie, holds a new history book for high school students at a news conference in Moscow. Behind him out of focus are two other suited men, one with his hand to his face.
Russian Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov (right), wearing a suit and tie, holds a new history book for high school students at a news conference in Moscow. Behind him out of focus are two other suited men, one with his hand to his face.
Russian police detain a protester in Moscow following the announcement of military mobilization in Moscow on Sept. 21, 2022.
Russian police detain a protester in Moscow following the announcement of military mobilization in Moscow on Sept. 21, 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Russian public, as seen on screens in Moscow on June 24.
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Russian public, as seen on screens in Moscow on June 24.
Residents evacuated from Shebekino and other Russian towns near the border with Ukraine are seen in a temporary shelter in Belgorod, Russia, on June 2.
Residents evacuated from Shebekino and other Russian towns near the border with Ukraine are seen in a temporary shelter in Belgorod, Russia, on June 2.
Graves of mercenaries recruited by the Wagner group and killed during Russia's war in Ukraine are seen covered in flowers at the Beloostrovsky cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Graves of mercenaries recruited by the Wagner group and killed during Russia's war in Ukraine are seen covered in flowers at the Beloostrovsky cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia.
A new map displayed at a book store in Moscow shows several regions of eastern and southern Ukraine as part of Russia, on Feb. 8.
A new map displayed at a book store in Moscow shows several regions of eastern and southern Ukraine as part of Russia, on Feb. 8.
Anti-war protesters gather in front of the White House in Washington to demonstrate against escalating tensions between the United States and Russia.
Anti-war protesters gather in front of the White House in Washington to demonstrate against escalating tensions between the United States and Russia.
Police officers detain a woman during a protest against military mobilization in Moscow on Sept. 21.
Police officers detain a woman during a protest against military mobilization in Moscow on Sept. 21.
Captured Russian tanks are displayed in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Captured Russian tanks are displayed in Kyiv, Ukraine.