Natalia Antonova

Natalia Antonova is a writer, journalist, and online safety expert based in Washington.

Articles by Natalia Antonova

A picture of the Belarusian exile Vitaly Shishov is held by an activist

The Belarusian Diaspora Is Terrified as Lukashenko’s Killings Spiral

Argument

Natalia Antonova

August 4, 2021, 3:48 PM

Central African and Russian political figures meet in Bangui, Central African Republic

Russian Mercenaries in Africa Aren’t Just There for the Money

Argument

Natalia Antonova

July 9, 2021, 2:42 PM

Protesters hold photos of detained Belarusian journalists

Forced Confessions Are the Propaganda of Terror

Argument

Natalia Antonova

June 14, 2021, 12:45 PM

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko

Lukashenko Has No Limits

Argument

Natalia Antonova

May 26, 2021, 11:58 AM

Putin clenches his fist while addressing a crowd

In Putinism, Hurting the United States Is All About Payback

Argument

Natalia Antonova

April 1, 2021, 1:25 PM

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife, Yulia

Dissidents Aren’t Saints

Argument

Natalia Antonova

March 5, 2021, 3:56 PM

A souvenir shop displays Matryoshka dolls featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Moscow on Dec. 3, 2019.

You Can’t Blame Russia for Trump

Argument

Natalia Antonova

January 26, 2021, 2:13 PM

Police officers detain a woman wearing a T-shirt reading "Freedom to Safronov" in Moscow

Russia’s Security Agencies Are Both Terrifying and Incompetent

Argument

Natalia Antonova

January 15, 2021, 12:37 PM

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Your Digital Footprint Is Worryingly Easy to Match to Reality

Argument

Natalia Antonova

December 18, 2020, 3:07 PM

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Pregnant in Putin’s Russia

Dispatch

Natalia Antonova

August 26, 2011, 6:21 PM

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