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Vijai Maheshwari is a writer and journalist. His novel White God Factor, about Moscow in the 90s, was published by London’s Coptic Press. He also publishes a magazine, B.East about trends in the East. 

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Ukraine’s Lonely Cyberwarrior vs. Russia

Call of Duty

He hacks Russian ministries and CCTV cameras in rebel areas, but Eugene Dokunin and his team are up against a horde of Russian trolls.

Vijai Maheshwari | Published Feb 18, 2015

The Great Wall of Ukraine

The project may sound fanciful, but Ukraine’s politicians, and the European Union, seem quite serious about walling off the Russians.

Vijai Maheshwari | Published Oct 27, 2014

The Carpathians Are the New Crimea

Mountain Holiday

With Ukraine’s favorite seaside getaway now belonging to Russia, the rugged Carpathian mountains are awash in vacationers—all gossiping about Putin’s next move.

Vijai Maheshwari | Published Jul 14, 2014

The Town Determined to Stop Putin

Oligarch Revolt

In Dnipropetrovsk, just 150 miles from the Donetsk People’s Republic, the regional governor is a very rich man with very big plans to stop pro-Russian separatists in their tracks.

Vijai Maheshwari | Published Jun 12, 2014

Ukraine’s Next Tipping Point?

East v. West

Kharkiv, the old Soviet capital of Ukraine, is torn between its pro-Russia past and the new masters in Kiev—and it will be one of the bellwethers for the country’s future.

Vijai Maheshwari | Published Mar 13, 2014

Kiev to Moscow: GTFO!

Putin’s Crimea power grab has served to stoke nationalist fervor in Western Ukraine, with ordinary citizens vowing to mobilize to oppose the Russian threat.

Vijai Maheshwari | Published Mar 05, 2014

Occupy Kiev

The heroes of the Maidan forced a corrupt president to relinquish power even as snipers picked off their comrades—and now they're vowing to stay put in Kiev indefinitely.

Vijai Maheshwari | Published Feb 26, 2014

My Life Behind Kiev’s Barricades

My street in downtown Kiev has gone from a shabby-chic address to an apocalyptic scene of Molotov cocktails, grenades, and injured protesters.

Vijai Maheshwari | Published Feb 21, 2014

Namaste, Jaipur!

Pink City Rock

With over 200,000 people attending this year, India’s Jaipur Literature Festival can claim to be one of the biggest in the world—and certainly the most fun. Vijai Maheshwari reports on the big speakers, controversies, and hits from this year.

Vijai Maheshwari | Published Jan 21, 2014

Santa Killed Ukraine's Revolution

How the Christmas holidays and a cash infusion from Russia combined to deflate the protest movement.

Vijai Maheshwari | Published Jan 05, 2014

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