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

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.

The Carpathians Are the New Crimea
Mountain HolidayWith Ukraine’s favorite seaside getaway now belonging to Russia, the rugged Carpathian mountains are awash in vacationers—all gossiping about Putin’s next move.

The Town Determined to Stop Putin
Oligarch RevoltIn 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.

Ukraine’s Next Tipping Point?
East v. WestKharkiv, 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.

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.

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.

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.

Namaste, Jaipur!
Pink City RockWith 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.

Santa Killed Ukraine's Revolution
How the Christmas holidays and a cash infusion from Russia combined to deflate the protest movement.
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