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Ludmila Melnikoff


“25 years of Putin”
Twenty-five years ago, Russia’s first democratically elected president, Boris Yeltsin, formally handed over power to his chosen...
Ludmila Melnikoff
Jun 5, 20252 min read


Trump is pissed at Putin – a lover’s tiff
Russia has drafted a memorandum outlining its terms to end the war. Putin seems to be ready to make peace but not at any price. Zelensky...
Ludmila Melnikoff
Jun 5, 20251 min read


Ludmila Melnikoff
Mar 31, 20250 min read


Ludmila Melnikoff
Mar 31, 20250 min read


Undeserved Punishment – Solitary Confinement in a Russian Prison – Torture, pure and simple
I never imagined that I would end up in a Russian prison, but I did. I was prohibited from contacting the Australian Embassy and...
Ludmila Melnikoff
Mar 8, 20252 min read
Is Stockholm syndrome a myth?
On August 23, 1973, Jan-Erik Olsson, an infamous bank robber walked into a Stockholm bank with a submachine gun, a knife, a transistor...
Ludmila Melnikoff
Mar 8, 20254 min read


All the President's Men....Well, all the Russian Presidents!
I bought these Russian matryoshki (nestling dolls) at the Central Markets in Moscow after Putin’s rise to power in late 1990s. The dolls...
Ludmila Melnikoff
Feb 22, 20253 min read


“The Miracle of Genetics”
My mother, Nataly, is a published journalist, poet and author and has also just released her memoir about her travels in Russia in 1990 &...
Ludmila Melnikoff
Feb 19, 20251 min read
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