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Doriana Althier, Maria Tysiachniouk and Juha Kotilainen

Doriana Althier is an independent researcher, writing under pseudonym.

Maria Tysiachniouk and Juha Kotilainen are both researchers, affiliated with the Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, University of Eastern Finland.

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Articles by Doriana Althier, Maria Tysiachniouk and Juha Kotilainen

  1. FROM ADAPTATION TO RESISTANCE Divergence of environmental activism in wartime Russia

    This article analyses how environmental activism in Russia has been reshaped under wartime authoritarianism following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Drawing on 34 semi-structured interviews with representatives of environmental organizations and initiatives conducted between 2022 and 2025, it examines how repression, co-optation, and nationalist politicization have transformed the field of environmental engagement. The article argues that the Russian state has reorganized the environmental field through the expansion of government-organized non-governmental organizations (GONGOs) and the promotion of sovereignty-centered narratives such as sovereign ecology” and green patriotism. While repression remains the main driver of depoliticization, GONGOs redefine the boundaries of legitimate environmental engagement by embedding ecological discourse within narratives of national sovereignty. Independent NGOs and grassroots initiatives have responded differently. These dynamics reveal how wartime authoritarianism restructures environmental activism.

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