Alexey Kovalev


Alexey Kovalev is an independent journalist and former investigations editor at Meduza who left Russia in 2022.

Articles by Alexey Kovalev
Men in suits visit a Russian tank factory.
Men in suits visit a Russian tank factory.
A building has a large screen with an image of Vladimir Putin against a backdrop of skyscrapers on a gloomy day.
A building has a large screen with an image of Vladimir Putin against a backdrop of skyscrapers on a gloomy day.
A grid of six TV screens shows show hosts gesturing and Donald Trump smiling and gesturing.
A grid of six TV screens shows show hosts gesturing and Donald Trump smiling and gesturing.
A man in black clothes and a black hat walks past a billboard depicting three eras of soldiers with lettering in Cyrillic.
A man in black clothes and a black hat walks past a billboard depicting three eras of soldiers with lettering in Cyrillic.
A pile of mostly red flowers rests at the feet of a statue of a soldier. Behind it are the large letters Z and V and graves.
A pile of mostly red flowers rests at the feet of a statue of a soldier. Behind it are the large letters Z and V and graves.
Russian flags fly above the graves of Russian soldiers
Russian flags fly above the graves of Russian soldiers
A woman walks past an advertisement for the Russian army at a bus stop.
A woman walks past an advertisement for the Russian army at a bus stop.
Trump, left, stands next to Putin. Trump appears slightly hunched over with a grimacing expression. Putin smiles and holds papers in his hands.
Trump, left, stands next to Putin. Trump appears slightly hunched over with a grimacing expression. Putin smiles and holds papers in his hands.
Russian conscripts in uniform holding their winter hat in their hands stand in attention in a line.
Russian conscripts in uniform holding their winter hat in their hands stand in attention in a line.
An Orthodox priest collects fallen religious objects as others clear up glass and debris inside Holy Intercession Cathedral following a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Oct. 18, 2023.
An Orthodox priest collects fallen religious objects as others clear up glass and debris inside Holy Intercession Cathedral following a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Oct. 18, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to watch the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to watch the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2022.
An illustration shows a figure laying down beneath the pavement, palms facing up, underneath a Russian tan with the word prisposoblenchestvo, referring to conformism, written in Cyrillic letters.
An illustration shows a figure laying down beneath the pavement, palms facing up, underneath a Russian tan with the word prisposoblenchestvo, referring to conformism, written in Cyrillic letters.
Russian Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov (right), wearing a suit and tie, holds a new history book for high school students at a news conference in Moscow. Behind him out of focus are two other suited men, one with his hand to his face.
Russian Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov (right), wearing a suit and tie, holds a new history book for high school students at a news conference in Moscow. Behind him out of focus are two other suited men, one with his hand to his face.
Russian police detain a protester in Moscow following the announcement of military mobilization in Moscow on Sept. 21, 2022.
Russian police detain a protester in Moscow following the announcement of military mobilization in Moscow on Sept. 21, 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Russian public, as seen on screens in Moscow on June 24.
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Russian public, as seen on screens in Moscow on June 24.