Aliide Naylor is a contributing editor for Balkan Insight and former Arts Editor at The Moscow Times. She holds a BA in History and an MA in Russian Studies. Her work has appeared in New Statesman, New Eastern Europe and openDemocracy.
Latest posts by Aliide Naylor from January, 2017
Russian Developers Launch ‘Airbnb for Homophobes’
A new Russian website supposedly calculates the number of LGBT persons in cities around the country, in an effort to help people evade anti-discrimination policies by homestay networks like Airbnb.
Mapping the Smells of Kyiv
A small motley crew “with notepads taken from conferences and scraps of paper” recorded the scents of Kyiv this winter. The results, it turns out, are glorious.
New Russian App Works Like Uber, But for Funerals
It has all the convenience and technical pizzazz of the transportation network Uber, but this Russian app helps your arrange funerals, not rides.