More than four years of work—this is the right moment to evaluate and decide on the next steps. My goal is to offer monitoring of the Russian resistance within a broader context.

I continue to consider stories of individual personal heroism in the face of tyranny to be the most important message—or, if you will, the mission—of the entire Eight Brave project. However, during this time, I have gathered a vast amount of information that remains somewhat unfairly in the background.

This data is extremely useful from a strategic thinking perspective. We know almost nothing about the resistance against the Russian regime. The language barrier and the screen of propaganda do not make it any easier for us.

In the very near future, a moment may come when every piece of information will be valuable, regardless of which way things “swing” in Russia.