Out of the black box:
new ways to understand Russia
using data
Publications 7
Our data
This section is in beta stage right now, but you can still request the data.
We will contact you and provide the access.
Elections
Election data covering all federal elections and a referendum in Russia.
- Years: 2000-2021
- Election results (number of voters, number of voting participants, results for each candidate)
- Data from more than 90,000 election commissions
Court Decisions
Database of criminal and administrative cases in Russia
- Years: 2000-2024
- Cases: 5+ million
- Court decisions, crime and sentencing descriptions and more
- Data from 2000+ court websites
Propaganda
Archive of articles from Russian pro-government media RIA Novosti.
- Years: 2001-2023
- Articles: 3.5 million
- Transcribed versions of TV broadcasts and other
At Cedar, we carefully curate our data and publish only what has value for further research. As the project develops, this section will expand, and it will become possible to explore and download raw data.
About
After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has become a closed country. Researchers have lost access to their sources. But digital methods can break through the new "iron curtain." Cedar is an independent think-tank aimed at providing data-driven research about Russia to the academic and expert community. Our goal is to enable civil society and government institutions to make more informed decisions.
Contact us
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