The Adults in the Room
Nastya Krasilnikova is an investigative journalist who covers sexual violence against women and children. A year and a half ago, former students associated with one of Russia’s most prestigious schools approached her with allegations of serial abuse by teachers. Her investigation has uncovered a network of harm and complicity in a tight-knit circle of Russian intelligentsia. The story spans many years and multiple countries. It asks what happens when a community refuses to atone for the violence of its leaders. As Russia wages a senseless war in Ukraine, that question couldn’t be more pressing.
Nastya Krasilnikova
Author and host
Producers and editors
Nastya Medvedeva, Lika Kremer, Sam Colber, Dasha Cherkudinova
Researcher and fact-checker
Vica Lobanova
Translator
Anya Formozova
Сomposer and sound designer
Ildar Fattakhov
Сover art
Ruslana Mirzaalieva
Legal support
Michael Sfard and Alon Sapir from Michael Sfard Law Office / Sergey Markov, managing partner of the law firm “Markov & Madaminov”
Voiceovers
Sam Colbert, Valerie Kipnis, Ildar Fattakhov, Lynne Echenburg, Semyon Sheshenin, Anya Migdal