The Adults in the Room

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
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