{"id":1732,"date":"2020-12-18T01:48:01","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T18:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karagodin.com\/?page_id=1732"},"modified":"2026-04-09T06:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T23:40:12","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karagodin.com\/?page_id=1732","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Projects created and developed by Denis Karagodin<\/a> and currently advanced as part of his ongoing research and creative work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Investigation<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

KARAGODIN\u00ae<\/sup> Investigation<\/strong> (\u0420\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041a\u0410\u0420\u0410\u0413\u041e\u0414\u0418\u041d\u0410\u00ae<\/sup>) [KARAGODIN.ORG<\/a>] (RU<\/a> \/ EN<\/a>)<\/sup> [since 2012] \u2014 Founder & CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The KARAGODIN\u00ae<\/sup> Investigation<\/strong> is an independent historical investigation into Soviet political repression, documenting the execution of Stepan Karagodin<\/em> in 1938 and identifying individuals responsible through archival and documentary evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investigation is methodologically oriented toward establishing legal and political accountability for those involved, positioning the project as a rare example of a historically grounded inquiry that seeks not only to reconstruct past events but also to address their legal and institutional implications in the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A distinctive feature of the project is its methodological focus on the interaction between temporality and bureaucratic structures. By working with archival time, administrative procedures, and contemporary media environments, the investigation treats documentation not only as historical evidence but also as an active medium through which political narratives, institutional responsibilities, and present-day realities can be examined and articulated in the public sphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this sense, the project operates not only as a historical inquiry grounded in a personal family history but also as a structured institutional intervention, actively producing new frameworks of accountability and contributing to the formation of legal, institutional, and political realities through which the legacy of state violence and questions of historical responsibility are addressed in practice.

Read more<\/strong>:
KARAGODIN\u00ae<\/sup> Investigation \u2014 White Paper<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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White Paper<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This document<\/a> establishes a structured conceptual, methodological, and analytical framework for the KARAGODIN\u00ae<\/sup> Investigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Podcast<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

KARAGODIN\u00ae<\/sup> Investigation Podcast <\/strong>\/ \u041f\u043e\u0434\u043a\u0430\u0441\u0442 \u0420\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041a\u0410\u0420\u0410\u0413\u041e\u0414\u0418\u041d\u0410<\/a>\u00ae<\/sup> <\/strong>[since 2020] \u2013 Founder & CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The KARAGODIN Investigation Podcast<\/strong> is developed as a media extension of the KARAGODIN\u00ae<\/sup> Investigation<\/a> project. The podcast presents research materials, archival discoveries, and analytical reflections emerging from the investigation, translating its historical and methodological work into a narrative and documentary audio format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than a conventional storytelling series, the podcast functions as a hybrid media platform and a laboratory for the project\u2019s philosophical and methodological approach. By combining archival research, analytical commentary, and narrative structure, the series explores new ways of presenting complex historical material and communicating the investigative method developed within the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within the broader framework of the KARAGODIN\u00ae<\/sup> Investigation<\/a>, the podcast therefore operates not only as a narrative format but also as a media instrument through which the project expands its public presence and develops new forms of intellectual and institutional intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Literary genre<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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STEPINQUEST<\/a><\/strong>\u00ae<\/sup> \u2014 a literary genre developed by Denis Karagodin<\/a> as part of the KARAGODIN\u00ae<\/sup> Investigation<\/a> project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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STEPINQUEST\u00ae<\/sup> is a literary, narrative, and investigative framework developed by Denis Karagodin<\/a> within the KARAGODIN\u00ae<\/sup> Investigation<\/a> project. Emerging from the methodological structure of the investigation itself, STEPINQUEST\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> represents a distinctive narrative form in which historical inquiry unfolds step by step through archival research, analytical reconstruction, and the public documentation of evidence. In this sense, STEPINQUEST\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> may also be understood as a literary genre that arises from the direct integration of investigative practice and narrative reconstruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term combines the words step<\/em> and inquest<\/em>, reflecting both the procedural progression of the investigation and the legal concept of an inquest understood as a formal inquiry into the circumstances of death. At the same time, the name implicitly references Stepan <\/em>Karagodin, whose execution during the Stalinist repressions became the initiating case of the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike conventional true crime or investigative storytelling, STEPINQUEST\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> is defined by the direct interaction between narrative reconstruction and real institutional processes. The development of the narrative is inseparable from the investigative work itself and may produce legal, political, or institutional consequences as new evidence is uncovered, documented, and publicly presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within the KARAGODIN\u00ae<\/sup> Investigation<\/a>, STEPINQUEST\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> functions as a methodological narrative framework used for presenting research materials, documenting the progress of the investigation, and structuring its public communication across texts, podcasts, and other media formats. In this sense, STEPINQUEST\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> represents not only a form of storytelling but also a systematic approach to documenting historical crimes, where archival evidence, narrative reconstruction, and institutional accountability intersect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the specific context of the KARAGODIN\u00ae<\/sup> Investigation<\/a>, STEPINQUEST\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> also proposes a broader model for investigative narrative practice. The framework describes a form of inquiry in which complex events are reconstructed step by step through the systematic accumulation of documentary evidence, analytical interpretation, and public documentation of the investigative process. In this sense, STEPINQUEST\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> may be applied not only to historical cases but also to contemporary investigations where unresolved events \u2014 such as institutional failures, miscarriages of justice, or large-scale public incidents \u2014 require renewed examination. By combining narrative reconstruction with legal, archival, and methodological rigor, the STEPINQUEST\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> approach establishes a structured investigative process capable of revisiting official conclusions and producing new interpretations grounded in documented evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The STEPINQUEST\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> framework also highlights the potential role of independent researchers and civic initiatives in the process of investigative reconstruction. By providing a structured methodology for collecting, analyzing, and publicly documenting evidence, the approach may be applied not only within institutional contexts but also by individuals and independent investigative efforts working in the public interest. In this sense, STEPINQUEST\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> may also serve as a narrative and methodological model for writers, journalists, and public-interest investigators seeking to structure complex inquiries through a step-by-step process of documentary analysis and narrative reconstruction. By offering a clear investigative architecture, the STEPINQUEST\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> approach helps formalize and communicate complex investigative work, enabling both institutional and non-institutional actors to revisit unresolved events and contribute to the clarification of historical or contemporary cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concept continues to be developed and articulated within the KARAGODIN\u00ae Investigation<\/a> project.

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STEPINQUEST\u00ae<\/sup> \u2014 White Paper<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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White Paper<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This document<\/a> introduces an investigative narrative genre in which storytelling functions as action, integrating evidence, analysis, and intervention into a single process.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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STEPINQUEST: Narrative as Action \u2014 An Investigative Narrative Form (Submitted for Peer Review)<\/a><\/blockquote>