Venezuela crisis

Russia Rejects New ‘Monroe Doctrine’ of U.S. in Latin America – Lavrov

The U.S. has invoked the Monroe Doctrine to warn Russia against interfering in Venezuela.
Editorial attack

4 Russian Journalists Stabbed Over Refusal to Publish Stalin Article – Reports

The attack took place in the offices of the Russian Communist Party’s Rodina newspaper.
Property expansion

Russia Builds 3 New Churches a Day, Orthodox Leader Says

"Our people who have gone through years of atheism have realized ... that without God, nothing happens," he said.
New allegations

Inmate Dies in Russia After Being Tortured in 'De Facto Murder,' Activists Say

“Prison service employees tried to hide this emergency for fear of inspections and new media scandals,” a prisoners' rights activist said.
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highlights

Teaching Russian

Russia Takes Baby Steps Toward Integrating the Children of Immigrants

The country’s reliance on migrant workers to offset population decline poses a language challenge.
City streets

Bike Riding in Moscow: Not For the Faint-Hearted

We took a ride with a bike activist to see how safe it is to ride around Moscow's city center.
Economic disparity

Major Russian Cities Need 100 Years to Reach Moscow's Development Level, Study Says

Russia's 16 major cities contributed almost one-third of Russia’s GDP in 2017, more than half of which came from Moscow.
Hidden remains

Tomb of Figure Behind Russian Serfs' Emancipation Discovered in St. Petersburg

Yakov Rostovtsev's sarcophagus was found during restoration works at an 18th-century cathedral.
long read

The Heroic Bitter Land of 'Chernobyl'

A television series about the U.S.S.R. written and produced in the West that has Russian viewers raving.

opinion

opinion
Tatyana Stanovaya

Every Man for Himself: The Russian Regime Turns On Itself
opinion
Michele A. Berdy

Getting Your Snark On in Russian
opinion
Ilya Shepelin

I Know What It's Like to Work for Alisher Usmanov's Media

opinion
Vladimir Ruvinsky

We Want It Like in Ukraine, Part 2
opinion
Mark Galeotti

Corruption and Populism Are the West's Weaknesses, Not Moscow’s Invention
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Modern Russia Is Putin Deciding a Park Use Dispute
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Meanwhile in Russia

Precarious playtime

‘This Is Fine’ Meme Comes to Life in Rural Russia as Boy Swings Near Raging Fire
Failed escape

Moscow Police Catch Suspect Who Underwent Plastic Surgery to Avoid Arrest
Special souvenirs

Russian Caught Trying to Smuggle Baby Otters, Scorpions Out of Indonesia
Quarreling clergymen

Drunk Russian Priest Defrocked After Stabbing Monk, Media Reports
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Business

Business feature

The Russian Economy is Stagnating

GDP growth since the start of the year has been well below forecasts.
Living standards

One Year In, Putin’s Grand Economic Plan Is Tainted With Manure

The National Projects spending program is not living up to expectations.
investment sentiment

Yields on Russian Benchmark Bonds Fall as Foreign Demand Rises

OFZ treasury bills are trading near their highest levels for two years.
Business feature

Why Are Russian Stocks So Cheap?

Would-be investors don’t believe companies’ boards will share revenues.
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arts and life

City streets

Bike Riding in Moscow: Not For the Faint-Hearted

We took a ride with a bike activist to see how safe it is to ride around Moscow's city center.
culture clips

On This Day: Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Alexander Solzhenitsyn was born in the southern Russian city of Kislovodsk in 1918. He studied both mathematics and philosophy, literature and history...
long read

'To See Paris and Die: The Soviet Lives of Western Culture'

This Pushkin House Book Prize nomination is a radically different view of the Thaw period.
A dying art

Dagestan’s Last Tightrope Walkers: A Photo Essay

A teacher keeps an ancient tradition alive in Russia's North Caucasus.
culture clips

On This Day: Mikhail Sholokhov
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