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Meddling

Russia Dismisses Accusations of Meddling in EU elections

An EU report on the vote for its parliament said on Friday there was evidence both Russian and European online sources had sought to promote extreme views...
NO ALCOHOL

Young Russians Fight Against Drinking in Public

Every Friday night, dozens of young men patrol public places and report people who drink to the police.
Checking in

The State of Russian Stadiums, a Year After the World Cup

Russia's World Cup was widely hailed as a success — but its stadiums have had mixed fates since then.
Successful Launch

Russia’s New Arctic Missile Knocks out Targets in Massive Test Launch

The targets moved in different directions and at different altitudes. They were all successfully eliminated, the military representatives say.
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highlights

Article 228

A Change in Russia’s Draconian Drug Laws Could Be on the Horizon

The fiasco surrounding the case of investigative journalist Ivan Golunov is bringing the country’s controversial Article 228 into the spotlight.
KADYROV'S INSTAGRAM

Chechen Leader Threatens to Break Fingers, Tear Out Tongues of Online Critics

The leader of Russia’s republic of Chechnya has threatened to break the fingers and tear out the tongues of anyone who leaves offensive comments about...
opinion
Filipp Sterkin

Putin’s Economy Does Not Grow by Decree

The International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg was not held in vain — it demonstrated clearly why the Russian economy is not developing. It boiled...
Rogozin in space

Russian Scientists Send Effigy Into Space in Toy Car, Mimicking SpaceX Launch

"How do you like that, Elon Musk?"
Bear matters

Russian Bear Caught in Compromising Position Destroys the Evidence

The bear stands up and shimmies its back along a tree to get the perfect scratch.

opinion

opinion
Filipp Sterkin

Putin’s Economy Does Not Grow by Decree
opinion
Alexey Eremenko

The Golunov Case Exposes Russia's 'Submerged State'
opinion
Tatyana Stanovaya

Why Jailed U.S. Investor Calvey Is the Least of Putin’s Concerns
opinion
Michele A. Berdy

Happy Russia Day
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Moldova Is the One Thing Russia and the West Agree On
opinion
Mark Galeotti

Golunov Freed; Putin, Not so Much
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Meanwhile in Russia

Bear matters

Russian Bear Caught in Compromising Position Destroys the Evidence
Siberian finding

Russia Uncovers 40,000 Year-Old Wolf Head, Preserved in Ice
Rogozin in space

Russian Scientists Send Effigy Into Space in Toy Car, Mimicking SpaceX Launch
Seismic activity

A Volcano in Russia’s Far East Is Now Active After Many Years of Silence
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Business

Rate cut

Russia’s Central Bank Cuts Key Rate to 7.5%

The bank cut the rate for the first time this year and said it might lower rates again.
oil prices

Russia's Gazprom Neft Urges OPEC to Raise Oil Output

The company’s chief said it is ready to restore its oil output.
Gold rush

Russian Foreign Currency and Gold Reserves Hit $500Bln

Reserves are at their highest level since 2014.
Shale basins

U.S. ‘Freedom Gas’ Aims to Loosen Russia's Grip on Europe’s Market

Russia is Europe’s biggest and lowest-cost gas supplier.
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arts and life

long read

'Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy' Wins Pushkin House Prize

Serghi Plokhy was awarded the Pushkin House Book Prize this week, the only author to be honored twice.
Old school

Soviet Cartoons Top List of Russians' Favorites – Poll

Nu pogodi, Prostokvashino and Masha and the Bear were named among the favorites.
Culture clips

On This Day in 1991 Boris Yeltsin Elected President

On this day in 1991, Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the R.S.F.S.R. — the Russian republic within the U.S.S.R. In a March referendum the population...
In photos

Moscow: The City That Never Sleeps

Scenes from Russia's capital when the sun goes down.
long read

The Tale of 'The Spy and the Traitor'

This in-depth Cold War history that reads like a thriller is nominated for the Pushkin House Book Prize.
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