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Russia’s First ‘Undesirable’ News Outlet Promises New Bombshell Investigation, Defying Ban

“Proekt, to put it mildly, is not going anywhere,” editor-in-chief Roman Badanin wrote.

whereabouts unknown

Russian Plane Missing in Siberia With at Least 17 on Board

The incident comes after a plane crashed earlier this month in Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula, killing all 28 people on board.

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Russian Military to Make Putin’s Ukraine Opus Compulsory – RBC

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reportedly personally ordered the 5,300-word opus to be added into the military-patriotic directorate’s curriculum.

russia's response

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | July 16

Record-setting deaths. Moscow cases soar. Mandatory vaccination.

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Combatting the contagion

Russia Fights Coronavirus

Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | July 16

Long Lines Form for Russia’s Third Coronavirus Vaccine in Moscow

Russia Recorded Lowest Monthly Excess Deaths on Eve of Third Wave

Russia’s Black Sea Resorts to Require Tourists to Vaccinate

5,907,999 Total Confirmed Cases

460,223 Total Active Cases

25,704 Today's Cases

5,300,908 Total Recovered

2,300 Total Critical

799 Today's Deaths

146,868 Total Deaths

40,466 Cases per Million

1,006 Deaths per Million

Data Sources: Worldometer, Johns Hopkins

API: NovelCOVID

opinion Mark Galeotti

Blockbuster Guardian Leaks Cannot yet Either Be Discounted nor Accepted

I’ll neither take the Guardian’s blockbuster story as gospel truth nor cynical fake. I’ll just wait and see how this plays out.

Musician, Actor and Writer Pyotr Mamonov Is Dead at Age 70

Pyotr Mamonov was one of Russia's iconic cultural figures.

FLATPACK PROBLEMS

IKEA Used Illegal Russian Wood in Furniture, Campaigners Say

NGO says Swedish firm sourced Siberian pine from company in break with environmental and forestry laws.

Russia Races to Build Giant Icebreakers for Arctic Dominance

Experts say the icebreakers will be a game-changer for Russia's use of the Arctic.

Russian MP Opens Slaughterhouse to Send Animals to a ‘Brighter Future’

“Get ready,” deputy Alexander Iltyakov warned journalists covering the opening ceremony. “There’s going to be lots of blood.”

Russia's Climate Emergency

Russia Marks Second-Hottest June in History With More Record Heat to Come – Weather Chief

Russia’s Average June Temps Were 3 Degrees Hotter Than Normal – Scientists

Russia Says Its Forests Neutralize Billions of Tons of Greenhouse Gases. Scientists Have Their Doubts.

Arctic Ocean’s ‘Last Ice Area’ Disappearing Faster Than Expected – Study

opinion Mark Galeotti

Blockbuster Guardian Leaks Cannot yet Either Be Discounted nor Accepted

opinion Dmitry Trenin

Afghanistan After the U.S. Pullout: Challenges to Russia and Central Asia

opinion Ilya Klishin

The Magic Mirror of Russian Public Opinion

opinion Michele A. Berdy

Getting Married and/or Rejected in Russian

opinion Andrei Kolesnikov

How One University Rector Forever Changed Russian Education

opinion Kirill Martynov

How Vladimir Putin Runs Russia Without Intermediaries or Institutes

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Russian MP Opens Slaughterhouse to Send Animals to a ‘Brighter Future’

proof of immunity

Moscow's QR Code Passes Get the Tattoo Treatment

tank or turtle?

Russian Military Tips Over 40-Ton Battle Tank

Russian Passenger Derails Flight By Opening Emergency Exit Before Takeoff

More meanwhile in russia

Billionaire Club

Premium Healthcare Provider Becomes Russia’s Latest $1Bln Unicorn

Stock market debut values European Medical Center at $1.1 billion after pandemic took revenues to record high.

Chilling Effect

Russian Prosecutors Seek 6-Year Suspended Sentence for U.S. Investor Calvey

Michael Calvey offered a blistering response Thursday to prosecutors' request for a six-year suspended sentence.

Russia Races to Build Giant Icebreakers for Arctic Dominance

Experts say the icebreakers will be a game-changer for Russia's use of the Arctic.

FLATPACK PROBLEMS

IKEA Used Illegal Russian Wood in Furniture, Campaigners Say

NGO says Swedish firm sourced Siberian pine from company in break with environmental and forestry laws.

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Musician, Actor and Writer Pyotr Mamonov Is Dead at Age 70

Pyotr Mamonov was one of Russia's iconic cultural figures.

'looks like justice'

'Polonium, Polonium': UK Theatre Stages Litvinenko Opera

"The Life & Death of Alexander Litvinenko" is inspired by a biography of the poisoned Kremlin critic and former FSB officer.

Bernardaud Porcelain and the Tretyakov Gallery Meet for Tea

The manufacturer of Limoges porcelain is producing the Heritage of the Tretyakov Gallery tea sets.

Barred Russian Director Rolls Out Cannes Red Carpet at Home

Dissident director Kirill Serebrennikov laid a red carpet in Moscow to recreate the Cannes film festival's premiere he was not allowed to attend.

fashion statement

The Ancient Russian Kokoshnik Is Having a Moment

From the singer Manizha to brides to fashionistas, women are covering their heads magnificently.

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WELL-CONNECTED MIDDLEMAN

A Royal Mark Up: How an Emirati Sheikh Resells Millions of Russian Vaccines to the Developing World

The Moscow Times investigated a deal between Russia and a minor Dubai royal to supply poor countries with Sputnik V — at high prices.

Когда умрут физические деньги?

The Moscow Times при поддержке банка “Тинькофф” разобралась, есть ли у наличных денег шанс...

Propaganda Cooperation

Comrades in Tweets? The Contours and Limits of China-Russia Cooperation on Digital Propaganda

Chinese and Russian online propagandists share broadly similar goals and tactics, but they still tend to work separately.

opinion Mark Galeotti

Are the Minsk II Peace Accords Worth Preserving?

It is time to recognize that the Minsk process has run its course — and may if anything be blocking any more meaningful dialogue.