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Rights monitor

Russia Cleared to Return to Europe’s Top Rights Body

Ukraine has urged the Council of Europe not to reinstate Russia's voting rights, which were suspended after it annexed Crimea.
Path to citizenship

Russia Plans to Simplify Citizenship for Foreign Students, Official Says

The move could help Russia offset its falling population and record-low migration numbers.
Economic crisis

Russia’s Middle Class Is Shrinking – Bank Report

"The middle class has become the biggest victim of the slowing economy."
Official explanation

Russia Says Military Plane Landed in Venezuela to Service Equipment

The plane landed three months after a similar arrival spurred a war of words between Washington and Moscow.
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opinion
Thomas de Waal

What Is Behind Georgia's 'Anti-Russia' Protests

The same Georgian can welcome a Russian tourist to his shop or vineyard while categorically reject any restoration of diplomatic relations with Moscow...
WORLD CUP

How Did the World Cup Change Russia, One Year On?

One year after, what’s the legacy of the tournament… and how did Russia change?
Tankers homeless

Dirty Oil Crisis Over for Russia, but Contagion Felt on High Seas

Less than half of the tainted crude loaded on tankers has found end-users.
roma exodus

‘Like Pre-Revolutionary Pogroms’: Ethnic Conflicts on the Rise in Russia

For the second time in 13 months, Roma have fled a Russian village for fear of attacks.
Aliye Parusa

St. Petersburg Revels Among Scarlet Sails and White Nights

The annual celebration along St. Petersburg's embankments features fireworks, concerts and a ship bearing bright red sails.

opinion

opinion
Tatyana Stanovaya

Don't Expect Change, a Jaded Putin Signals at Annual Phone-In
opinion
Thomas de Waal

What Is Behind Georgia's 'Anti-Russia' Protests
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Putin’s Domestic Comeback Isn’t Working
opinion
Oleg Kashin

The Russian People Hold the Key to Putin’s Succession

opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Playing Dumb: The Kremlin's Denials on the Downing of MH17
opinion
Vladimir Frolov

Russia-U.S.-Israel Meeting in Jerusalem Next Monday Is Doomed to Fail. Here Is Why
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Meanwhile in Russia

PsyOp

‘Metal Gear’ Video Game Is an ‘American Intelligence Project,’ Russian Official Says
Disrupted habitat

Exhausted and Starving Polar Bear Wanders Into Siberian City
duck tales

Family of Ducks Sparks Car Accident in St. Petersburg

Space shade

Elon Musk Challenges Russia’s Space Chief to Rap Battle
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Business

Tankers homeless

Dirty Oil Crisis Over for Russia, but Contagion Felt on High Seas

Less than half of the tainted crude loaded on tankers has found end-users.
nuclear power

Russia's Rosatom Sees Foreign Revenues, New Products Fuelling Rapid Growth

The state nuclear company aims to triple its revenues through new projects.
slow growth

Russia's Economy Shows Signs of Recovery in May

Official statistics indicate that retail sales are increasing.
Sharing profits

Russia’s Dividend Season Opens as Investors Prepare for Record Payouts

Yields and cash amounts are forecast to hit an all-time high in 2019.
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arts and life

Art and literature

'Dead Souls': Gogol, Chagall, Zverev and Kosmatschof

If you love Russian literature, run, don't walk, to see interpretations of "Dead Souls" by three brilliant artists.
culture shorts

The City That Doesn't Slow Down for Summer

Ballet premieres and art openings - what you could have seen over the weekend in Moscow.
previously pagan

The Night of Ivan Kupala, in Photos

This ancient pagan holiday is still celebrated in Russia with fire, dancing and bathing.
Aliye Parusa

St. Petersburg Revels Among Scarlet Sails and White Nights

The annual celebration along St. Petersburg's embankments features fireworks, concerts and a ship bearing bright red sails.
culture clips

On This Day: Anna Akhmatova

Anna Akhmatova is one of Russia’s most brilliant poets.
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