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Russia in retreat

‘The Happiest Day’: Joy in Kherson as Ukrainian Troops Re-Enter City

Russian troops withdrew from the right bank of the Dnipro River on Friday in a major military defeat for the Kremlin that led to scenes of jubilation in...

negotiation deadlock

UN, Russia grain, fertilizer exports talks end without breakthrough

United Nations chiefs held talks with Russian officials Friday on the Black Sea agreements on exporting grain and fertilisers, eight days before one of...

Russia's Wagner Mercenary Group Announces Border Militia Plan

The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said on Friday that his organization had started training civilians in Russian regions...

Kirill Stremousov

Funeral of Senior Russian-Installed Kherson Official Held in Crimea

Kirill Stremousov, the deputy head of the Moscow-installed administration in the occupied Kherson region of Ukraine, was buried in the Crimean city of...

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opinion Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan

How the Kremlin Quietly Built Russia's Surveillance State

While Russia's mobilization of reservists to bolster its manpower on the frontline of the war with Ukraine has dominated news coverage of Russia in recent...

In Photos: Life in Kyiv Goes on in Darkness Amid Sweeping Blackouts

The Ukrainian capital Kyiv and its outskirts are facing sweeping heating and electricity cuts after weeks of Russian drone and missile strikes that targeted...

opinion Alexandra Prokopenko

They Talk the Talk, But Do Russia’s Hawks Have Any Real Influence?

The longer Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, the more prominent the party of war becomes at home. Hardly a day goes by without a headline-making...

Scorched Earth: Ukraine War Takes Heavy Toll on Climate Too

The Ukraine war has shown the heavy toll military conflict takes not just on people but also on the planet, say experts at the UN climate summit in Egypt...

Kirill Stremousov

Deputy Head of Russian-Occupied Kherson Region Dies in Car Crash

Updates with reaction and details. Kirill Stremousov, the vocal deputy head of the Moscow-installed administration in the occupied Kherson region...

opinion Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan

How the Kremlin Quietly Built Russia's Surveillance State

opinion Alexandra Prokopenko

They Talk the Talk, But Do Russia’s Hawks Have Any Real Influence?

opinion Nigel Gould-Davies

After Mobilization, the Kremlin Is Turning to 'Dirty Bomb' Diplomacy

opinion Nikita Smagin

Comrades-in-Sanctions: Can Iran Help Russia Weather the Economic Storm?

opinion Victor Davidoff

Are Western Brands as Serious About Withdrawing From Russia as They Appear?

opinion Farida Rustamova and Maxim Tovkaylo

Amid Ukraine War, Putin is Changing How Russia is Governed

In Photos: Life in Kyiv Goes on in Darkness Amid Sweeping Blackouts

In Photos: Interactive Exhibition Re-Creates 1941 Red Square Parade

threatened habitat

In Photos: On Russia's Remote Wrangel Island, a Haven for Arctic Wildlife

TMT Lecture Series

Why Russian Journalism Doesn't Help – Maksim Solius

U.S. Downgrades Russia from ‘Market Economy’ Status

The United States has stripped Russia of its classification as a “market economy” and downgraded it to a non-market country, the Commerce Department...

'no path' forward

Mazda Pulls Out of Russia Joint Venture Over Ukraine War

Japanese carmaker Mazda said Thursday it is pulling out of its joint venture in Russia because of the war in Ukraine, having ceased operations in the country...

increasing income

Tech Giant Yandex Reports Rising Revenues Despite Sanctions

Russian tech group Yandex announced on Thursday that its revenues continued to climb during the third quarter, despite Russia being under Western...

Dutch Owner to Sell Russian Telecoms Firm Vimpelcom

The Dutch firm that owns Russian telecoms operator Vimpelcom will sell its Russian operations, the company announced Wednesday, reportedly due to the growing...

weekend kitchen

Russian Ushnoye: Soup or Stew?

Ushnoye is yet another mysterious Russian dish that culinary experts are still arguing about. We decided to be detectives and investigate it through the...

The Word's Worth

The New Russian Revolutionary Language

NewSpeak, new letters and a new level of crude language used by the Russian elite.

'polite people'

Russian Audiences Held ‘Hostage’ By Mock Ukrainian Soldiers in Pro-War Play

Theatergoers south of Moscow were held “hostage” and shot at by actors playing Ukrainian soldiers during an immersive play that glorifies Russia&rsquo...

weekend kitchen

The Curious Russian History of Lobsters and Crab Sticks

Lobsters, crabs, crawfish… what could be further from Russian cuisine? Actually, that’s not right, if only because all kinds of European seafood...

weekend kitchen

Who Doesn't Love Cabbage Rolls?

A joke in Russian goes like this: some people eat meat, some people eat cabbage, but on average people eat cabbage rolls. Today everyone in Russia knows...

More Arts and Life

influx from the north

Kyrgyzstan Sees Struggles, Opportunity in Russian Emigration Wave

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Russian entrepreneurs Yulia and Ilya Kuleshov worked hard to transform the large house they rented in the Kyrgyz capital into...

receding danger

Russians Who Fled Military Draft Return Home as Panic Fades

Draft-age men who left Russia in fear of being sent to fight in Ukraine are returning home after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an end to the...

grassroots exodus

Russia’s Environmental Activists Move Abroad Amid War, Persecution

Dozens of environmental activists have fled Russia following the invasion of Ukraine in an exodus that has reduced focus on fighting climate change and...

In Latvia, Putin’s War on Russian Media Plays Out on the Big Screen

Viewers in Latvia’s capital of Riga came out last week to see a screening of "F@ck This Job," a documentary about independent Russian broadcaster...