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Foreigners in Moscow Eligible for Russia’s Coronavirus Vaccine

Tourist and business visa holders are effectively excluded from the vaccine as they are unable to purchase public health insurance.

delayed congrats

Putin Congratulates U.S. President-Elect Biden After Electoral College Confirmation

“For my part, I am ready for interaction and contacts with you,” Putin said.

second infection

5 Russian Lawmakers Reinfected With Coronavirus, Duma Speaker Says

Russian authorities have until recently insisted there were no second infections in Russia.

russia's response

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Dec. 15

Record-breaking new cases. Deaths approach 50,000. Mass vaccination.

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Combatting the contagion

Russia Fights Coronavirus

Foreigners in Moscow Eligible for Russia’s Coronavirus Vaccine

Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Dec. 15

Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine Is 91.4% Effective, Developers Confirm

Russia’s Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 600 in One-Day Record

2,707,945 Total Confirmed Cases

510,367 Total Active Cases

26,689 Today's Cases

2,149,610 Total Recovered

2,300 Total Critical

577 Today's Deaths

47,968 Total Deaths

18,552 Cases per Million

329 Deaths per Million

Data Sources: Worldometer, Johns Hopkins

API: NovelCOVID

opinion Mark Galeotti

Latest Navalny Investigation Puts an Increasingly Paranoid Kremlin on the Spot

The bombshell Navalny investigation by Bellingcat and The Insider reveals some alarming conclusions about the mood of the late-Putinist Kremlin.

Media Investigation Names FSB Agents Behind Navalny Poisoning

Members of the FSB’s toxins and nerve agents unit followed Navalny on more than 30 trips since 2017, the investigation said.

In Photos: Russians Embrace a True Siberian Winter

Life goes on, even at minus 50 C.

at-risk business

St. Petersburg Restaurants Spar With Authorities Over New Year Virus Restrictions

Bars and restaurants in Russia's second-hardest-hit city push back against orders to close on the year's most profitable holiday.

STRONGER TOGETHER

New Alliance Hopes to Raise Awareness of Arctic Environmental Crisis

BRIES will unite scientists and journalists from five northern nations to sound the alarm.

Metropolitan Dreams Become Reality in Yekaterinburg

The Dutch architects behind the Forum City apartment complex explain their vision for urban living.

Russia -The Netherlands

Russia's Climate Emergency

New Alliance Hopes to Raise Awareness of Arctic Environmental Crisis

Study Links Siberian Wildfires to Arctic Warming

Blame Climate Change for Historically Warm Fall in Russia’s Biggest Cities, Experts Say

Moscow Sees Warmest Fall on Record

opinion Patrick Sewell

Russia’s COVID-19 Reality Gap

opinion Mark Galeotti

Latest Navalny Investigation Puts an Increasingly Paranoid Kremlin on the Spot

opinion Michele A. Berdy

All in a Day's Work in Russian

opinion Vladimir Slivyak

An Epidemic of Foreign Agents

opinion Michele A. Berdy

The Borshch Battles

opinion Kirill Martynov

Russia Is Preparing for Another Round of Fraudulent Elections

preserved legend

Taxidermied ‘Hitler’s Alligator’ Goes on Display in Moscow

romantic rejection

Horse Bites Off St. Petersburg Man’s Nose After Attempted Kiss – Reports

fairest of them all

Siberian Cows Compete in Bovine Beauty Pageant

Russians Order 'Santas With Antibodies' for New Year Celebrations

More meanwhile in russia

Gazprom Restarts Construction on Controversial Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

U.S. sanctions had frozen work on the underwater pipe linking Russia and Germany or almost a year.

northern sea route

Russian Arctic Sailings Set 2020 Record

Experts warn that increased shipping on the route that connects Europe and Asia could lead to oil spills in difficult-to-reach areas.

EU Extends Sanctions Anti-Russia Over Ukraine

The sanctions, which target whole sectors of the Russian economy including its valuable oil businesses, were extended to mid-2021.

Russian Oligarch’s Son Lost $50M Trading at University

Revelation came as part of a $600-million divorce battle, in which Tatiana Akhmedova is suing both her billionaire ex-husband and son.

Russian Children's Magazines Are Surviving and Thriving

Children's periodicals still have a fan base, especially far from Russia's big cities.

In Photos: Russians Embrace a True Siberian Winter

Life goes on, even at minus 50 C.

Russian Actor Valentin Gaft Dies at 85

The much-honored Russian actor had suffered a serious stroke last year.

weekend kitchen

Russian Pryaniki: Ginger All the Way!

Fill your home with the glorious, spicy, gingery, lemony, sweet scent of the holiday season.

Kaliningrad Named Top Emerging Tourist Destination – Tripadvisor

Russia's European exclave was followed by by Saranda, Albania and Beirut in Tripadvisor’s ranking.

More Arts and Life

Is the WHO Too Soft on Russia?

Critics fear Russia is using the WHO’s structural weaknesses to validate its coronavirus approach.

opinion Simon Saradzhyan

Putin’s Nagorno-Karabakh Calculus Can Undermine Russian Clout in FSU

Russia’s decision not to employ leverage to stop the conflict in its early stages made a lasting impression on its allies.

opinion Vladimir Frolov

No Longer 'Ours': With a Biden White House, the Kremlin Is Facing a Tough New Reality

The problem for Moscow is not so much the deterioration of relations under Biden: it is the readiness of the White House to minimize these relations.

opinion Nigel Gould-Davies

Russia Policy Priorities for a Biden Presidency

A Biden administration would see a major shift in presidential attitudes towards Russia and Putin personally, which is unlikely to be welcome in Moscow...