Riot control

Patriotic Course Teaches Russian Schoolkids to Disperse Protests

The course featured a live demonstration with men armed with sticks and Molotov cocktails playing violent protesters.
tough guy

I'm Ready for Another Cuban Missile Crisis If You Want One, Putin Tells U.S.

Over five decades on, tensions are rising again over Russian fears that the U.S. might deploy missiles in Europe.
virtual farming

Twitter Says Troll Accounts Linked to Russia Were Actually Venezuelan, Revises Data

Twitter removed 228 accounts from the Russian IRA dataset earlier this month.
UPDATE

Calvey Indicted for Fraud, the Latest on His Case

The most important updates on the arrest of Michael Calvey.

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dangerous waters

St. Petersburg’s Dam Is Holding Back the Floods, for Now

Russia's second-largest city is in a race against climate change.
Podcast

Arrest of ‘Legendary’ U.S. Investor Calvey. And Why Russian Soldiers No Longer Can Take Selfies

The weekly news and analysis podcast from Moscow.

Russia Has a Vaccination Problem

A fading Soviet mentality has seen measles make a comeback.
opinion
Michele A. Berdy

Pulling Strings for Fun and Profit

Oh the tangled webs we weave, when first we practice to deceive. In Russian, too.
Archive discovery

'Yiddish Glory' Rewrites History

An unknown part of Jewish and wartime history was found in an archive.

opinion

opinion
Anna Andrianova

Putin Prepares for New Cold War with Tight Economic Policies
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Putin Is Finally Ready to Look Homeward
opinion
Ben Aris

U.S. Investor Calvey's Arrest Just Another Brick in the Wall
opinion
Ellie Martus

It’s Time for Russia to Get Serious About Climate Change
opinion
Michele A. Berdy

Pulling Strings for Fun and Profit
opinion
Stanislav Andreichuk for Riddle

The Kremlin Is Co-Opting Russia’s Youth
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Unorthodox art

Anime-Style Religious Icons Cause Stir in Russian Region
blasphemous bottle

Russian Priests Outraged Over Vodka Sold in Church-Shaped Bottles
On the loose

Cats Take Over St. Petersburg Flat, Flood Downstairs Neighbors
steamy comeback

Russian Retro Steam Train Returns to the Tracks
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arts and life

Archive discovery

'Yiddish Glory' Rewrites History

An unknown part of Jewish and wartime history was found in an archive.
What to cook

The Definitive Beef Stroganoff

What you've all been waiting for - the best recipe for Beef Stroganoff ever.
Cutting-edge art

See Death and Life in Dzerzhinsk

A multi-media show about life in an industrial wasteland... that's fighting back.
City Break

Get Out of Town! Go to Tula

A weekend trip to Tula is just the break you need: art, museums, history, writers and hip hostelries and eateries.
Golden mask

Celebrate Russia On Stage

Check out the best in theater from all over Russia.
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