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MH17 Tragedy

Investigators Name 4 Top Suspects Behind MH17 Crash

Criminal cases have been opened against three Russians and one Ukrainian.
press freedom

Activists Condemn Arrest of Journalist in Russia’s Dagestan Amid Torture Claims

Abdulmumin Gadzhiev was arrested on June 14 on charges of financing terrorism.
Kudrin's warning

Top Russian Official Predicts Protest ‘Explosion’ if Economy Doesn’t Improve

Falling living standards and widespread poverty may spark the protests, Kudrin said.
trash talk

Moscow to Have Citywide Recycling Program By 2020 – Mayor's Office

Recycling bins will appear near all residential buildings by Jan. 1, 2020.
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highlights

Marathon Man

Putin’s Annual Marathon Phone-In Will Focus His Attention Homeward

Protests, pensions and poverty will overshadow geopolitics during Putin's annual live call-in show Thursday.
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Are Putin and Xi Going Soft on Protest?

The Russian and Chinese regimes are doing something new: Not escalating in the face of protest.
New tactics

Arrest of Navalny Aide Highlights Latest Trend in Protest Clampdown in Russia

Police have threatened to continue re-arresting Leonid Volkov past September elections.
Displaced

900 Roma Forced to Move After Village Brawl in Russia – Reports

Locals set fire to a Roma house after the mass fight in which one person died and four were injured.
Study Abroad

German Student Expelled and Told to Leave Russia After Writing Article About Protests

Police said that student had violated the terms of his visa by writing the article.

opinion

opinion
Andrei Kolesnikov

How Igor Sechin Was Interrupted Midflight
opinion
Michele A. Berdy

Russian Sense and Sensibility
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Are Putin and Xi Going Soft on Protest?
opinion
Filipp Sterkin

Putin’s Economy Does Not Grow by Decree
opinion
Alexey Eremenko

The Golunov Case Exposes Russia's 'Submerged State'
opinion
Tatyana Stanovaya

Why Jailed U.S. Investor Calvey Is the Least of Putin’s Concerns
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Meanwhile in Russia

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
Bear matters

Russian Bear Caught in Compromising Position Destroys the Evidence
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Business

Calvey cedes control

Detained U.S. Investor Loses Control of Russia's Vostochny Bank

Michael Calvey’s fund has lost the legal battle with the bank’s Russian shareholder.
Gas assurances

Gazprom Dismisses Fears of EU Gas Apocalypse This Winter

The Russian behemoth says it is stocking up to ensure deliveries.
calvey case

Calvey Faces Setback as London Court Rules in Favor of Russian Investors

Besieged U.S. fund manager could lose control of Bank Vostochny.
sluggish growth

Fitch Cuts Its Russia Growth Forecast for 2019 to 1.2%

The cut follows similar action from the World Bank and was prompted by weak first quarter economic performance.
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arts and life

swimsuit summer

Stripping Down in the Sun, Moscow-Style

Here's a look at how Muscovites are enjoying the summer vibes.
Road trip

Get Your Anna Karenina Fix at Yasnaya Polyana

Beat the city heat and get some culture - traditional and cutting-edge - at the Tolstoy Theater Festival.
culture clips

On This Day: Ivan Goncharov

On June 18, 1812 Russian writer Ivan Goncharov was born in Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk). Born into a wealthy merchant family, Goncharov went to boarding school...
long read

'Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy' Wins Pushkin House Prize

Serghi Plokhy was awarded the Pushkin House Book Prize this week, the only author to be honored twice.
Old school

Soviet Cartoons Top List of Russians' Favorites – Poll

Nu pogodi, Prostokvashino and Masha and the Bear were named among the favorites.
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