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slashed emissions

Russia Aiming for Carbon Neutrality by 2060, Putin Says

Putin, notorious for years for his skepticism about man-made global warming, has changed tune in recent months.

Russia Sets Another Record Number of Coronavirus Fatalities

Russia recorded 984 deaths from Covid-19 over the last 24 hours, a new all-time high since the start of the pandemic.

Putin Says Nobel No 'Shield' for Newspaper Editor

Dmitry Muratov won the prestigious prize as independent Russian media and journalists are increasingly labeled "foreign agents."

russia's response

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Oct. 13

Record deaths. Cases climbing. Vaccination slows.

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7,861,681 Total Confirmed Cases

726,266 Total Active Cases

28,717 Today's Cases

6,916,086 Total Recovered

2,300 Total Critical

984 Today's Deaths

219,329 Total Deaths

53,842 Cases per Million

1,502 Deaths per Million

Data Sources: Worldometer, Johns Hopkins

API: NovelCOVID

opinion Mark Galeotti

Scapegoating Russia Over Our Gas Problems Is Not the Answer

The gas crisis is a fitting metaphor for the challenges of the modern world: complex, global, hard to fix and likely to have long and unpredictable impacts...

5 Million Russian Citizens Left Russia Under Putin

This outflow comes when Russia is using incentives to raise birth rates.

opinion Alexander Etkind

Alexei Navalny’s Chance Will Come

The Kremlin critic embodies the same values as previous imprisoned winners — even if the Nobel committee looked elsewhere, this time.

committed cosplay

Siberian Star Wars Fans Build Life-Size X-Wing Fighter

No word yet on whether the replica would be able to destroy the Death Star.

nomadic lifestyle

In Russia's Arctic, Children of Reindeer Herders Spend Summer Working and Playing

Photographer Alexander Romanov traveled to Russia's Arctic in July to capture how reindeer herders and their families spend the summer.

Combatting the contagion

Russia Fights Coronavirus

Russia Sets Another Record Number of Coronavirus Fatalities

Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Oct. 13

Russia’s Daily Coronavirus Deaths Set Another All-Time High

Russia’s Coronavirus Excess Death Toll Hits 660K

opinion Mark Galeotti

Scapegoating Russia Over Our Gas Problems Is Not the Answer

opinion Alexander Etkind

Alexei Navalny’s Chance Will Come

opinion Andrei Kolesnikov

Why Not Navalny? Nobel Committee Honors Journalists Over Politicians

opinion Michele A. Berdy

Who Is To Blame For Everything in Russian?

opinion Mark Galeotti

Who Cares About the Pandora Papers?

opinion Anna Arutunyan

Despite Repression and Covid, Russia Can Look to the Future

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committed cosplay

Siberian Star Wars Fans Build Life-Size X-Wing Fighter

gargantuan gourds

Moscow Celebrates Fall With Giant Pumpkin Showcase

Polar Bear Who Wandered Too Far South Finds New Home in Moscow

St. Petersburg Election Ballot Features 3 Near-Identical Boris Vishnevskys

More meanwhile in russia

Invitation to Companies to Bid for the Provision of Consultancy Services for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London

Invitation to bid for consultancy services.

slashed emissions

Russia Aiming for Carbon Neutrality by 2060, Putin Says

Putin, notorious for years for his skepticism about man-made global warming, has changed tune in recent months.

Russian World Cup Stadium Strives To Avoid White Elephant Status

Home to its third football club in as many seasons, Saransk’s $300M Mordovia Arena risks becoming a symbol of Russia’s costly World Cup legacy.

Russian Inflation Continues Climbing, Sets New 5-Year High

Prices have risen by 7.4% over the last year — almost twice the government’s target.

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Eclectic Cosmoscow Art Fair Scored with Buyers and Sellers

An art critic new to Moscow reports on the annual art market and finds it very pleasing to the eye.

nomadic lifestyle

In Russia's Arctic, Children of Reindeer Herders Spend Summer Working and Playing

Photographer Alexander Romanov traveled to Russia's Arctic in July to capture how reindeer herders and their families spend the summer.

Celebrate Oktoberfest in Moscow at SPATEN HAUS Grand

German cuisine with modern flair.

"The Human Factor" Shines New Light on Recent History

An important study of the end of the Cold War from both a participant and analyst.

tragedy at theater

Actor Killed During Performance at Bolshoi Theater

Yevgeny Kulesh was hit by a descending backdrop.

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slashed emissions

Russia Aiming for Carbon Neutrality by 2060, Putin Says

Putin, notorious for years for his skepticism about man-made global warming, has changed tune in recent months.

unpredictable changes

New Viruses Unknown to Humanity Could Emerge From Siberia’s Melting Permafrost – Nobel Laureate

These viruses could quickly spread among Arctic species as the region warms, Nobel laureate Rae Kwon Chung said at a climate forum in Siberia.

post-industrial output

Russia Named World's 3rd-Highest Carbon Emitter in History

Russia has emitted around 170 billion tons of CO2 in the past 170 years, or 7% of global emissions, an analysis said.

DESTRUCTIVE YEAR

Russia’s 2021 Fire Cover Widest Since Imaging Began – Greenpeace

This year 18.2 million hectares were covered by fire, up from the previous record of 18.1 million hectares in 2012.

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opinion Dmitry Trenin

Merkel’s Legacy, as Seen From Russia

Angela Merkel’s long tenure was a period of relative, if not always palatable, predictability in German-Russian relations.

Deripaska-Linked Firms Sent Thousands to Moscow On Election Day. Some Said They Were On Standby for a Pro-Kremlin Rally.

Around 11,000 employees came to the capital for an online conference covering topics from family values to geopolitics.

WELL-CONNECTED MIDDLEMAN

A Royal Mark Up: How an Emirati Sheikh Resells Millions of Russian Vaccines to the Developing World

The Moscow Times investigated a deal between Russia and a minor Dubai royal to supply poor countries with Sputnik V — at high prices.

Когда умрут физические деньги?

The Moscow Times при поддержке банка “Тинькофф” разобралась, есть ли у наличных денег шанс...