Media scandal

Russian Journalists Quit En Masse as Censorship Scandal Hits Kommersant

Two veteran Kommersant journalists say they were forced to step down after reporting about senator Valentina Matvieynko's political future.
Phony iPhones

Russian GRU Officer Charged With Running Apple ‘Ponzi Scheme’ – RBC

At least 17 people were reportedly defrauded on promises of big profits from iPhone and MacBook imports.
Environmental expansion

Russia Has Most Protected Natural Areas in the World, WWF Says

Russia has 3.3 times more protected natural areas than previously thought.
Cash grab

Record $185M in Cash Seized From Russian Official in Sting Operation

Videos posted online show bags stuffed with what was reported to be 12 billion rubles.
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opinion
Mark Galeotti

Corruption and Populism Are the West's Weaknesses, Not Moscow’s Invention

It is important to remember that no one tied Austria's far-right politician Strache to a chair and forced him to listen to the Russian's pitch.
Wild ride

Spring Bike Festival Races Through Moscow

An estimated 40,000 cyclists took part in this epic bike festival.
Expat community

The Mixed Feelings of Moscow's Venezuela Community About Life Abroad

We decided to ask the Venezuelan community in Moscow what they think about what's happening in their country.
long read

The Heroic Bitter Land of 'Chernobyl'

A television series about the U.S.S.R. written and produced in the West that has Russian viewers raving.
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Modern Russia Is Putin Deciding a Park Use Dispute

A protest against building an Orthodox church in the Russian hinterland reveals a lot about the country’s power structure.

opinion

opinion
Mark Galeotti

Corruption and Populism Are the West's Weaknesses, Not Moscow’s Invention
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Modern Russia Is Putin Deciding a Park Use Dispute
opinion
Eliot Rothwell

Russians Continue to Believe in Football, One Year After World Cup
opinion
Denis Volkov

Who Russians Think Will Succeed Putin in 2024
opinion
Andrei Kolesnikov

Civil Unrest in Yeltsin’s City
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Why Trump and Putin Have Nothing to Discuss
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Meanwhile in Russia

War and peace

Russian History Enthusiasts Re-Enact Battle of Borodino
Sea Monster

Enormous Whale Skeleton Found on Beach in Russia’s Far East
eurovision hopes

Russia Makes It to Eurovision Song Contest Final
Prison Kitchen

Moscow's Prisoners Can Handle the Heat
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Business

Gas hopes

Chinese Gas Drilling Rig Finds Deposit in Russian Arctic

The rig has found a total of 1.2 trillion cubic meters of gas in the Kara Sea.
Calvey case

Russian Regional Court Rules Against Detained Investor Calvey

A court in Amur has ordered the Baring Vostok fund to sell its stake in disputed Vostochny bank.
Grain race

Russia and Ukraine Vie for Title of Top Grain Exporter

Both are forecast to export almost 50 million metric tons this year.
disappointing statistics

Russia Growth Spurt Stalls as Economy Undershoots Forecasts

A hike in value-added-tax has been a drag on growth.
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arts and life

Wild ride

Spring Bike Festival Races Through Moscow

An estimated 40,000 cyclists took part in this epic bike festival.
long read

The Heroic Bitter Land of 'Chernobyl'

A television series about the U.S.S.R. written and produced in the West that has Russian viewers raving.
long read

Self-Help Lessons From the Russian Classics

In "Self Improvement Tolstoy-Style," an English Russophile explores life and literature.
The upside down

Russia's Arctic Basks in the Snow for Summer '19

Residents of the Arctic city of Norilsk aren't letting freezing temperatures stop them from the summer vibes.
Museum Night

Night in the Museum, Day in the Hotel

See how Moscow is throwing open the museum doors on May 18.
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