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School Shooting in Western Russia Leaves 2 Dead

bryansk region Investigators said the 14-year-old student who brought a shotgun to school and killed her classmate was among the dead.

Navalny Urges Supporters to Vote for ‘Anyone But Putin’ in 2024 Election

The jailed Kremlin critic called on his supporters to persuade at least 10 other voters to cast ballots for any candidate besides Putin.

Russia Sets Presidential Election for March 17

Senators unanimously approved the date in a decision that "practically kicks off the presidential campaign," upper-house speaker Valentina Matviyenko said...

banned think tank

Russia Outlaws U.S.-Based RAND Corporation as ‘Undesirable’

RAND Corporation has published extensive research into Russia’s military since Russian troops invaded Ukraine in early 2022.

hackers & leakers

U.K. Accuses Moscow of Cyber Campaign Against Top Politicians

"Russia's attempts to interfere in U.K. politics are completely unacceptable and seek to threaten our democratic processes," said Foreign Minister David...

'destroying infrastructure'

Russia Says Arrested Belarusian for Siberia Railway Sabotage

Ukrainian sources told AFP last week that Kyiv's SBU was behind the sabotage.

Families Ask Putin to Return Mobilized Troops From Ukraine

“We’re against legalized slavery,” said members of Put’ Domoi (“Way Home”), a group of soldiers' wives and mothers calling for an end to mobilization...

Kremlin Says Hopes U.S. Congress Will Block Future Ukraine Aid

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov accused the White House of trying to "scorch the money of American citizens in the furnace of the Ukrainian war."

Russia's Monthly Income From Oil Exports Surpasses Pre-War Levels – Bloomberg

Despite the G7 price cap, Moscow's net oil revenues almost doubled between April and October, totaling $11.3 billion for that month.

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Alexandra Boguslawskaja

A Free Belarus Is Possible. But We Can’t Do It Alone

Defending Human Rights in Russia Feels Hopeless. But I Still Do It

Russia-China Alliance Would Build Artificial Intelligence For Dictators

Don’t Jump To Conclusions About Chechen Succession

Anna-Maria Tesfaye

The Kremlin Is Criminalizing LGBT Lives. The World Must Step Up

Don’t Forget the People Russia Weaponizes in Finland Border Crisis

tmt lecture series

Russian Independent Journalism and Society Amid the Backdrop of War

outlawed identity

Do Russians Support 'Extremist' Ban on LGBT Community?

Orthodox Icons and Soviet Nostalgia Go on Display at 49th Russian Antique Salon

In Photos: 10 Years Since Ukraine's Maidan Uprising

memory politics

Amid Ukraine War, a Quiet Battle of Memorials Unfolds in Russia

While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is being immortalized in stone, memorials dedicated to Soviet-era repressions are disappearing en masse.

nearing tipping point

As COP28 Kicks Off, Russia Seeks to Assert Its Role in Global Climate Fight

The UN's climate conference will test whether Russia's voice can still be heard in the global climate dialogue as it continues to be one of the world's...

in the crosshairs

As Russia Relations Sour, Armenians Prepare to Defend Themselves

In southern Armenia’s Syunik province, the prospect of war looms large.

'premeditated effort'

Russian Theft of Ukrainian Grain Likely a War Crime, Legal Analysis Says

Russia’s billion-dollar operation could constitute the war crimes of starvation and pillage, The Hague-based Global Rights Compliance firm said.

The Soviets Conducted Dozens of 'Peaceful' Nuclear Explosions. Their Radioactive Contamination Lingers On.

Questions remain to this day over who should be responsible for monitoring these long-abandoned sites and how they impact human health.

The Environment: Another Victim of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

The invasion accounts for around 150 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, Kyiv estimated this week, citing experts.

As COP28 Kicks Off, Russia Seeks to Assert Its Role in Global Climate Fight

The UN's climate conference will test whether Russia's voice can still be heard in the global climate dialogue as it continues to be one of the world's...

HURRICANE FORCE

Novokuznetsk Mayor Grapples with Record-Storm Aftermath Ahead of Moscow Official Visit

Addressing subordinate civil servants, Sergei Kuznetsov resorted to using profanity to drive his colleagues to act, describing events as a “state of...

disturbed sleep

Bears in Far East Russia Struggle to Hibernate Amid Abnormally High Temperatures

Some animals are wandering around their winter dens in a “half-asleep state,” the Amur region’s Wildlife Conservation Authority said.

Russia's Monthly Income From Oil Exports Surpasses Pre-War Levels – Bloomberg

Despite the G7 price cap, Moscow's net oil revenues almost doubled between April and October, totaling $11.3 billion for that month.

strategy review

Lukoil Mulls Over Selling Bulgarian Oil Refinery

Lukoil slammed plans by the Bulgarian government to end imports of Russian crude oil, saying that it may sell its refinery in the Black Sea nation.

stabilizing efforts

Russian Central Bank To Resume Currency Trades in 2024

The Bank had suspended those transactions in August as the ruble slid below 100 against the U.S. dollar.

‘I Wanted to Be With Ukraine’: Prominent Russian Journalist, Photographer Speaks on Her Life in Kyiv

Victoria Ivleva has been documenting the impacts of the war in Ukraine on the country’s people since moving from Moscow to Kyiv.

weekend kitchen

The Strange Russian History of Beet Make-Up

When ancient Rus' "pivoted to the East" women painted their faces white and used beet juice as rouge.

the word's worth

The Myth of the Untranslatable

Nothing makes me crankier than those lists of so-called "untranslatable" words.

Big changes at Bolshoi

Valery Gergiev Replaces Vladimir Urin as Director of Bolshoi Theater

November 30 was Vladimir Urin's last day at the Bolshoi Theater.

More Arts and Life

2 in 5 Wartime Exiles Return to Russia – Izvestia

According to official statistics, 668,400 Russians left the country last year amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Russians’ Real Estate Deals in Spain Hit Post-Crimea High – RBC

The 2,137 transactions on the purchase and sale of housing made by Russian nationals in January-June 2023 mark a 50% increase from the same period last...

In Search of Sanctuary: The Charities Helping Ukrainian and Russian Academics to Escape

Hundreds of academics and researchers in science and the arts have fled Ukraine, Russia and Belarus since the start of the war.

quality of life

15% of Russians Who Fled War, Mobilization Have Returned – Survey

“For many people, the quality of life is declining [abroad],” a researcher told the Financial Times.

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