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no laughing matter

Russia Opens Criminal Probe Against Satirist Over Virus Video

Blogger Alexander Thorn said he was mocking a conspiracy theory about the coronavirus originating in a Russian lab.

global epidemic

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | April 7

Russia on "holiday." Fake news punishments. Rising infections.

searching for solutions

Russia Ready to Start Testing Coronavirus Vaccines on Humans in June

Tests are currently underway on mice, rabbits and other animals to determine the most promising prototype by April 30.

space race redux

Russia Compares Trump’s Space Mining Order to Colonialism

“There have already been examples in history when one country decided to start seizing territories in its own interests.”

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Combatting the contagion

Russia Fights Coronavirus

Russia Opens Criminal Probe Against Satirist Over Virus Video

Russia Ready to Start Testing Coronavirus Vaccines on Humans in June

Coronavirus Hits Russian Markets | April 7

Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | April 7

7497 Total Confirmed Cases

6945 Total Active Cases

0 Today's Cases

494 Total Recovered

8 Total Critical

0 Today's Deaths

58 Total Deaths

51 Cases per Million

0.4 Deaths per Million

Data Sources: Worldometer, Johns Hopkins

API: NovelCOVID

Coronavirus class divide

Buryatia’s Coronavirus Patient ‘Number One’ Exposes Social Divide

The coronavirus outbreak in Russia has exacerbated social and political tensions.

opinion

Coronavirus Propaganda a Problem for the Kremlin, Not a Ploy

Having created a troll ecosystem it is hard for the Kremlin to direct its activities.

#quarantinecreativity

Russia's 'Isolation Art' Takes the Internet By Storm

The creative challenge that has Russians recreating iconic artworks was an instant sensation — and we can't get enough.

WEEKEND PROFILE

Meet the Activist-Doctor Who Has Become the Kremlin’s Loudest Coronavirus Critic

Anastasiya Vasilyeva says she is trying to protect Russia’s first line of defense against the pandemic.

coronavirus in the regions

'A City That Could Be the Russian Bergamo.' How Ulyanovsk Is Preparing for the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Medical personnel in this city on the Volga say the region is not prepared for a surge in coronavirus cases.

Climate Crisis

Russia's Climate Emergency

Russia’s Leading Climate Change Expert Gives Sober Prognosis

Baby Seal Rescued in Baltic Sea

Is Russia Finally Waking Up to Climate Change?

Moscow Winter 'Warmest Since Records Began'

opinion

Mathieu Boulegue

‘From Russia With Love’: A Coronavirus Geopolitical Game

opinion

Coronavirus Propaganda a Problem for the Kremlin, Not a Ploy

opinion

Michele A. Berdy

Cabin Fever in Russia? Never!

opinion

Andrei Soldatov

Coronavirus Will Pass, But Moscow's Mass Surveillance Is Here to Stay

opinion

Putin the Unstable

opinion

As Russia Battles the Coronavirus Crisis, Why Is Putin so Absent?

COVID HUMOR

Russian Chickens Scolded for Disobeying Quarantine

viral fashion

Russian Jeweler Reveals Coronavirus Pendants to Ward Off the Disease

learn from the pros

Surviving Quarantine: 5 Tips From a Russian Cosmonaut

fashion icon

Putin’s Yellow Coronavirus Suit: The Suit That Launched 1,000 Memes

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MARKET MOVING

Coronavirus Hits Russian Markets | April 7

The latest on how the ruble and Russian stock markets are reacting to the coronavirus.

BAILOUT

EBRD Finances Russian Company Under Emergency Coronavirus Program

One-off support for travel aggregator is first funding for Russian company since 2014.

EMPTY POCKETS

Living Standards To be Main Victim of Coronavirus Economic Shock

Real incomes forecast to fall faster than the wider economy, heaping strain on Russian households.

DEBT TROUBLES

Russian Bankruptcy Cases Jump 70%

Experts say a simplified legal procedure is behind the sharp rise, and the coronavirus crisis is set to compound the issue.

quarantine culture

Make Quarantine Art!

Today we flip the paradigm: you make art, we tell you how to show it.

#quarantinecreativity

Russia's 'Isolation Art' Takes the Internet By Storm

The creative challenge that has Russians recreating iconic artworks was an instant sensation — and we can't get enough.

quarantine culture

Spend a Day or Two in the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

Like the impressionists and post-impressionists? Oh, have we got a site for you...

Safe to dance

Mikhailovsky Theater Dancers “Perform” From Home

Quarantine brings out the creativity in some.

quarantine culture

Join a Poetry Marathon in Moscow at Noon on Friday

Renovations of Polytech aren't finished, but the museum is already starting up programs.

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coronavirus in the regions

'A City That Could Be the Russian Bergamo.' How Ulyanovsk Is Preparing for the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Medical personnel in this city on the Volga say the region is not prepared for a surge in coronavirus cases.

TRACKING CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus Outbreak Is Major Test for Russia’s Facial Recognition Network

Russia wants to follow China’s example in combating the virus with technology, but its systems are embryonic.

CORONAVIRUS CLASS DIVIDE

Exclusive: Rich Russians Are Hoarding Ventilators to Protect Themselves Against the Coronavirus

Meanwhile, doctors worry that Russia’s regions don’t have enough.

CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

Russia Says It Has Very Few Coronavirus Cases. The Numbers Don’t Tell the Full Story.

Experts say Russia’s testing procedures have been hampered by bureaucracy.

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Yale's happiness course - free

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Sport online Courses

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Kolomna - City Escape

Even though Moscow is beautiful and you never have to be bored here, it is still nice to get away from the hustle & bustle of the city every now and then...

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