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nickels and dimes

U.S. Financial Sanctions Target Russian Oligarch Vladimir Potanin

The U.S. announced financial sanctions targeting one of Russia's wealthiest men, Vladimir Potanin, the Treasury Department and State Department said Thursday...

Act of Defiance

Trial of Russian Artist for Anti-War Supermarket Protest Begins

The trial of Russian artist Sasha Skochilenko, who was arrested in April for an anti-war protest in which she replaced supermarket price tags with information...

Wartime peacekeepers

Explainer: What Is Russia’s Role in the Current Nagorno-Karabakh Crisis?

The blockade of the Lachin corridor, the only road connecting the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, has sparked concern of a humanitarian...

opinion Morvan Lallouet

What Does the Fate of Ilya Yashin Tell Us About Russia's Opposition?

Ilya Yashin, the Russian opposition politician sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in jail by a Moscow court last week for speaking out against the Russian...

Ukraine War and Popularity Worries: Why Putin is Skipping His Annual Press Conference

The cancellation of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual press conference earlier this week was a last minute decision taken due to growing fears...

Pro-Russian Donetsk Mayor Claims ‘Largest’ Ukrainian Shelling Attack Since 2014

The Russian-occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine has been hit by the most intense wave of Ukrainian shelling since hostilities first broke out eight...

second blast in weeks

2 People Killed in Explosion at Siberia’s Largest Oil Refinery

Two workers were killed in a powerful blast at the largest oil refinery in Siberia, authorities said Thursday, in the second such incident in recent...

Ukraine War: Russia Warns Against 'Provocative' U.S. Patriot Shipment

Kremlin says ceasefire not on Moscow's agenda

Donetsk hit by "largest" wave of Ukrainian shelling since 2014, pro-Russia mayor says

Ukraine says two killed in Russian shelling of Kherson city

opinion Morvan Lallouet

What Does the Fate of Ilya Yashin Tell Us About Russia's Opposition?

opinion Kirill Rogov

Misadventures in Late-Stage Putinism: Dozhd and the Conundrum of Exile

opinion Maxim Samorukov

Why Is All Quiet on Russia’s Western Balkan Front?

opinion Anatoly Buzinsky

Russia's Anti-LGBT Law Is a Dangerous Kremlin Ruse to Stay in Power

opinion Ilya Yashin

‘People Are Running From You, Mr. President. Can’t You See?’

opinion Farida Rustamova and Maxim Tovkaylo

What Secret Russian State Polling Tells Us About Support for the War

extreme weather

In Photos: Moscow Sets 60-Year Precipitation Record

high-profile deal

In Photos: Basketball Star Griner Exchanged for Arms Dealer Bout in U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap

more than books

A Glimpse Behind the Bookshelves in Russia's Small-Town Libraries

In Photos: Life in the Bakhmut 'Vortex' as Savage Fighting Continues

Ukraine War and Popularity Worries: Why Putin is Skipping His Annual Press Conference

The cancellation of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual press conference earlier this week was a last minute decision taken due to growing fears...

bucking the trend

E-Scooter Firm Whoosh Seeks Russia’s First Ukraine War IPO

Russian E-scooter firm Whoosh’s plans for an initial public offering (IPO) this week — the first since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine &mdash...

Explainer: Why is Russia Trying So Hard to Capture the Small Ukrainian City of Bakhmut?

Russian forces have been attempting to seize Bakhmut in Ukraine’s Donetsk region for at least seven months. But in recent weeks, the battle in and...

far-reaching consequences

7 Unexpected Ways Western Sanctions Have Affected Life in Russia

Western sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine may not have resulted in the dramatic economic collapse some predicted — but they have still...

Putin Looks to Shore Up Russia’s Regional Influence on Kyrgyzstan Visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attempt to shore up Russia’s regional authority on a visit Friday to the Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan...

withdrawal complete

Swedish Clothing Giant H&M Shutters Last Stores in Russia

Swedish fashion retailer H&M announced on Thursday that it had closed its last remaining stores in Russia and Belarus, wrapping up its progressive...

bucking the trend

E-Scooter Firm Whoosh Seeks Russia’s First Ukraine War IPO

Russian E-scooter firm Whoosh’s plans for an initial public offering (IPO) this week — the first since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine &mdash...

unblocked straits

Turkey Ends Tanker Dispute Linked to Russian Price Cap

Turkey said Tuesday it has cleared up a dispute linked to a Western price cap on Russian crude that had stalled the passage of tankers through the Bosphorus...

waning interest

Demand for Luxury Homes in Moscow at Lowest for 5 Years

Demand for luxury homes in Moscow has fallen to its lowest level in five years, according to research by real estate company NF Group. The number...

cops and artists

Yav Art Group: To Protest, It Helps to Know the Law

A bridge separating two brother is set on fire in a short video, one of the latest works by the art group Yav. The art event was held on National Unity...

more than books

A Glimpse Behind the Bookshelves in Russia's Small-Town Libraries

In Russia’s rural villages, there are very few cultural institutions. Oftentimes, there is only a single library and a single House of Culture (community...

weekend kitchen

The Russian Salad That Never Goes Out of Fashion

This salad is known around the world, but its origins remain hidden in the culinary mists of time.

the word's worth

Words of the Year 2022

The annual Words of the Year compendium is dark, bleak and brutal.

home away from home

Russian Emigres in Armenia Fuel Flourishing Food, Creative Scenes

YEREVAN, Armenia — Nearly every hand in the packed auditorium went up when the moderator asked who had arrived in this South Caucasus nation after...

Russians Who Fled Ukraine War Seek Armenian Citizenship as Conflict Drags On

YEREVAN, Armenia — A growing number of Russians who fled abroad because of the Ukraine war are seeking Armenian citizenship as the fighting drags...

influx from the north

Kyrgyzstan Sees Struggles, Opportunity in Russian Emigration Wave

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Russian entrepreneurs Yulia and Ilya Kuleshov worked hard to transform the large house they rented in the Kyrgyz capital into...

receding danger

Russians Who Fled Military Draft Return Home as Panic Fades

Draft-age men who left Russia in fear of being sent to fight in Ukraine are returning home after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an end to the...