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2020 IN REVIEW
Russia’s Response to the Coronavirus: The 2020 Timeline
How the pandemic unfolded in Russia in 2020, from border closures to mass vaccination rollout.
no takeoff
Russia to Suspend Flights With UK Amid Mutated Virus Fears
The one-week suspension comes after Britain raised alarms over the spread of a more infectious strain of the coronavirus.
political unrest
Kremlin Voices 'Serious Concern' Over C.Africa Crisis
Reports earlier Monday said that Russia had dispatched "hundreds" of troops to the impoverished country.
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Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Dec. 21
Record-breaking new cases. Deaths surpass 50,000. Mass vaccination.
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same skies
Smog-Choked Russian City Appeals to Biden for Aid
Residents of Chelyabinsk called on the U.S. president-elect for help in avoiding “ecological genocide.”
Latest Podcast
Dec. 18, 2020
2020 Words of the Year
This is the Year That Was in words and phrases.
MT Feature
‘NOT A BELIEVER’
Vaccine Fears Slow Moscow’s Sputnik V Rollout
Initial numbers indicate that as few as 14 people per clinic per day are receiving the vaccine.
Editor's Pick
LACK OF TRUST
As Russia Begins Mass Coronavirus Vaccination, Its Medics Aren't On Board
Skepticism among the medical community will make a nationwide Sputnik V push difficult.
Combatting the contagion
Russia Fights Coronavirus
Dec. 21, 2020
Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Dec. 21
Dec. 21, 2020
Russia to Suspend Flights With UK Amid Mutated Virus Fears
Dec. 21, 2020
Russia Plays Down Britain’s Infectious Coronavirus Strain
Dec. 17, 2020
Russia's Coronavirus Testing Slows Amid Surge in Cases – Reuters
Coronavirus Cases in Russia
2,877,727
Total Confirmed Cases
531,014
Total Active Cases
29,350
Today's Cases
2,295,362
Total Recovered
2,300
Total Critical
493
Today's Deaths
51,351
Total Deaths
19,715
Cases per Million
352
Deaths per Million
Data Sources:
Worldometer
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Johns Hopkins
API:
NovelCOVID
highlights
POLITICAL PROFILE
A Feminist Pro-Kremlin Lawmaker Who Supports LGBT Rights
Oksana Pushkina tells The Moscow Times her views aren’t oppositional — they’re just common sense.
opinion
Ilya Klishin
Warning! An Army of Russian Trolls Has Invaded TikTok
The Kremlin is using its tested methods on the viral social media platform, but TikTok users have developed “anti-bodies” to bots and trolls.
meet the press
Putin Talks Coronavirus, Navalny Poisoning at Annual Marathon Press Conference
“Compared to [the West], we are warm and cuddly,” Putin said of Russia's worsening relations with the West.
‘NOT A BELIEVER’
Vaccine Fears Slow Moscow’s Sputnik V Rollout
Initial numbers indicate that as few as 14 people per clinic per day are receiving the vaccine.
opinion
Andrei Soldatov
Russia’s Secret Organizations Are Not Secret Anymore. It Seems They Don’t Care
What has become clear is that to expect the Kremlin or its secret services to be embarrassed when they are unmasked is to miscalculate greatly.
MT
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'The Pandemic Has Affected All Companies'
DAF Trucks Rus CEO Arie Hendrikx.
Climate Crisis
Russia's Climate Emergency
Dec. 11, 2020
New Alliance Hopes to Raise Awareness of Arctic Environmental Crisis
Dec. 9, 2020
Study Links Siberian Wildfires to Arctic Warming
Dec. 1, 2020
Blame Climate Change for Historically Warm Fall in Russia’s Biggest Cities, Experts Say
Dec. 1, 2020
Moscow Sees Warmest Fall on Record
opinion
opinion
Michael Kofman
A Look at the Military Lessons of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
opinion
Michele A. Berdy
2020 Words of the Year
opinion
Ilya Klishin
Warning! An Army of Russian Trolls Has Invaded TikTok
opinion
Artyom Shraibman
Why Belarusians Are Turning Against Russia
opinion
Andrei Soldatov
Russia’s Secret Organizations Are Not Secret Anymore. It Seems They Don’t Care
opinion
Patrick Sewell
Russia’s COVID-19 Reality Gap
more opinion
Meanwhile in Russia
preserved legend
Taxidermied ‘Hitler’s Alligator’ Goes on Display in Moscow
romantic rejection
Horse Bites Off St. Petersburg Man’s Nose After Attempted Kiss – Reports
fairest of them all
Siberian Cows Compete in Bovine Beauty Pageant
low risk
Russians Order 'Santas With Antibodies' for New Year Celebrations
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Business
End of an Era
Finland’s Nordea Bank Pulls Out of Russia
Nordea Bank said it "will concentrate its activities in the Scandinavian region."
refuted report
En+ Denies Sanctioned Russian Tycoon in Violation of Divestment Deal
Bloomberg had earlier reported that European officials said Deripaska “retained significant day-to-day influence” over Rusal and En+ despite divesting...
Political Theater
Putin Urges Food Price Cap As Russian Economy Falters
The Kremlin has shunned a second lockdown. But the pandemic is still causing financial headaches.
OUTFLOW
Russia Lost 5M Migrants During Pandemic
Russia relies on incoming workers from Central Asia to stem a demographic crisis. Migrant numbers are down by almost 50% this year.
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arts and life
obituary
Alexander Kurlyandsky, Creator of 'Nu, Pogodi!', Dead at 82
Kurlyandsky's creations include the parrot Kesha and The Great Gosha.
long read
'Of Politics and Pandemics: Songs of a Russian Immigrant'
A poetic reflection that is comical, lyrical, satirical and heart-breaking.
pass the popcorn
U.S. Film Industry Losses are Russia’s Gains
Russian viewers and filmmakers are cashing in on Hollywood's troubles.
not moscow
Russian Children's Magazines Are Surviving and Thriving
Children's periodicals still have a fan base, especially far from Russia's big cities.
Frozen
In Photos: Russians Embrace a True Siberian Winter
Life goes on, even at minus 50 C.
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In-Depth
opinion
Michael Kofman
A Look at the Military Lessons of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
It would be a mistake for great and middle powers to ignore the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
LONG READ
Is the WHO Too Soft on Russia?
Critics fear Russia is using the WHO’s structural weaknesses to validate its coronavirus approach.
opinion
Simon Saradzhyan
Putin’s Nagorno-Karabakh Calculus Can Undermine Russian Clout in FSU
Russia’s decision not to employ leverage to stop the conflict in its early stages made a lasting impression on its allies.
opinion
Vladimir Frolov
No Longer 'Ours': With a Biden White House, the Kremlin Is Facing a Tough New Reality
The problem for Moscow is not so much the deterioration of relations under Biden: it is the readiness of the White House to minimize these relations.
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