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‘They Didn’t Find Anything,’ Navalny Says of Israeli Dirt-Gathering Operation

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that an Israeli firm had tried to dig up dirt on Navalny.
Ease of travel

Russia to Offer Electronic Visas by 2021, Putin Says

The e-visa offer will apply to single-entry visas for visits of up to 16 days in length.
Idlib showdown

UN Chief Urges Russia and Turkey to Stabilize Syria's Idlib 'Without Delay'

Russia co-sponsored a de-escalation pact for the area that has been in place since last year.
Disrupted habitat

Exhausted and Starving Polar Bear Wanders Into Siberian City

It is the first polar bear seen in the city in more than 40 years, according to local environmentalists.
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highlights

opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Are Putin and Xi Going Soft on Protest?

The Russian and Chinese regimes are doing something new: Not escalating in the face of protest.
New tactics

Arrest of Navalny Aide Highlights Latest Trend in Protest Clampdown in Russia

Police have threatened to continue re-arresting Leonid Volkov past September elections.
Displaced

900 Roma Forced to Move After Village Brawl in Russia – Reports

Locals set fire to a Roma house after the mass fight in which one person died and four were injured.
Study Abroad

German Student Expelled and Told to Leave Russia After Writing Article About Protests

Police said that student had violated the terms of his visa by writing the article.
Food bank

Helping the Homeless in Moscow

Estimates of Russia’s homeless population range from the thousands to millions.

opinion

opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Are Putin and Xi Going Soft on Protest?
opinion
Filipp Sterkin

Putin’s Economy Does Not Grow by Decree
opinion
Alexey Eremenko

The Golunov Case Exposes Russia's 'Submerged State'
opinion
Tatyana Stanovaya

Why Jailed U.S. Investor Calvey Is the Least of Putin’s Concerns
opinion
Michele A. Berdy

Happy Russia Day
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Moldova Is the One Thing Russia and the West Agree On
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Meanwhile in Russia

Disrupted habitat

Exhausted and Starving Polar Bear Wanders Into Siberian City
duck tales

Family of Ducks Sparks Car Accident in St. Petersburg

Space shade

Elon Musk Challenges Russia’s Space Chief to Rap Battle
Bear matters

Russian Bear Caught in Compromising Position Destroys the Evidence
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Business

calvey case

Calvey Faces Setback as London Court Rules in Favor of Russian Investors

Besieged U.S. fund manager could lose control of Bank Vostochny.
sluggish growth

Fitch Cuts Its Russia Growth Forecast for 2019 to 1.2%

The cut follows similar action from the World Bank and was prompted by weak first quarter economic performance.
gas brinkmanship

Ukraine Warns of Gas Crisis as Negotiations With Russia Drag On

“Highly probable” that the two won’t reach an agreement by the time the current contract ends.
Grain is the new oil

China Eyes Russian Grain Terminal

Sino-Russian ties are deepening as China is ramping up its investment in Russian agriculture.
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arts and life

Road trip

Get Your Anna Karenina Fix at Yasnaya Polyana

Beat the city heat and get some culture - traditional and cutting-edge - at the Tolstoy Theater Festival.
culture clips

On This Day: Ivan Goncharov

On June 18, 1812 Russian writer Ivan Goncharov was born in Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk). Born into a wealthy merchant family, Goncharov went to boarding school...
long read

'Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy' Wins Pushkin House Prize

Serghi Plokhy was awarded the Pushkin House Book Prize this week, the only author to be honored twice.
Old school

Soviet Cartoons Top List of Russians' Favorites – Poll

Nu pogodi, Prostokvashino and Masha and the Bear were named among the favorites.
Culture clips

On This Day in 1991 Boris Yeltsin Elected President

On this day in 1991, Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the R.S.F.S.R. — the Russian republic within the U.S.S.R. In a March referendum the population...
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