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Belarus Opposition Leader Calls on U.S. to Isolate Lukashenko

The Belarusian strongman claimed victory last August in elections that were criticized internationally and by the opposition as fraudulent.

vaccine geopolitics

Putin Questions Moderna’s ‘Best’ Coronavirus Vaccine Recognition

Putin remarked in a televised meeting that Russian-made vaccines are “reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle.”

mysterious die-off

Some 170 Endangered Seals Found Dead on Russia's Caspian Coast

Authorities previously reported the death of nearly 300 endangered seals on Dagestan's Caspian shore in December.

russia's response

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

Deaths surpass 110,000. Mass vaccination.

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Combatting the contagion

Russia Fights Coronavirus

Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | May 7

Putin Questions Moderna’s ‘Best’ Coronavirus Vaccine Recognition

Putin Backs Russia Waiving Patents on Its Covid Jabs

Russia Registers One-Dose Sputnik Light Coronavirus Jab

4,855,128 Total Confirmed Cases

270,544 Total Active Cases

0 Today's Cases

4,472,338 Total Recovered

2,300 Total Critical

0 Today's Deaths

112,246 Total Deaths

33,257 Cases per Million

769 Deaths per Million

Data Sources: Worldometer, Johns Hopkins

API: NovelCOVID

opinion Sergey Radchenko

Putin’s Regime and Its Soviet Predecessor Are Dark Comedies

Both regimes justify their existence and legitimacy with reference to freedom because none can afford to rely on brute force alone.

DISPATCHES FROM DAGESTAN

Confined By the Pandemic, Russian Tourists Flock to Dagestan

With foreign holidays ruled out, Russians are warming to a mountainous Caucasian region that, until recently, was seen as dangerous and backward.

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Putin Enacts Fines for Sharing Unlabeled ‘Foreign Agent’ Media Reports

Media organizations can now be fined up to $650 for distributing reports from “foreign agent” media without including the outlet's status.

unwelcome visage

Russia’s Last Stalin Avenue Removes Dictator’s Bust Days After Installation

The monument, put up by local Communist Party members, ignited deep-seated divisions over Stalin's legacy.

eggs and pussy willows

In Photos: Orthodox Easter Celebrations Across Russia

Despite the still-raging coronavirus pandemic, believers marked the Russian Orthodox Church's most sacred religious holiday.

Russia's Climate Emergency

‘How Can We Survive When the Land Is Gone?’ In Dagestan, a Proud People Fights the Desert

As the Caspian Sea Disappears, Life Goes on for Those Living by Its Shores

Putin Says Russia Fulfilling Obligations to Fight Climate Change

Methane Emissions From Russian Pipelines Up 40% in 2020 – Study

opinion Sergey Radchenko

Putin’s Regime and Its Soviet Predecessor Are Dark Comedies

opinion Andrei Kolesnikov

Grassroots Repression — Russian-style

opinion Mark Galeotti

The Great Turn in Putin’s Post-Post-Modern Authoritarianism

opinion Michele A. Berdy

Russian Bravery and Bravado

opinion Damelya Aitkhozina

For Russia's Last Remaining Independent Media, April Was the Cruelest Month

opinion Konstantin Simonov

A Newer, Greener Putin?

studying the blade

Russian Special Envoy Steven Seagal Gifts Sword to Venezuela's Maduro

cosplay on the pitch

Zenit Captain Dzyuba Dresses as Deadpool to Claim 3rd Russian Title

Stalin Eyes Power in Indian State Election

Russian Man’s Reluctant Rise to Chinese TV Stardom Comes to an End

More meanwhile in russia

Russia Fines Apple $12M for Blocking Third Party Apps

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky claims Apple rejected an app update that was a competitor to Apple’s Screen Time feature.

opinion Maria Shagina

Don’t Underestimate Importance of Joe Biden’s First Sanctions Move

The U.S. has paved the way for much tougher measures in the future, should Russia not change its behavior.

DEDOLLARIZATION

Dollar Falls Below 50% in Russia’s Export Mix

Symbolic milestone reached thanks to surging use of euro in Russia-China trade.

Russia Hikes Interest Rates in Battle to Tame Inflation

The regulator raised interest rates to 5% in a meeting Friday.

Film Award Season Comes to Moscow

The NIKA awards and Moscow International Film Festival awards were made public last week.

eggs and pussy willows

In Photos: Orthodox Easter Celebrations Across Russia

Despite the still-raging coronavirus pandemic, believers marked the Russian Orthodox Church's most sacred religious holiday.

The 'Other Worlds' of Teffi

Robert Chandler writes of the difficulties and delights of translating this marvelous writer.

weekend kitchen

Try Smetannik: Russia's Sour Cream Cake

Fresh seasonal berries elevate this dependable weekday snack into a special event dessert.

What's On Over the May Holidays in Moscow

May! Work! Peace! in Moscow May 1-10

More Arts and Life

DISPATCHES FROM DAGESTAN

‘How Can We Survive When the Land Is Gone?’ In Dagestan, a Proud People Fights the Desert

Desertification, driven by climate change, is destroying the Nogai people’s grasslands and livelihoods.

DISPATCHES FROM DAGESTAN

As the Caspian Sea Disappears, Life Goes on for Those Living by Its Shores

Scientists predict the world’s largest inland sea will shrink by a quarter due to climate change by the end of the century.

opinion Sam Greene

How to Speak With Moscow When There's Nothing to Talk About

Putin now has to deal with an American administration that expects little from Moscow, wants even less, and to add insult to injury, is unperturbed.

opinion Maxim Samorukov

Events in Czechia and Belarus Cement Eastern Europe’s New Divide

With the weekend’s developments in the Czech Republic and Belarus, the new border between Russia and the West is solidifying.