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Russia Passes 1,000 Daily Coronavirus Deaths For First Time

Only 31% of Russians have been vaccinated against the coronavirus.

18 Dead in Russia From Drinking Bootleg Alcohol

Mass alcohol poisoning from moonshine liquor is second incident in Russia in a matter of weeks.

Abuse Claims Spark Riot at Russian Prison

Authorities have launched an investigation into a prison riot involving at least 200 inmates.

russia's response

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Oct. 16

Record deaths. Cases climbing. Vaccination slows.

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7,958,384 Total Confirmed Cases

754,162 Total Active Cases

33,208 Today's Cases

6,981,907 Total Recovered

2,300 Total Critical

1,002 Today's Deaths

222,315 Total Deaths

54,504 Cases per Million

1,523 Deaths per Million

API: Open Disease Data API

international investment

Rosneft Sells 5% Stake in Arctic Oil Project to Commodity Traders

A consortium led by Switzerland-based Vitol will invest in the vast hydrocarbon project.

opinion Mark Galeotti

Scapegoating Russia Over Our Gas Problems Is Not the Answer

The gas crisis is a fitting metaphor for the challenges of the modern world: complex, global, hard to fix and likely to have long and unpredictable impacts...

5 Million Russian Citizens Left Russia Under Putin

This outflow comes when Russia is using incentives to raise birth rates.

opinion Alexander Etkind

Alexei Navalny’s Chance Will Come

The Kremlin critic embodies the same values as previous imprisoned winners — even if the Nobel committee looked elsewhere, this time.

committed cosplay

Siberian Star Wars Fans Build Life-Size X-Wing Fighter

No word yet on whether the replica would be able to destroy the Death Star.

Combatting the contagion

Russia Fights Coronavirus

Russia Passes 1,000 Daily Coronavirus Deaths For First Time

Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Oct. 16

Russia Sees Second Day of Record Coronavirus Cases, Fatalities

Russia Sets New Record Coronavirus Cases, Fatalities

opinion Tanya Lokshina

Thugs Attack Russian Human Rights Group, Then Police Make Matters Worse

opinion Vita Spivak

What Does China’s Energy Crisis Mean for Russia?

opinion Michele A. Berdy

This is How We Roll in Russian

opinion Mark Galeotti

Scapegoating Russia Over Our Gas Problems Is Not the Answer

opinion Alexander Etkind

Alexei Navalny’s Chance Will Come

opinion Andrei Kolesnikov

Why Not Navalny? Nobel Committee Honors Journalists Over Politicians

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committed cosplay

Siberian Star Wars Fans Build Life-Size X-Wing Fighter

gargantuan gourds

Moscow Celebrates Fall With Giant Pumpkin Showcase

Polar Bear Who Wandered Too Far South Finds New Home in Moscow

St. Petersburg Election Ballot Features 3 Near-Identical Boris Vishnevskys

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Invitation to Companies to Bid for the Provision of Consultancy Services for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London

Invitation to bid for consultancy services.

opinion Vita Spivak

What Does China’s Energy Crisis Mean for Russia?

China’s energy infrastructure is simply not yet ready for Beijing’s concerted efforts to curb emissions, which opens up new opportunities for Russian...

international investment

Rosneft Sells 5% Stake in Arctic Oil Project to Commodity Traders

A consortium led by Switzerland-based Vitol will invest in the vast hydrocarbon project.

Russia’s Yandex Launches Ultrafast Grocery Delivery in London

The technology giant is expanding into European markets.

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weekend kitchen

Autumn's Mushroom Bounty: Forager's Fusilli

Oh, what to do with all the autumn mushrooms? Here's a delicious solution to a delightful problem.

red guide to russia

How Russia Got its Michelin Stars

Getting a Michelin Guide is the biggest thing to happen to Moscow restaurants in a century.

What's On in Moscow Oct. 15-17

Stock up on books, relax in a virtual Russian countryside, hear a jazz great and more.

9 Moscow Restaurants Awarded Coveted Michelin Stars

French gastronomic bible the Michelin Guide has awarded its first stars to restaurants in the Russian capital.

art for the masses

Russia's Breakthrough Contemporary Art Market

How Russia's contemporary art market has gone from zero to booming in less than 30 years.

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slashed emissions

Russia Aiming for Carbon Neutrality by 2060, Putin Says

Putin, notorious for years for his skepticism about man-made global warming, has changed tune in recent months.

unpredictable changes

New Viruses Unknown to Humanity Could Emerge From Siberia’s Melting Permafrost – Nobel Laureate

These viruses could quickly spread among Arctic species as the region warms, Nobel laureate Rae Kwon Chung said at a climate forum in Siberia.

post-industrial output

Russia Named World's 3rd-Highest Carbon Emitter in History

Russia has emitted around 170 billion tons of CO2 in the past 170 years, or 7% of global emissions, an analysis said.

DESTRUCTIVE YEAR

Russia’s 2021 Fire Cover Widest Since Imaging Began – Greenpeace

This year 18.2 million hectares were covered by fire, up from the previous record of 18.1 million hectares in 2012.

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opinion Dmitry Trenin

Merkel’s Legacy, as Seen From Russia

Angela Merkel’s long tenure was a period of relative, if not always palatable, predictability in German-Russian relations.

Deripaska-Linked Firms Sent Thousands to Moscow On Election Day. Some Said They Were On Standby for a Pro-Kremlin Rally.

Around 11,000 employees came to the capital for an online conference covering topics from family values to geopolitics.

WELL-CONNECTED MIDDLEMAN

A Royal Mark Up: How an Emirati Sheikh Resells Millions of Russian Vaccines to the Developing World

The Moscow Times investigated a deal between Russia and a minor Dubai royal to supply poor countries with Sputnik V — at high prices.

Когда умрут физические деньги?

The Moscow Times при поддержке банка “Тинькофф” разобралась, есть ли у наличных денег шанс...