State Poll

Kuril Population Overwhelmingly Opposes Transfer of Islands to Japan

President Putin said that any deal to end the territorial dispute with Japan would need public backing.
Dodgy accounting

Danske Quits Baltics and Russia as Laundering Case Deepens

Danske said it will close down its activities in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia.
Private matters

Russian Soldiers Banned From Taking Selfies Under New Law

The bill institutes a ban on the sharing of photographs, videos, and geolocation data.
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Why Russia Can Afford to Jail U.S. Investors

Michael Calvey had become a legend in the Russian market, in part because of his reputed aversion to any kind of foul play.

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Frozen fishing

Ice Fishing on a Russian River

From Kazan to the Gulf of Finland outside St. Petersburg, these pictures capture the art and patience of a day out on the frozen lakes.
Podcast

The Great Firewall of Russia. Why Polar Bears Pillaged a Siberian Village. Julia Ioffe on Putin and Trump.

The weekly news and analysis podcast from Moscow.
Unexpected Comeback

114 Years After Her Birth, Ayn Rand’s Supporters Think Russia Is Ready for Her Ideas

Young Russians are increasingly turning to the American writer to challenge the status quo.
Crunch Time

In Search of Better Quality of Life, Russians Lean on Credit

Personal loans in Russia have grown by 46 percent over the past year.
Mystery Unsolved

Russian Investigators Are Reopening the Dyatlov Pass Case. But What Is It?

Nine hikers died in the mysterious Dyatlov Pass incident in 1959.

opinion

opinion
Stanislav Andreichuk for Riddle

The Kremlin Is Co-Opting Russia’s Youth
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Why Russia Can Afford to Jail U.S. Investors
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Trump Can’t Drive Europe Into Russia's Arms
opinion
Gleb Pavlovsky

Russia and Ukraine: A Destructive Codependency
opinion
Jason Corcoran

Arrest of Iconic U.S. Investor Calvey Brings Back Browder Memories
opinion
Michele A. Berdy

Pulling Strings for Fun and Profit
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Puerto Russia

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heartburn

Russian Woman Calls Firefighters to Extinguish Her ‘Burning Soul’
Clerical error

Russian Priest Under Fire for Sultry Sermons
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arts and life

Cutting-edge art

See Death and Life in Dzerzhinsk

A multi-media show about life in an industrial wasteland... that's fighting back.
City Break

Get Out of Town! Go to Tula

A weekend trip to Tula is just the break you need: art, museums, history, writers and hip hostelries and eateries.
Golden mask

Celebrate Russia On Stage

Check out the best in theater from all over Russia.
Looking back

A Look Back at 155 Years of the Moscow Zoo, in Pictures

From baby chimps and hippos to anti-aircraft guns during World War II, the Moscow zoo has had a rich 155-year history.
Retrospective

The Magical Light of Arkhip Kuindzhi

You still have time to see this exhibition of one of Russia's greatest 19th-century painters.
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