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Looking Forward
2021 in Russia: The Year Ahead
Jan. 1, 2021
Russia in 2021: As Climate Crisis Rages, Scientists Fear the Worst Is Yet to Come
Dec. 31, 2020
2020: The People Russia Lost
Dec. 30, 2020
Russia in Review: The Biggest Stories of 2020
Dec. 29, 2020
Russia’s Environmental Disasters in 2020
russia's response
LIVE |
Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Jan. 2
Record-breaking new cases. Deaths approach 60,000. Mass vaccination.
Jihadist attack
Car Bomb Hits Near Russia Base in Northeast Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group reported several wounded in the attack.
new year's address
Putin Urges Unity in 2021 as Second Wave Batters Russia
In his 17th New Year's address, Putin said he was convinced that together Russians could "overcome everything" and "restore normal life."
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A Letter to Our Readers
Coronavirus Crisis
Coronavirus: With Your Help We Can Continue to Bring You the News You Need
Latest Video
Video retrospective
Russia in Review: The Biggest Stories of 2020
Footage of the year's biggest news stories, from Moscow to Russia's Far East.
Latest Podcast
Dec. 25, 2020
'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Moscow 2020
A special column for a special day.
MT Feature
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.
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
Jan. 1, 2021
Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Jan. 2
Dec. 29, 2020
Moscow Clinic Seeks to Bring Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines to Russia
Dec. 29, 2020
Belarus Starts Coronavirus Vaccination With Sputnik V
Dec. 29, 2020
Hungary Receives 6K Doses of Russia's Coronavirus Vaccine
Coronavirus Cases in Russia
3,212,637
Total Confirmed Cases
555,600
Total Active Cases
26,301
Today's Cases
2,599,035
Total Recovered
2,300
Total Critical
447
Today's Deaths
58,002
Total Deaths
22,009
Cases per Million
397
Deaths per Million
Data Sources:
Worldometer
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Johns Hopkins
API:
NovelCOVID
highlights
opinion
Mark Galeotti
Russia in 2021: Whitewashing Cliffs and Placing Sandbags
In an increasingly unpredictable world, the Kremlin is choosing to go on the defensive.
polarizing pronouncements
Outspoken Moscow Theologian Defrocked by Orthodox Church
Protodeacon Andrei Kuraev had described the head of a Moscow cathedral who died of the coronavirus as a “dumb careerist.”
Let It Float
Russia's Frozen Ramen Challenge Returns in Below-Zero Temps
Russia's favorite instant ramen becomes a modern art object.
opinion
Abbas Gallyamov
The Kremlin Faces a Difficult 2021
The opposition has become more diverse and noticeably stronger.
season of lights
In Photos: Moscow Gears Up for the New Year
The Russian capital's extravagant holiday decorations are a much-needed antidote to the long, dark winter nights.
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'The Pandemic Has Affected All Companies'
DAF Trucks Rus CEO Arie Hendrikx.
Climate Crisis
Russia's Climate Emergency
Dec. 25, 2020
Scientists Sound the Alarm Over Fast-Shrinking Caspian Sea
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
opinion
opinion
Mark Galeotti
Russia in 2021: Whitewashing Cliffs and Placing Sandbags
opinion
Abbas Gallyamov
The Kremlin Faces a Difficult 2021
opinion
Michele A. Berdy
'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Moscow 2020
opinion
Dmitry Trenin
An 'Act of War?' Avoiding a Dangerous Crisis in Cyberspace
opinion
Sergey Radchenko
Has Navalny’s Prank Shattered the FSB Myth Once and For All?
opinion
Anna Arutunyan
The Spy Who Took Out the Dirty Laundry
more opinion
Meanwhile in Russia
Let It Float
Russia's Frozen Ramen Challenge Returns in Below-Zero Temps
Lost Her Head
Mysterious Head Sculpture Captivates St. Petersburg
2020 IN REVIEW
Russia’s Oddest Stories of 2020
2020 IN REVIEW
In 2020, Russia’s Memes Went Worldwide
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Business
MOST WANTED
Masks, Sofas & TVs Top Russians’ 2020 Shopping Lists
Stay-at-home items proved, unsurprisingly, to be the most popular consumer goods of the year.
historic disaster
Russia Admits to ‘World’s Largest’ Arctic Oil Spill
“Such an amount of liquid diesel fuel has never been spilled in the history of mankind,” a top emergencies official said of the May 29 spill.
monetized service
Telegram Messaging App to Launch Pay-For Services in 2021
"We will be able to launch countless new features and welcome billions of new users," the app's founder Pavel Durov said.
End of an Era
Finland’s Nordea Bank Pulls Out of Russia
Nordea Bank said it "will concentrate its activities in the Scandinavian region."
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arts and life
long read
'Journeys Through the Russian Empire'
Two great photographers a century apart capture what once was the Russian Empire.
movie night
Russian Movie Night: 7 Literary Works on Screen
At home for New Year's? Jennifer Eremeeva shares the best Russian literature-come-to-life movies.
fun and games
5 Old Russian Games: Party Like It's 1897!
Bored children? Energy levels peaking? Cat and mouse to the rescue.
2020 in music
Russian Classical Music Highlights of 2020
A look back at some of the year's musical highlights in the two Russian capitals.
weekend kitchen
Russia's National Treasure: Cabbage Soup
Jennifer Eremeeva has just the thing to cancel out holiday overeating. And it's delicious, too.
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In-Depth
Tug-of-war
With Lake Baikal’s Key Protections Set to Expire, Russian Eco-Activists Sound the Alarm
Environmental experts and activists say upcoming deregulation could do significant harm to the lake's unique ecosystem.
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.
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