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'no other way'
Moscow Returns Remote Work, Other Measures Amid Resurgent Pandemic Wave
The Russian capital is also reinstating mandatory vaccinations and stay-home orders for those over 60.
under scrutiny
FBI Raids U.S. Properties of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch
Oleg Deripaska, a close ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has been under U.S. sanctions since 2018.
popular politics
Half of Russians Don't Hold ‘Democratic Values’ – Poll
Younger Russians were more likely to call themselves supporters of democratic values than older respondents.
russia's response
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Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Oct. 19
Record deaths. Cases climbing. Vaccination slows.
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Latest Podcast
Oct. 15, 2021
This is How We Roll in Russian
What stocking up, throwing a fit, and rolling up your sleeves have in common.
MT Feature
'MOSCOW FORUM'
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.
Editor's Pick
EMPTY STANDS
Russian World Cup Stadium Strives To Avoid White Elephant Status
Home to its third football club in as many seasons, Saransk’s $300M Mordovia Arena risks becoming a symbol of Russia’s costly World Cup legacy.
Coronavirus Cases in Russia
8,060,752
Total Confirmed Cases
794,946
Total Active Cases
0
Today's Cases
7,040,481
Total Recovered
2,300
Total Critical
0
Today's Deaths
225,325
Total Deaths
55,205
Cases per Million
1,543
Deaths per Million
Data Sources
API:
Open Disease Data API
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back to earth
Russian Film Crew Says Shooting in Space a 'Huge Challenge'
If the project stays on track, the Russian crew will beat a Hollywood project involving Tom Cruise with NASA and Elon Musk's SpaceX.
SECRET LOCATION
Russian Police Detain, Return Dagestani Women Fleeing Abuse
Rights groups say two women are in danger after authorities took them from a women’s refuge center and returned them to their families.
alien landscapes
Climate Change Melts Permafrost, Transforms Landscape in Russia's North
In northern Siberia, the warming climate is leaving people feeling like the ground is "going out from under their feet."
opinion
Tanya Lokshina
Thugs Attack Russian Human Rights Group, Then Police Make Matters Worse
Thursday night, thugs invaded the offices of Memorial, a leading Russian rights group, and although police eventually arrived , instead of helping them...
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.
Combatting the contagion
Russia Fights Coronavirus
Oct. 19, 2021
Russia Reports New Record High Coronavirus Deaths
Oct. 19, 2021
Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Oct. 19
Oct. 16, 2021
Russia Passes 1,000 Daily Coronavirus Deaths For First Time
Oct. 15, 2021
Russia Sees Second Day of Record Coronavirus Cases, Fatalities
opinion
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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Meanwhile in Russia
committed cosplay
Siberian Star Wars Fans Build Life-Size X-Wing Fighter
gargantuan gourds
Moscow Celebrates Fall With Giant Pumpkin Showcase
far from home
Polar Bear Who Wandered Too Far South Finds New Home in Moscow
SEEING TRIPLE
St. Petersburg Election Ballot Features 3 Near-Identical Boris Vishnevskys
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Business
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.
HEADING WEST
Russia’s Yandex Launches Ultrafast Grocery Delivery in London
The technology giant is expanding into European markets.
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.
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arts and life
country in city
Sokol Artists' Village in the Colors of Autumn
The Sokol neighborhood of one-story, private houses set in large gardens is a miracle in high-rise Moscow.
long read
Catherine Belton's "Putin's People" is Essential Reading
A meticulously researched, vividly written and unflinching chronicle of today's Russia and the West.
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.
The MT List
What's On in Moscow Oct. 15-17
Stock up on books, relax in a virtual Russian countryside, hear a jazz great and more.
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Climate
alien landscapes
Climate Change Melts Permafrost, Transforms Landscape in Russia's North
In northern Siberia, the warming climate is leaving people feeling like the ground is "going out from under their feet."
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.
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In-Depth
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.
'MOSCOW FORUM'
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.
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