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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.

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

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Oct. 19

Record deaths. Cases climbing. Vaccination slows.

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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

API: Open Disease Data API

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

Russia Reports New Record High Coronavirus Deaths

Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Oct. 19

Russia Passes 1,000 Daily Coronavirus Deaths For First Time

Russia Sees Second Day of 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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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.

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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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.

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.

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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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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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...