Pushing north

Russia Launches Nuclear Icebreaker as It Eyes Arctic Future

The Ural is one of a trio of ships expected to be the largest and most powerful icebreakers in the world.
Maritime Tribunal

Russia Must Release Detained Ukrainian Sailors – Maritime Tribunal

Ukraine has already demanded the sailors' release and the return of the impounded vessels.
Falling trust

Putin’s Trust Rating Hits Historic Low — State Poll

The previous record low of 33.4 percent was documented in January 2019.
Stepping down

May Governed in ‘Very Difficult’ Time for Russia-U.K. Ties – Kremlin

British Prime Minister Theresa May announced her resignation after three years in office.
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highlights

A dying art

Dagestan’s Last Tightrope Walkers: A Photo Essay

A teacher keeps an ancient tradition alive in Russia's North Caucasus.
Northern fleet

Russia’s High-Tech Nuclear Submarine Delayed By Design Flaws

The submarine is said to be both the most expensive and technically advanced in the Russian Navy.
Living standards

One Year In, Putin’s Grand Economic Plan Is Tainted With Manure

The National Projects spending program is not living up to expectations.
What's for dinner

Okroshka: Summer's Simple Pleasure

Jennifer Eremeeva gives us the blueprint for Russia's best summer soup.
Soviet Kitsch

A Glimpse Behind the Iron Curtain

As nostalgia for the Soviet Union swells, one project aims to show what life was like for ordinary citizens in the U.S.S.R.

opinion

opinion
Tatyana Stanovaya

Every Man for Himself: The Russian Regime Turns On Itself
opinion
Michele A. Berdy

Getting Your Snark On in Russian
opinion
Ilya Shepelin

I Know What It's Like to Work for Alisher Usmanov's Media

opinion
Vladimir Ruvinsky

We Want It Like in Ukraine, Part 2
opinion
Mark Galeotti

Corruption and Populism Are the West's Weaknesses, Not Moscow’s Invention
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Modern Russia Is Putin Deciding a Park Use Dispute
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Meanwhile in Russia

Failed escape

Moscow Police Catch Suspect Who Underwent Plastic Surgery to Avoid Arrest
Special souvenirs

Russian Caught Trying to Smuggle Baby Otters, Scorpions Out of Indonesia
Quarreling clergymen

Drunk Russian Priest Defrocked After Stabbing Monk, Media Reports
duck detour

St. Petersburg Drivers Stop for Two Ducks on a Date
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Business

Living standards

One Year In, Putin’s Grand Economic Plan Is Tainted With Manure

The National Projects spending program is not living up to expectations.
investment sentiment

Yields on Russian Benchmark Bonds Fall as Foreign Demand Rises

OFZ treasury bills are trading near their highest levels for two years.
Business feature

Why Are Russian Stocks So Cheap?

Would-be investors don’t believe companies’ boards will share revenues.
chicken or pork?

Russia’s Newest Ambition in China Is Selling More Chicken Wings

A virus decimating China's hog herd could help to boost Russian poultry exports.
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arts and life

long read

'To See Paris and Die: The Soviet Lives of Western Culture'

This Pushkin House Book Prize nomination is a radically different view of the Thaw period.
A dying art

Dagestan’s Last Tightrope Walkers: A Photo Essay

A teacher keeps an ancient tradition alive in Russia's North Caucasus.
culture clips

On This Day: Mikhail Sholokhov
offbeat moscow

Dreams, Death and Beyond at Zverev Center of Modern Art

What you can see in Moscow if you like young artists who work off the beaten path.
What's for dinner

Okroshka: Summer's Simple Pleasure

Jennifer Eremeeva gives us the blueprint for Russia's best summer soup.
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