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playing with fire

Explainer: What’s the Risk of Disaster at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant?

Increasing military activity in the area poses dangers not only for critical infrastructure, but also nuclear waste stored at the site.

additional punishment

Navalny Says Placed in Solitary Confinement

"No visits, no letters, no parcels. This is the only place in the prison where even smoking is prohibited," said jailed Kremlin critic.

'military operation'

LIVE | Ukraine War: As It's Happening

The latest breaking news and developments in Russia's deadly attack on Ukraine.

Investigative Outlet Obtains Russian Soldier’s Ukraine War Crimes Confession

“[I will be jailed] not for what I did in Ukraine, but for all the information I will give you,” the soldier told iStories.

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opinion Sergey Radchenko

Collective Responsibility and the Slide into the Totalitarian Past

It's convenient to blame "the Russians" for failing to stop the war. But what have you done to stop it?

Russian Painter of Brezhnev-Honecker Kiss Graffiti Dies

Dmitry Vrubel was a non-conformist painter and dissident artist.

war-torn childhood

In Photos: Ukrainian Children Live and Play Amid War

Children continue to live in wartime conditions surrounded by bombed buildings, destroyed cars and anti-tank equipment.

In Graphs: Russia Hits 5,000 Independently Confirmed Military Deaths in Ukraine

The Moscow Times put together six graphs using available data on Russian soldiers killed in the Ukraine war.

navigating the maze

NGO Helps Women Fleeing Ukraine War, Political Repression

A global team of volunteers coordinated by a leading Russian expert is supporting women facing gender-based violence abroad.

opinion Sergey Radchenko

Collective Responsibility and the Slide into the Totalitarian Past

opinion Leonid Gozman

The Fear Behind Vladimir Putin's Jokes

opinion Michele A. Berdy

All the World in One Russian Word

opinion Andrei Pertsev

War in Ukraine Has Sparked a New Race to Succeed Putin

opinion Michele A. Berdy

Warning: Do Not Say This in Russian

opinion Anna Zhuk

The Ukrainian First Lady in Vogue

war-torn childhood

In Photos: Ukrainian Children Live and Play Amid War

behind the frontlines

In Photos: Life in Occupied Ukraine

Russia Stages Showcase Naval Parade in St. Petersburg: In Photos

under war's shadow

In Photos: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, 5 Months On

seeking damages

Russian Tycoon Deripaska Sues Ex-Banker Tinkov for Defamation

Tinkov had dismissed Deripaska as “an oligarch and a thief” in the comments below his own anti-war post on Instagram.

commodity contraction

Russia’s Oil Output Falters After Summer Rebound

Oil production had previously seen several months of recovery from Western sanctions imposed over Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Russia Starts Delivering Extra Gas to Hungary – Budapest

Hungary said Saturday that Russia has started delivering additional gas to the EU member following a July visit to Moscow by its foreign minister.

Central Bank Predicts Russia Will Return to Economic Growth in 2024

"The main challenge in the coming years is to create the conditions for a successful transformation of the economy," a Central Bank report said.

Russian Painter of Brezhnev-Honecker Kiss Graffiti Dies

Dmitry Vrubel was a non-conformist painter and dissident artist.

'Klimat’: A Look at Russia’s Looming Climate Reckoning

What will happen to a country where the temperature is rising 2.5 times faster than in the rest of the world?

weekend kitchen

Karl Nesselrode: Foreign Minister and Pudding

Karl Nesselrode was Russia's longest serving foreign minister and a recipe developer. Who knew?

weekend kitchen

Which Came First: Vareniki or Pelmeni?

Vareniki are Ukrainian dumplings, and cherry-filled vareniki are summer's bliss.

'rising from the ashes'

The Fall and Rise of Crimean Tatar Arts

Repatriated Crimean Tatars are rehabilitating, reviving and recreating their traditional arts.

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navigating the maze

NGO Helps Women Fleeing Ukraine War, Political Repression

A global team of volunteers coordinated by a leading Russian expert is supporting women facing gender-based violence abroad.

exiles under watch

Spy’s Confession Sheds Light on Russian Espionage in Georgia

The 20-year-old informant for Russia’s security services was sent to Tbilisi to report on the many exiles here. Now, he says, he’s come clean.

Fleeing War and Discrimination, LGBT Russians Find Refuge in South Caucasus

Armenia and Georgia are socially conservative societies and LGBT people face legal and social obstacles as well as occasional violence.

fleeing prosecution

Siberian Opposition Deputy Flees Criminal 'War Fakes' Prosecution

Helga Pirogova told independent media that she is currently in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.