2023: Russia's Year in Review The Russian Music Scene in 2023: From a New Wave of Emigration to Fame for Tuvan Throat Singers Most of the best Russian rock and pop musicians are abroad, but Russian music is not completely down and out. 2023: The Stories of the Year for Russian Women While Russian authorities advocated for increased childbearing and intensified their stance against abortion this year, women were also changemakers in... 5 Min read Russian Dance in 2023: Back to the Soviet Model of Isolated Development? Support for local small-town initiatives is welcome now, but without contact with the world, what will Russian dance become? 4 Min read Feature In 2023, the Kremlin Worked To Dismantle Russia’s Environmental Movement. Some of It Survived. Russia labeled global NGOs such as Bellona, Greenpeace and the WWF “undesirable.” Experts agree that advocacy remains possible at a grassroots level... 6 Min read Russian Cinema in 2023: New Names, Powerful Performances and Banned Films Films begun before the war are ready to view now - if you can find them. 4 Min read Russia’s Civil Society in 2023: Beleaguered But Not Beaten For much of Russian civil society — whether at home or abroad — 2023 has been a year of continuous adaptation. 4 Min read Night in Russian Museums: The Year 2023 in Review Six trends in the museum scene in Russia this year. 5 Min read How Russia’s Independent Media Survived 2023 Journalists and their employers have faced threats to their funding and ability to publish, and have even been imprisoned. 4 Min read 5 Things That Shaped Russia’s Regions in 2023 From deadly attacks on the border with Ukraine and "creeping" mobilization to surging egg prices and elections marred by reports of fraud. 4 Min read 6 People (Other Than Putin) Who Defined Russia in 2023 From mercenary leaders to pro-Kremlin pop stars, these were the biggest names in the headlines in 2023. 5 Min read The Biggest News Stories of 2023 in Russia The past year has been another year of significant change in Russia. 9 Min read Russia on Stage 2023: Darkness With Flashes of Light Many theater people made compromises or lost their jobs this year, but a few productions shone through. 6 Min read Feature How Russia’s 2013 ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law Catalyzed a Decade of Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence Laws restricting LGBTQ+ rights — accompanied by anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric by public figures — have created an overall more threatening environment for queer... 5 Min read 2023: The Rise and Fall of Wagner If one story dominated Russian headlines in 2023, it was the rise and the fall of the murky and brutal Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. 4 Min read The Photos That Defined 2023 in Russia From the Wagner mutiny and the war in Ukraine to an anti-Israeli mob and regional elections, there has been no shortage of news in 2023. 1 Min read View more articles
