Even my grandmother, who has always supported Putin, simply doesn’t understand why the government would do this.

The war did not come as a surprise to me, but I still couldn't believe what was happening — and I knew I had to quit.

Most of Russia’s successful liberal reforms have actually come from an autocratic state trying to reform itself rather than from popular uprisings.

I recently asked a Russian friend what her hopes for the future were. "No plans. Only December," she said.

An anonymous journalist shares why he stayed in the country and continues reporting for banned media, including The Moscow Times.