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Articles by Tom Balmforth for Reuters
hero to zero
First Woman in Space Brought Down to Earth by Backlash Over Bid to Prolong Putin Rule
Valentina Tereshkova "actively took part in the show that some people are calling a state coup," one petition said.
off the streets
Moscow Rounds Up Stray Animals, Kills Rats Over Coronavirus Fears
Animal rights campaigners have decried the move as cruel and scientifically groundless.
lock and key
From Russia With Cabin Fever: Coronavirus Evacuees Compare Notes
In a fenced-off complex in Siberia, 144 people evacuated from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak are being held in quarantine.
Unholy weapons
Russian Priests Should Stop Blessing Nukes, Church Proposal Says
Blessing weapons that can kill an "indefinite number of people" must be excluded from pastoral practice, the proposal says.
'Pulp fiction'
Russia Accuses Alleged U.S. Spy Whelan of Lying About Ill-Treatment in Jail
Russia's Foreign Ministry called Paul Whelan's accusations an effort to create "artificial hype."
Paying respects
Kremlin Pays Tribute to Late Soviet Spy It Says May Have Changed History
Goar Vartanyan allegedly helped thwart a plan backed by Adolf Hitler to assassinate the allied leaders in 1943.
news
Pro-Kremlin Activists Take on Rule-Breaking Drivers (Video)
It may not be the most appealing kind of activism. But it certainly makes for interesting, and often viral, YouTube footage.