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Armenia PM Takes to the Streets to Denounce 'Coup Attempt'

The Kremlin said Moscow is concerned about the developments in Armenia and calling for calm.

‘IRON FELIX’

A Vote on Restoring a Secret Police Chief’s Statue Opens Old Wounds in Russia

Three decades after anti-communist protesters toppled the monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky outside the KGB’s headquarters, it could be set to return.

Anti-Putin Shaman Charged With Sword Attack on Police

Alexander Gabyshev, who announced plans to restart his crusade to “exorcise” Putin this spring, is accused of violently resisting detention.

russia's response

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Feb. 25

Deaths surpass 80,000. Mass vaccination.

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Combatting the contagion

Russia Fights Coronavirus

Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Feb. 25

Russia Starts Giving Coronavirus Vaccine To Homeless

Russia Has One of the World’s Highest Excess Death Rates. Why Aren’t Russians Angrier?

Russia Re-Opens to Foreign Students, Easing Coronavirus Travel Ban

4,212,100 Total Confirmed Cases

359,560 Total Active Cases

11,198 Today's Cases

3,767,664 Total Recovered

2,300 Total Critical

446 Today's Deaths

84,876 Total Deaths

28,855 Cases per Million

581 Deaths per Million

Data Sources: Worldometer, Johns Hopkins

API: NovelCOVID

opinion Jeremy Morris

Navalny’s ‘Cancellation’ is Problematic, But Also Reveals the Pitfalls of His Elevation

The Amnesty revocation of the Kremlin critic’s status as “prisoner of conscience” brings into focus the outsized role western NGOs play in how Russia...

opinion Maxim Samorukov

Kiev Has Sanctioned Putin’s Best Ukrainian Friend. What Next?

The sanctioning of Medvedchuk makes the resumption of substantive talks between Russia and Ukraine all but impossible.

St. Petersburg Ballerina Dances on Ice to Save Local Beach

Ilmira Bagautdinova is one of thousands speaking out against plans to construct a port terminal for grain shipments on Batareinaya Bay.

opinion Paul Bartlett

Reset With Russia: Kyrgyzstan’s President Heads to Moscow

New Kyrgyz leader Sadyr Japarov will need to prove to Putin that his rise to power is an opportunity for change.

Looking Back at Kirill Serebrennikov's Gogol Center

The director leaves the Gogol Theater — and theater in general — better than when he found them.

Russia's Climate Emergency

Arctic Shipper Shows Off Historic Icebreaking Voyage

Peat Fires Smolder in Siberia Despite Bone-Chilling Temperatures

Japan Seeks Arctic Shipping, Agricultural Partnerships in Russia’s Far East

Russia ‘One Step Closer’ to Year-Round Sailing in Melting Arctic

opinion Gennady Rudkevich

Revoking Navalny’s Prisoner of Conscience Status Emboldens Opponents of Human Rights

opinion Jeremy Morris

Navalny’s ‘Cancellation’ is Problematic, But Also Reveals the Pitfalls of His Elevation

opinion Maxim Samorukov

Kiev Has Sanctioned Putin’s Best Ukrainian Friend. What Next?

opinion Paul Bartlett

Reset With Russia: Kyrgyzstan’s President Heads to Moscow

opinion Sabine Fischer

2021: Another Sad Year for EU-Russia Relations

opinion Mark Galeotti

Navalny the ‘Escape Risk’ Faces a Campaign of Silence

Chemical brothers

Pink and Green Dogs Join Blue Strays on Russian Streets

Mama I'm A Criminal

Moscow Law Enforcement Send Birthday Criminal Reminder to 14-Year-Olds

Moscow Zoo’s Panda Tumbles in the Snow

Zhirinovsky Reflects on Love and Romance in Tweet Screed

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Russia’s Small Businesses Are Suffering Despite Easing of Coronavirus Restrictions

One in ten firms is preparing to close, warns the Kremlin’s business envoy.

Russia’s Wildberries Launches in France, Italy and Spain

Russia’s leading online retail giant is betting big on Europe in a major expansion drive.

BORROWING BINGE

Russia’s Government Debt Rose 40% in 2020

Frugality through the pandemic means Moscow still boasts one of the lowest debt levels in the world.

Arctic Shipper Shows Off Historic Icebreaking Voyage

A Russian commercial vessel has sailed the Northern Sea Route in February for the first time ever, with multi-year-old ice no longer present.

artistic sand box

Sand Stories: Performances Flow Through Your Fingers

For Yekaterinburg artist Yelena Kadyrova, drawing a line in the sand is her life's work.

St. Petersburg Ballerina Dances on Ice to Save Local Beach

Ilmira Bagautdinova is one of thousands speaking out against plans to construct a port terminal for grain shipments on Batareinaya Bay.

Looking Back at Kirill Serebrennikov's Gogol Center

The director leaves the Gogol Theater — and theater in general — better than when he found them.

Sergei Lebedev Spins a Dark Thriller in 'Untraceable'

Lebedev's novel is both a gripping thriller and an unflinching examination of Russia's past.

weekend kitchen

Huzzah for Hussar-Style Beef!

Take a page of culinary history to fete Defenders of the Homeland Day in style.

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opinion Vladimir Frolov

How Russia Deals With the West After Navalny's Jailing

"Forgive the United States, ignore France and punish Germany," is Russia's newfound motto as pressure on the country rises.

opinion Olivia Lazard

Moscow's Climate Change Dilemma

Russia risks paying for its climate change inaction over the coming decade.

2021 LOOK AHEAD

Russia in 2021: Will the Economy Recover?

Russia’s economy is handling the coronavirus better than most. But austerity, bruised businesses and cautious consumers set the stage for a slow recovery...

2021 LOOK AHEAD

Russia in 2021: A Corporate Reckoning?

The pandemic exposed deep divides in Russia’s corporate world. How will the recovery play out?