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Who Is Speaking Out Against the Moscow Protest Prosecutions?

Clergymen, actors, teachers and other professionals have signed open letters in support of the individuals swept up in the crackdown.

School scrutiny

‘We Tracked Your Social Media, You’re Gay’: Russian Student Threatened With Expulsion

“The fact that I have a girlfriend, in [the vice president's] opinion ... doesn’t prove that I’m not gay,” the student said.

Contentious case

Russian Court to Review Actor's Jailing After Public Outcry

Ustinov could potentially be freed from custody this week.

Journey Interrupted

Siberian Shaman ‘Kidnapped’ While Crossing the Country to ‘Expel’ Putin – Reports

Witnesses said he was apprehended by armed and masked men and that his whereabouts are unknown.

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concerned clergy

Russian Priest Who Signed Open Letter in Support of Protesters Says 'Government Threats' Not the Answer

"A state devoid of justice is no better than a band of robbers."

opinion

How the Moscow Protest Cases Are Changing Russia’s Justice System

The authorities are applying new tactics of repression.

sacred ground

Behind Moscow’s Facades, Legacies of Soviet Atheism

The Russian Orthodox Church is trying to evict tenants and claim real estate that was once appropriated by Soviet authorities.

constructive discussion

Russia-Ukraine Gas Talks Resume as EU Seeks to Avert Supply Cut

More than a third of Europe’s gas comes from Russia, and most of that goes through Ukraine’s Soviet-era pipelines.

expand your horizons

Moscow's Inspiring New Cultural Season Opens

2019 is Russia's Year of Theater.

opinion

How the Moscow Protest Cases Are Changing Russia’s Justice System

opinion

Leonid Bershidsky

Putin Wants to Be the Middle East's Go-To Problem Solver

opinion

The Kremlin Puts Its Faith in Arbitrary Authoritarianism

opinion

Will Russia Reinforce Iraq's Air Defenses After Israeli Strikes?

opinion

Aaron Schwartzbaum

Russia’s Party System Is Falling Apart

opinion

Andrei Kolesnikov

How the Moscow Protests Reveal a Schism in Russia’s Middle Class

One small step for FEDOR

Russia's Humanoid Robot Says It Wants to Build Robot Colonies In Space

Horses in the back

Lonely St. Petersburg Horse Unsuccessfully Attempts to Ride City Bus

Electric avenue

Russian Woman Survives After Shocking Double Lightning Strike on Car

wild auto-lover

Russian Bear Gets Behind the Wheel of Soviet-Era Truck

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constructive discussion

Russia-Ukraine Gas Talks Resume as EU Seeks to Avert Supply Cut

More than a third of Europe’s gas comes from Russia, and most of that goes through Ukraine’s Soviet-era pipelines.

rainy day

Kremlin Plan to Tap Wealth Fund Fuels Tension With Central Bank

Russia expects to begin spending the money early next year and the battle over where it will go is already heating up.

Market surge

Russia Could Gain From Saudi Oil Attack – Analysts

Russia, the world's second-largest oil exporter, is poised to emerge as a winner following drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's largest oil refinery.

Arctic bonus

Putin to Decide on $40Bln in Tax Breaks for Arctic Oil

The Finance Ministry might try to block attempts to gather state support for Arctic development.

sacred ground

Behind Moscow’s Facades, Legacies of Soviet Atheism

The Russian Orthodox Church is trying to evict tenants and claim real estate that was once appropriated by Soviet authorities.

expand your horizons

Moscow's Inspiring New Cultural Season Opens

2019 is Russia's Year of Theater.

nice pipes

Zaryadye Concert Hall Gets New Organ

A spectacular new instrument will debut in February

everyone's invited

Moscow's Big Weekend Out: From Puppies to Public Buses

Summer may be over, but Muscovites still had a weekend packed with parades, marathons and street-filling fun.

russian league

Take Me Out to the Ball Game … in Moscow

After a bumpy start, Russian baseball is taking off.

More Arts and Life

Way Out

Why a Group of Siberians Is Asking Canada for ‘Ecological Asylum’

Locals in a Russian coal town say they are desperate to get out.

tinker tailor soldier spy

What Did a Russian CIA Agent Achieve in the Kremlin?

The Smolenkov affair reignites talks of “Russian intervention.”

fast growth

Ozon Battling It Out for E-Commerce Supremacy in Russia

The race is on to capture as many loyal customers as possible.

opinion

20 Years of Vladimir Putin: How Russian Foreign Policy Has Changed

Dmitry Trenin on Russia's successes abroad and why resisting NATO expansion to the east was a fundamental mistake.