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opinion Pippa Crawford

'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' Doesn't Settle for Easy Answers. That's Important.

The film, which is less about resistance than a chronicle of society during war, is a promising and worthy award contender.

Regions Calling: Kremlin Clamps Down on Communists Ahead of State Duma Elections

Communist Party members in the Altai region are under increasing pressure ahead of the State Duma elections. Experts say that's by design.

opinion Valery Panyushkin

I Did Nothing to Stop Russia's Decline Into Tyranny. Should I Be Blamed?

I voted for Putin in 2000 (like an idiot) and went on holiday instead of protesting. Perhaps nothing can be done now, but that doesn't excuse me.

Supreme Court Disbands Boris Titov’s Party of Growth

The ruling followed a request from the party itself, which told the Justice Ministry it no longer met legal requirements for regional representation.

opinion Alexander Morozov

The Quiet Exit of Putin’s Iron Chancellor

Despite rumors that he opposed the war in Ukraine, that Dmitry Kozak did not build his own power circles might grant him a quiet post-politics life.

Putin’s Musings on Immortality Highlight His Glaring Succession Dilemma

Putin has remade the Russian political system in his image. What happens when he is no longer in power?

Russians to Vote in Regional Elections the Kremlin Can’t Fully Script

Some of this week’s races might see genuine competition instead of the scripted displays of loyalty that typically define Russian elections.

From Rakhimov to Khabirov: How Bashkortostan Became the Seedbed of Russia’s Indigenous-Led Protests

Five years after the Kushtau protests, The Moscow Times explores the political context that set the stage for the protests and how they unfolded.

Nadezhdin Campaign Manager Stripped of Russian Citizenship

Dmitry Kisiev called the revocation of his citizenship a "political move."

opinion Leyla Latypova

In Altai Republic, a Kremlin-Backed Government Reform Aids the Tycoons

Despite staging one of Russia's largest wartime protests, Altai's peoples are set to lose political representation and in some cases their livelihoods...

Russia’s Supreme Court Disbands Civic Initiative Party

The party called the move politically motivated and vowed to appeal the ruling.

Justice Ministry Asks Russian Supreme Court to Disband Civic Initiative Party

Russia’s Justice Ministry is petitioning the Supreme Court to disband Civic Initiative due to its lack of participation in elections over the past seven...

Explainer: Does Russia’s ‘Systemic Opposition’ Still Exist?

Even minor differences between these parties have seemingly vanished since the invasion of Ukraine. Can they still play a political role?

Inside Russia’s ‘Micro-Politics’: Ethnographer Jeremy Morris on the Quiet Resilience of Daily Life

The Moscow Times speaks to the British ethnographer about his latest book.

opinion Mikhail Komin

Unprecedented Defense Ministry Purge Sparks Concern in Russian Elite

The anxiety caused by the Defense Ministry purge has been intensified by the fact that new rent flows have been divided between elite groups.

opinion Andrey Pertsev

How Russia Returned to Gerontocracy

The Russian regime increasingly resembles the gerontocracy that ran the late Soviet Union. Some elderly officials are starting to die on the job.

opinion Saahil Menon

Why Russia Is Promoting Itself as an Anti-Woke Sanctuary

A new special visa for Westerners who feel progressivism has gone too far is more than the “humanitarian” endeavor the Kremlin says it is.

Moscow City Assembly Unseats Exiled Anti-War Deputy

Yevgeny Stupin was among the signatories of a letter that condemned Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Ex-Siberian Governor Appointed Senator After Son's Escape from Italian House Arrest

Alexander Uss had stepped down as governor of Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region shortly after his son Artyom fled house arrest in Italy.

Russia Dissolves Oldest Opposition Party

Parnas’ members have faced persecution and assassinations in recent years.

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