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What Do Russians Think About Prigozhin's Fate?

Vladimir Putin on Thursday expressed his "condolences" over a plane crash that is said to have killed Yevgeny Prigozhin. While there has yet to be an official...
currency crunch

What Do Russians Think About the Ruble's Decline?

The ruble has taken a beating in recent weeks, triggering concerns that it could set off an inflationary spiral and panic in domestic financial markets...
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What Do Russians Think About Navalny's New Prison Sentence?

Last week, a Moscow court sentenced jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to 19 years in prison on a string of new “extremism” charges that...
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Russians React to Latest Crimea Bridge Attack

The Crimea bridge suffered its second deadly attack since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has hurt the annexed peninsula's critical tourism industry...
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What Do Russians Think of Prigozhin's Rebellion?

Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin aborted his revolt against Russia's leadership and now faces exile in Belarus. But as the mercenary outfit rapidly advanced...
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TMT Lecture Series

The Russian Media: Lessons From the 1990s – Nataliya Rostova

Nataliya Rostova is one of the leading researchers on Russian media. In her lecture "The Russian Media: Lessons of the 1990s," Rostova discusses how the...
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Finger pointing

Who Do Russians Blame for the Kakhovka Dam's Destruction?

Ukraine's Kakhovka dam was destroyed in the early hours of June 6, sparking an environmental and humanitarian crisis in the partially-occupied Kherson...
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Gender Imbalance and Toxic Masculinity in Wartime Russia – Samantha Berkhead

Samantha Berkhead is the senior editor for The Moscow Times. She joined The Moscow Times in 2019 and lived in Russia from that year until the invasion...
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'chaos and disorder'

What Do Russians Think of the Drone Attack on Moscow?

A drone attack targeting Moscow this week was by far the largest wave launched against Russia since it invaded Ukraine last year. Although the Russian...
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Wagner Group

What Do Russians Think of Yevgeny Prigozhin?

Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has captured news headlines in recent weeks with his expletive-laden rants against Russia's Defense Ministry and...
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TMT Lecture Series

Inside Putin’s Propaganda Mirror Chamber: How Has Russia Lost the Free Press? – Mikhail Fishman

Mikhail Fishman, an anchor for the independent TV Rain news channel and researcher of the history of Russian journalism, discusses the history of press...
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scaled back celebrations

Why Did Russian Authorities Cancel Immortal Regiment Processions?

Russian authorities on April 18 canceled annual processions in remembrance of relatives who fought in World War II amid apparent security concerns linked...
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What Do Muscovites Think About Russia's New Military Draft Law?

President Vladimir Putin last week signed a law that allows Russian authorities to issue online draft notices and impose restrictions on draft dodgers...
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The Gulag Legacy. Memory of Stalinism in Today’s Russia – Nikolai Epplée

Nikolai Epplée is a journalist, author, and independent researcher working on memorial culture and Soviet state terror. This lecture at Leiden...
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TMT Lecture Series

Russian Civil Society and Media in an Era of Full Censorship – Ekaterina Martynova

Ekaterina Martynova, the editor of the independent student media outlet Doxa, discusses censorship in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine, anti-war sentiment...
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Why Russian Journalism Doesn't Help – Maksim Solius

Maksim Solius, an editor at independent investigative media outlet iStories, talks about how freedom of speech was lost in Russia and the difficulties...
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Making Putin Great (Again and Again) – Zhanna Agalakova

Russian journalist Zhanna Agalakova, who worked for state-run media for over 20 years before quitting over the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, discusses Putin's...
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The Price of Lying – Alexander Gubsky

In the first lecture of a new lecture series to take place at different European universities and organized by The Moscow Times, Alexander Gubsky, publisher...
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Putin Lashes Out at 'National Traitors' with Pro-Western Views

He urged Russians to "spit out" those who he called "scum and traitors" from society.
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