June 30, 2025 Does Russian Literature Need Support? Author Maria Galina declined to accept the 2025 Dar Literary Prize, sparking debate over engagement with Russian-language literature in wartime. Dissent Language Literature Russians Abroad Russia File
June 30, 2025 Russia's Forgotten Female Poet Karolina Pavlova struggled to find literary acclaim as a woman in the 19th century, but her work endures. Language Literature Women Russia File
June 29, 2025 Tightening Trade Ties Russia and Belarus celebrate a record year for trade between them in 2024. No surprise there. Economy Int'l Relations Politics Russia File
June 25, 2025 "Let's Get Me into Prison" Russian soldiers seek prison to avoid combat, say lawyers and rights defenders. Law Military War Russia File
June 24, 2025 Russky Letters Only! Russia has passed a law prohibiting inscriptions in foreign languages in signs and billboards. Business Government Language Law Politics Russia File
June 22, 2025 The Russia-wide Web Russians are spending an increasing amount of time on domestic social media. Economy Internet Social Issues Russia File
June 18, 2025 Environmentalism, Kremlin Style State-backed NGOs replace independent environmental voices in the Arctic. Environment Government Regions Russia File
June 17, 2025 iState: A Russian Government Messenger? The Duma has approved the creation of a national messenger app to digitize the government and collect data on its citizens' chats. Business Dissent Espionage Government Internet Politics Russia File
June 16, 2025 Vladimir Mayakovsky: A Century of Censorship Vladimir Mayakovsky sports a complicated legacy a nearly a century after Joseph Stalin immortalized him as the defining poet of the Soviet epoch. Literature Memoir War Russia File
June 15, 2025 Cultural Calendar Codified Russian leadership has approved a new plan for cultural policy through 2027. Culture Law Politics Russia File
June 13, 2025 "We'd Be Nothing Without You" In a remote Siberian village, a single student keeps the school from closing. Children Economy Education Regions Women
June 12, 2025 Under Review What our reviewer has been reading lately, and what it has gotten him thinking about. Culture History Literature