December 08, 2022 Rising Boats? In a November 30 speech, President Vladimir Putin said the next big challenge for his government will be raising the economic well-being of Russians. Economy Government Social Issues Russia File
December 04, 2022 War Support Falling According to an internal, Kremlin poll, 55% of Russians favor negotiations with Ukraine, and only 25% are in favor of continuing the war. Government Military War Russia File
November 29, 2022 Chinese Arbitration? China's UN representative has suggested that Beijing could perhaps mediate a peace deal between Kiev and Moscow. Government Int'l Relations War Russia File
November 23, 2022 Controlling Cash for Cars President Putin has called for automotive companies to keep car prices low. Business Economy Government Russia File
November 21, 2022 A Mother of... Something Vladimir Putin has recognized Ramzan Kadyrov's wife as a "Mother-Heroine." Family Government Women Russia File
November 08, 2022 A Lady Leaves Famous Russian journalist and politician Ksenia Sobchak has reportedly fled the country to avoid arrest. Dissent Government War Russia File
November 07, 2022 An Escalating Strategy Russia has begun training its army for the event of a nuclear weapon deployed on its home territory. Government Int'l Relations Military News War Russia File
November 04, 2022 Spies in the Arctic A seventh Russian spy has been arrested in Norway for nefarious activities. Espionage Government Int'l Relations War Russia File
November 02, 2022 To the Frontline or to Prison “Now they have been abandoned without command. They are in some village in the Luhansk region. They need to get out of there because now they are attacked again by an army of enemies. How will they return to Russia? What will happen to them next? We can’t even imagine.” – Irina, wife of a Russian soldier mobilized in Ukraine Government Military War Quote
October 31, 2022 A Director Detained Russian playwright Alexei Zhitkovsky has been detained for suspicion of engaging in "extremism." Dissent Government Law Men Social Issues Russia File
October 27, 2022 Now Hiring: Occupiers Russia is looking for 52,000 new cops to serve in territories recently taken from Ukraine. Cities & Towns Dissent Government Int'l Relations War Russia File
October 26, 2022 Everything That Should Not Be Written "I'm a fool. I didn't just cross the line, I erased it unintentionally... I think about every child, every mother, and every family. And I also think and suffer about every child on the other side, I dream that there would be no deaths, that children would not die. Believe me, the tear of every baby is my pain, my nightmare. I don't wish death on anyone, anyone." – Anton Krasovsky, head of the Russian-language directorate of RT Russia Children Government Media Social Issues War Quote
