May 31, 2021 A Necessary Inspection Russian kids are caught up in a toy craze, and the government is worried about how it might be influencing them. Children Government Health Russia File
May 27, 2021 Dacha Contraband Grow parsley for the wrong reason and you could land up in jail. Agriculture Food & Drink Government Russia File
May 26, 2021 Scooter Blacklist The Moscow City Duma is proposing safety regulations that will help prevent Muscovites from scootering into peril. Government Moscow Transportation Russia File
May 25, 2021 Bling Defiantly! How to counter the "shameful" designation of "foreign agent"? With some bling, of course. Gifts Government Journalism Media Russia File
May 19, 2021 Not Fit for the Kremlin “I also don’t know that they would be able to work in the President’s administration. I do not think there is a division in the administration that deals with sports nutrition.” – Press Secretary to the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov Espionage Government Health Sports Quote
May 17, 2021 Waste Not, Unless You Want to Support Russia's Disposal Services The Russian Government has invested in quite a mess! Economy Environment Government Russia File
May 12, 2021 Get You With the Big Gun “Simple and reliable, like a Kalashnikov assault rifle.” – Putin's assessment of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V, broadcast on television channel Russia 24 on May 6. Government Health Military War Quote
May 06, 2021 What a Dud It might come as no surprise that a king of YouTube is not immune to a video scandal or two – but when journalists, government officials and members of parliament are involved…? Government Int'l Relations Internet Journalism Russia File
May 05, 2021 Sputnik V is Quite Alright “The fact of the matter is, 80 or 85% of Serbians want the Russian vaccine Sputnik V." – Down with the naysayers! On May 4, Russian news outlet Izvestiya published a written interview with the Serbian Ambassador Miroslav Lazanski where he explained that, while Serbians choose themselves which vaccine they will receive, the majority would prefer Sputnik V. Remember when The world poo-poo’d the Russian decision to vaccinate without full clinical trials? It looks like not everyone’s complaining these days… Government Health Int'l Relations Statistics Quote
May 04, 2021 Drop and Give Me Fifty, Mr. Mayor It's not very often that you see the mayor of a city get punished by a group of school-age children, but that's exactly what happened in Krasnoyarsk when mayor Sergei Eryomin lost a challenge. Government Politics Regions Sports Russia File
May 01, 2021 Andrei Sakharov Andrei Dmitriyevich Sakharov lived several completely different lives. Government History
May 01, 2021 Aiming for RuNet Russia’s crackdown on internet freedoms reached a fever pitch this spring as the government attempted to slow Twitter traffic in response to the microblogging platform’s alleged refusal to delete banned content. Government Internet Social Issues
