In 2026, a record number of Russian regions reduced healthcare spending amid the war in Ukraine.

Recent internet outages in Moscow have had some 90s-esque consequences.

United Russia gifted groceries to elderly women, female volunteers, and widows of soldiers who died in Ukraine to celebrate International Women's Day.

Two American academic organizations have been designated as "undesirable" in Russia, stifling scholastic collaboration.

The concept of a “plant-foreign agent” has appeared in Russian legislation. 

Russia has introduced rules allowing prison authorities to withhold up to 75% of the money transfers to inmates from relatives.

A tourist was fined R850,000 (almost $11,000) for sitting on a historic throne in the Hermitage.

A new BBC podcast delves into Putin's connection to the 1999 apartment building bombings.

Three activists blocked the doors of Roskomnadzor to protest internet surveillance and were arrested.

Many Russians have turned Maslenitsa celebrations into political statements.

Leonid Arkadyevich Zemsky, a literary scholar, dreamed of visiting the countryside in winter and going on a real Russian hunt.