October 15, 2023 A Rough Draft Russia's Ministry of Defense is moving to allow the drafting of prisoners. Government Law Military Social Issues
October 15, 2023 Unlike My Father, Putin is a Coward Alexei Navalny's daughter Daria gives a TED Talk on the occasion of her father's 1000th day in prison. Dissent Politics War
October 12, 2023 Kadyrov: A Medal for My Son The Head of the Chechen State awarded his son a medal after he extrajudicially beat a prisoner accused of burning a Qu'ran. Government Law News Regions Religion
October 11, 2023 Russia Remebers Anna Politovskaya On Putin's Birthday On Vladimir Putin's birthday, citizens across Russia commemorated the seventeenth anniversary of independent journalist Anna Politkovskaya's murder. Biographies Dissent Journalism Politics Social Issues
October 11, 2023 "Our Men Are Not Slaves; Bring Them Home" Relatives of mobilized Russians are demanding the return of loved ones who have been at war for an extended period. Russian authorities are censoring their messages. Dissent Military War
October 10, 2023 The Cost of Being Foreign Agent An "extremist" Russian rapper is fined for not reporting on his activities as a "foreign agent." Dissent Government Music
October 09, 2023 A Quantum Leap A Russian and American contingent was unveiled as this year's Nobel chemistry laureates. News Russians Abroad Science Technology
October 08, 2023 Integration through Education? Russian President Putin stressed the importance of education in regions newly annexed from Ukraine. But is there a more sinister motive at play? Education Government
October 05, 2023 Beware the Partisans Russia has witnessed nearly 310 cases of arson, explosions, and sabotage in the past 19 months. Dissent Statistics War
October 04, 2023 "Where Is Polina Gagarina?": A Show with No Stars A pro-war concert promised great stars on the stage, but instead had only ultranationalist poets. Moscow Music Politics Pop Culture War
October 02, 2023 Prisoner Returns from War With Fatal Consequences A murder convict sent to Ukraine in exchange for a pardon committed a gruesome crime after returning from the war. Cities & Towns Government Law Military Social Issues War
October 01, 2023 Another Reason to Cover Your Mouth When You Cough Russia is suffering through an especially bad flu and respiratory infection season. Government Health Science