September 16, 2026 Vote to Get Gym Class Credits! A P.E. teacher offered his university students to receive credit for three classes in exchange for voting online in the upcoming Duma elections. Education Government Internet Law Moscow Social Issues
September 09, 2026 Fined for Not Existing An NGO aiding HIV patients was fined for not reporting its activities as a "foreign agent" after shutting its doors. Cities & Towns Government Law Regions Social Issues
August 25, 2026 "I just wanted to save all of us from prison..." How digitization and a fear of those in power turned Russians into perfect victims for con artists. Economy Elderly Internet Social Issues Technology
August 25, 2026 Hear an Accent? Call the FSB The governor of Oryol Oblast urged residents to report people with an "accent" to the FSB amid drone attacks from Ukraine. Cities & Towns Espionage Government Politics Regions Social Issues War
August 15, 2026 No Chance for a Peaceful Agenda An anti-war party tried to participate in the fall elections for the State Duma. Government Law Politics Social Issues War
August 04, 2026 Brides of Christ How myths about the incompetence and purity of Russian women with disabilities interfere with these women's lives. Health Social Issues Urban Life Women
July 15, 2026 "Are You Peeing Yourself?" A Vladivostok veteran in military uniform threatened a woman with a gun near a playground. Children Law Military Social Issues War Women
July 12, 2026 Whoa, Mama A Moscow woman has given birth to her sixteenth child. Children Family Social Issues
July 10, 2026 Teenagers Tortured behind Bars Teens in a Neo-Nazi group were arrested and tortured for attempting to kill Margarita Simonian and for attacking migrants and queer people. Children Internet Law Moscow News Social Issues
June 21, 2026 QR, Codified The Russian State Duma is implementing a universal QR code payment system. Economy Social Issues Technology
June 19, 2026 Bulgakov Canceled Russians react to the demolition of a monument to the famous writer in Kyiv. Art Biographies Cities & Towns Culture History Literature Politics Social Issues Urban Life
June 07, 2026 Play as Propaganda Not even children's playgrounds are safe from Kremlin ideology that glorifies war. Children Social Issues Urban Life