Party finance data from 2024 suggests Russian political parties heavily rely on public funding and opaque regional channels.

State-backed NGOs replace independent environmental voices in the Arctic.

In a remote Siberian village, a single student keeps the school from closing.

Russians face fines and prosecution for public video appeals to Putin over environmental and social issues.

Tuva has Russia's highest birth and abortion rate. Women are buying counterfeit abortion pills online — at a high cost.

Dozens of residents in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast have been injured or killed in military-related traffic accidents and are struggling to find justice.

Two Argentinian influencers were accused of promoting a human trafficking scheme in Tatarstan.

A band from Bashkortostan has gone viral for an electro-folk song about a Bashkir epic poem.

Incidents involving desecration of monuments honoring soldiers who fought in Russia's War on Ukraine are increasing.

Patients struggle with finding insulin and essential drugs; residents rely on group chats and online exchanges to survive.

Krasnodar Krai and Sevastopol declared a state of emergency after a Kerch Strait oil spill.

Researchers report Russia's winters are changing due to global warming.