March 02, 2025 Putin's Culture Guru, Now Head of Writer's Union Vladimir Medinsky, a writer in Putin's inner circle, is now the head of the Union of Russian Writers. Culture Politics Russia File
March 01, 2025 Hospitals of No Return Psychiatric imprisonment did not end with the Soviet Union. It has a new lien on Russian lives. Culture Dissent Health Political Prisoners Politics War
February 27, 2025 Foreigners in the Russian Army Some foreigners are traveling to Russia to enlist in the army. Int'l Relations Language Men Military Politics War Russia File
February 19, 2025 Words from Jail: "Optimism Is My Diagnosis" A trans man was sentenced to 12 years in a women's jail. Despite bullying and threats, he remains resilient. Biographies Dissent Political Prisoners Politics Social Issues War Russia File
February 02, 2025 State and Business (and Moral) Corruption Russia's Anti-Corruption Foundation has published an eyebrow-raising investigation into one of Putin's closest allies – and his girlfriends. Dissent Economy Government Politics Social Issues Russia File
January 21, 2025 The Politics of the Class of 2025 A student reflects on politics and Russia's future as high school graduation nears. Biographies Children Dissent Education Politics Russia File
January 15, 2025 "Rot Here for the Rest of Your Lives." Mediazona takes readers inside one of Russia's most-feared torture camps for Ukrainian captives. Dissent Int'l Relations Military Political Prisoners Politics War Russia File
January 09, 2025 Paint the Coast Black Krasnodar Krai and Sevastopol declared a state of emergency after a Kerch Strait oil spill. Animals Environment Geography Politics Regions Russia File
January 06, 2025 Russians Unaffected by War Verstka uncovered a survey that showed Russians are both exhausted and accustomed to the war in Ukraine. Dissent Government Politics Social Issues Statistics War Russia File
January 02, 2025 An Argentine Christmas Present On Christmas morning, two Russian diplomats were stopped at a DUI control in Argentina. Emigrés Int'l Relations Politics Russians Abroad War Russia File
December 24, 2024 Power for Abkhazia Russian-occupied Abkhazia faces an energy crisis that Russia seems reluctant to solve. Economy Int'l Relations Politics Social Issues Russia File
December 22, 2024 A Memory Battle, Won A statue to the founder of the Soviet secret police has been erected in Khabarovsk. Cities & Towns History Politics Russia File
