August 16, 2023 A Video Song-Apology Three waterpark employees in Crimea were fined and forced to sing "Vladimir Putin is Great" after dancing to a Ukrainian song. Dissent Music Pop Culture War Russia File
July 19, 2023 Don't Give Me Your Flowers Two concertgoers at a concert after one chanted “glory to Ukraine.” Dissent Music Politics Pop Culture War Russia File
July 05, 2023 Rockstar Declared Foreign Agent The Ministry of Justice released a list of new "foreign agents." Among them is Boris Grebenshchikov, a respected founder of Russian Rock. Dissent Government Music Pop Culture War Russia File
March 29, 2023 Concert Confusion A popular singer's concerts have been canceled after being blacklisted by Russia. Dissent Media Music Pop Culture Regions Russia File
March 19, 2023 Don't Wear a White Coat An art group in St. Petersburg put up a sculpture criticizing Russian society's blind-sightedness on the war. Art Cities & Towns Dissent Politics Pop Culture Russia File
February 15, 2023 Russia Cuts Ties with a Rock Star The Ministry of Justice has declared Zemfira a foreign agent, due to her opposition to Russia's War on Ukraine. Dissent Government Music Pop Culture Russia File
December 22, 2022 Moleshine, Anyone? A mole-infused moonshine drink has burrowed through the Russian internet. Animals Food & Drink Internet Pop Culture Russia File
September 21, 2022 A Sincere Appeal “I am asking you to include me on the foreign agents' list of my beloved country.” – Russian pop star Alla Pugacheva, to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Culture Dissent Media Pop Culture Women Quote
September 19, 2022 Narrow or Russian? A sappily patriotic pop song, "I'm Russian," gets a parody: "I'm Narrow." Internet Music Pop Culture Russia File
September 02, 2022 From the Big Screen to an Online Meme A character from a 1988 Soviet animated film has taken on a new life as a 2022 internet meme. Film & TV Internet Pop Culture Russia File
August 17, 2022 My God, a Symbol of Separation “There was a certain girl here who was handing out some permission to paint to artists, complete nonsense. I gave her this work, and the first thing she said was that it was a very dangerous job, because if Gorbachev saw it, he would not allow the unification of Germany and that she will send it to the senate of West Berlin, which was a different country, for approval.” – Dmitry Vrubel, the artist behind the Berlin Wall's "The Fraternal Kiss" Art Cities & Towns History News Pop Culture Quote
August 08, 2022 Give me Your Data... or Your Rubles Three American tech leaders, Tinder, Whatsapp, and Snapchat, are being sued in a Russian court. Int'l Relations Internet Law Pop Culture Russia File