May 19, 2024 A Village Teacher Under Fire A teacher of high-school language and literature has resigned after being denounced by a colleague. Dissent Education Law Social Issues Russia File
May 16, 2024 A New Wave of Emigration to Europe Almost 19,000 Russians sought asylum in EU countries in 2023, marking a record high for the past seven years. Dissent Statistics War Russia File
May 15, 2024 The Power of the Zine Artist Anna Dial uses updated samizdat methods to publish her "zines" and avoid censorship. Art Dissent Literature Russia File
May 14, 2024 Theater Directors Face More Detention The trial of Zhenya Berkovich and Svetlana Petriychuk has been postponed yet again. Art Dissent Law Russia File
May 13, 2024 Russia Goes After Kharkiv, Again Russia attempted to break the Ukrainian line of defense in Kharkiv. Five villages were captured and over 1,700 were evacuated. Int'l Relations Military News Politics War Russia File
May 12, 2024 Snowing on Your Parade A few things were notably absent (and present) from this year's Victory Day parade. History Holidays Military Russia File
May 11, 2024 Vlad the Long-Lived? "God forbid that the end of the century means the end of your stay in power," said Patriarch Kirill during Putin's May 7 inauguration. Russia File
May 10, 2024 Actively Pro-Russian Every authoritarian falls. It is only a question of when. Dissent Government Int'l Relations War
May 10, 2024 Letters vs. the Hydra Russia is locking up political prisoners at an astonishing rate. Mail is helping them survive. Law Political Prisoners Social Issues
May 10, 2024 Under Review Two novels and a memoir that got our reviewer thinking about literature's impact. History Literature Social Issues
May 10, 2024 Notes at the Front A journalist is convicted for telling the truth, and emigrés offer some poignant vignettes. Dissent Economy Law Political Prisoners War
May 10, 2024 Alexei Navalny A historian and activist puts the death of Alexei Navalny in personal and historical perspective. Biographies Dissent Political Prisoners Politics War