March 10, 2024 A Rooftop Renegade A St. Petersburg tour guide has been punished for breaking locks on rooftop excursions. Law St. Petersburg Travel
March 06, 2024 "Healer" Clairvoyant Arrested for Fraud A psychic from Kotelnikovo defrauded a client out of R67 million. Cities & Towns Culture Law
March 04, 2024 Words from Behind the Glass Box A playwright and a theater director were arrested for a play criticizing ISIS. After months in jail, they spoke from their defendants' glass box. Art Culture Dissent Political Prisoners Theater
March 03, 2024 Gifts for That Special Woman in Your Life A survey reveals the top gifts for Women's Day in 2024. Holidays Statistics Women
February 27, 2024 Fighting for the Matriarchy, in Name Women discuss their decisions to adopt a "matronymic," honoring their mothers, rather than the traditional Russian patronymic. Language Social Issues Women
February 26, 2024 Dostoyevsky, The New LGBT Propaganda An online retailer removed books by Dostoyevsky, Murakami, Wilde, Sorokin, and others under the "LGBT Propaganda" law. Law Literature Media Politics Social Issues
February 25, 2024 Migrant Flow Slows to Trickle Immigration into Russia from Central Asian countries has slowed since the start of Russia's War on Ukraine. Economy Int'l Relations Social Issues
February 23, 2024 A Photographer's Empathy Documentary photographer Dmitry Markov, renowned for his heartfelt portrayal of authentic Russia, has passed away. Biographies Photography Regions
February 22, 2024 Two Years Putin has gotten nothing he wanted from his War on Ukraine. Culture Economy Int'l Relations Political Prisoners War
February 10, 2024 Notes at the Front A poetic last word, a med student with guts, and a Trinity that wants for a home. Dissent Education Religion War
February 10, 2024 "I Breathed a Sigh of Relief" The war has increased cases of domestic abuse, yet in one instance things went in an entirely different direction. Family Men Military War Women
February 08, 2024 Arrested for Rainbow Earrings A young woman in Nizhny Novgorod faces extremism charges for wearing rainbow earrings. Culture Law Social Issues