Life Under Sanctions: How are Russians Taking it?
It has been four years since the confrontation between Western countries and Russia over Ukraine started. Moscow is now facing a whole spectrum of sanctions, but it is mainly the Russian…
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Not Our Tsar: Russians Protest Against Putin’s Inauguration
Almost 1,600 Russians, including at least two children and 703 Muscovites, were arrested during opposition rallies that took place all over the country.
In Whose Interest Was Poisoning of Former Russian Spy?
Every day adds new details to the saga of attempted murder in the U.K. city of Salisbury, where of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was allegedly poisoned by the Kremlin in a nerve agent…
2018 Russian Presidential Elections: How Putin Sets the Stage to Win
While Vladimir Putin prepares to be re-elected, the Kremlin is frightening Russians with gays and communists into voting and arranging an isolation of Mr. Putin’s main opponent Alexei…
‘This is Our Country’: Thousands of Russians Protest Against Presidential…
Thousands of Russians gathered on Sunday to participate in the fourth protest organized by opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
With Troll Farms Flourishing in Russia, Is There a Way to Fight Fake News?
While US President Trump continues to tweet about what he considers "fake news," Russia has taken production of falsified stories to an entirely new level.
Putin Tries to Excuse the System He Built in Russia
Russian hackers linked to the Kremlin are accused of interfering in democratic processes in the West, from elections to referendums to independence votes
In Russia, Even the Theater Has Become Political
The arrest and detention of director Kirill Serebrennikov shows that even the theater has become political in Putin's Russia.
‘Gay Purge’ Never Ended in Russia’s Chechen Republic
Chechen officials have never denied the existence of "gay concentration camps." They have denied the existence of gay people in the republic.