23+ hour, 30+ min ago   (383+ words) A new monument in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk has caused quite a diplomatic incident. Technically speaking, however, Russia and Japan are still at war. They have never signed a peace treaty ending their WWII conflict (due to…...

4+ day, 31+ min ago   (743+ words) Russia’s war on Ukraine triggered a broad exodus of Western businesses. By 2026, more than 500 international companies had sold or shut down their Russian operations, writing off $170 billion in assets. For many, the only way to recover any money was to…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (588+ words) Independent outlet Novaya Gazeta Evropa reported on who is making video games that glorify Russia’s War on Ukraine, and how successful those games have been. Russian state media promoted the release, gaming journalists largely ignored it, while some reviewers criticized…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (551+ words) The newest draftee into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is none other than the fourteenth-century Muscovite prince Dmitri Donskoy, now a Russian Orthodox saint. In August, renovators working in the Kremlin's Archangel Cathedral discovered the remains of the prince beneath…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (598+ words) Independent outlet Novaya Gazeta Evropa reported on who is making video games that glorify Russia’s War on Ukraine, and how successful those games have been. Russian state media promoted the release, gaming journalists largely ignored it, while some reviewers criticized…...

2+ week, 33+ min ago   (592+ words) Fourteen-year-old Ksenia visits the playground in Bolokhovo nearly every day, but, as it turns out, the park’s rules for play are strictly enforced. One of her most recent visits to the playground resulted in two substantial criminal charges: damage and…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (460+ words) On Aug. 21, Belarusian news agencies reported on a group of Taliban officials who visited a dairy plant in Slutzky Krai. Images showed a half-dozen bearded men in traditional Afghan garb being shown around the facility. The images were circulated by…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (371+ words) A Moscow summer festival hosted a bizarre program that combined cats, magic, and pro-war propaganda. It is all just the latest wrinkle in Russia's metastasizing "patriotic education" programs. Survival Russian is an intensely practical guide to conversational, colloquial and culture-rich…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (550+ words) In typical Soviet fashion, Russian authorities have cranked up the pressure on Russian citizens who have left the country, threatening to strip them of their assets and citizenship. The advice to Russians who think they may be targeted is to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (414+ words) According to Yakutia.info, the local Supreme Court has upheld the order for opposition activist Alexander Gabyshev to undergo compulsory treatment, rejecting an appeal. Gabyshev is a native of Yakutia, where shamanism is widespread among indigenous peoples. He calls himself…...