3+ day, 22+ hour 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, 15+ 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, 20+ 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…...

1+ week, 6+ day 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, 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…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (380+ words) Competition is fierce for the Gorno-Altaysk State University's newest class: drone piloting. Only about half of those who applied were enrolled in one of 75 open seats. With such strong interest in drone piloting, Head of the Altai Republic Andrey Turchak…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (613+ words) On August 14, the news site RBK reported that banks in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus have increased by up to 15% their commission on non-residents' deposits enumerated in rubles. According to the publication, the restrictions were imposed after a sudden influx of…...