November 03, 2026 Over 275,000 Russian Soldiers Dead Mediazona has compiled the most authoritative, but also devastating take on Russia's war toll. Government Journalism Military Statistics War
November 02, 2026 From Censor to VPN Coder A VPN promising to outsmart Russia's censor has a surprising developer: a former Roskomnadzor insider who helped maintain a system policing internet blocks. Dissent Internet Technology
November 01, 2026 Policing the Stacks More than 40% of Russian libraries have been searched by law enforcement looking for banned books. Law Literature Statistics
October 30, 2026 A.I. Dostoyevsky Russian propagandists created an animated version of the Russian classic writer to turn him into “a permanent political expert.” Biographies Culture Film & TV History Literature Media Politics
October 28, 2026 No Satanism in Russian Halloween A lawyer issued a warning to the Russian population: no Satanism for Halloween. Holidays Journalism Law Politics Pop Culture Religion
October 27, 2026 Ядерка ~ Word of the Month A diminutive has resurfaced for a very non-diminutive sort of threat. Language Literature Media Politics Rural Life War
October 25, 2026 Even Plaques Make Mistakes A military park is facing scrutiny after each informational plaque was found to have an error. Cities & Towns History Internet Language Military
October 22, 2026 Russia's AI Ambitions Under Fire Ukrainian drones hit Yandex's supercomputers, potentially setting Russia's AI ambitions back years and putting it behind Kazakhstan. Science Technology War
October 21, 2026 No Rainbow Flags, No Drugs, No Putin A new tool, created by an independent publication, tracks what exactly is being censored on Russian streaming services. Culture Film & TV Internet Media Politics Pop Culture
October 20, 2026 If It Looks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck... Reviewing a new linguistic guide to help Americans learn from Russia's mistakes. Dissent Emigrés History Language Reviews Russians Abroad
October 19, 2026 Cartoons vs Kremlin Russian cartoonist Oleg Kuvaev was sentenced in absentia over a critical anti-war episode of his series “Masyanya.” Dissent Law Pop Culture
October 19, 2026 Doomsday Data Centers The search for the perfect doomsday data center turns to abandoned underground mines in the Arctic. Regions Technology War