August 24, 2026 A Whisker Away from Victory Moscow's fluffiest four-legged propagandists are the highlight of a war-themed program. Animals Moscow War
August 23, 2026 An Explosive Start to the School Year A stun grenade injured four teachers in a Russian school when mishandled during a counter-terrorism drill. Children Cities & Towns Holidays Urban Life War
August 22, 2026 Kremlin Trapping Expats Russian expats are in danger of losing everything and with gains hard to come by. Dissent Emigrés Government History Int'l Relations Travel War
August 21, 2026 Repressive Medicine The Supreme Court of Yakutia has extended the compulsory treatment of a shaman who had previously announced a march on Moscow to “drive the demon out of the Kremlin.” Health Law Media Moscow Political Prisoners Regions Religion
August 20, 2026 Resisting Recruitment Raids Penza Oblast residents are patrolling the streets to stop men from being swept into coercive military recruitment drives. Dissent Military War
August 19, 2026 Drone Army Needs Pilots “Remote” classes take on a new meaning at one Russian university — as students learn to pilot unmanned drones. Education Military Regions
August 18, 2026 The Nose Doesn't Fall Far from the Face A new translation of a work by a Ukrainian author who could be Gogol's literary relative... Literature
August 18, 2026 Rubles Will Cost You Extra Banks in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan hiked commissions for transactions in rubles up to 15%. Business Economy Int'l Relations News Russians Abroad Trade
August 16, 2026 Dine Like It's the 1940s A Krasnodar culinary experience takes diners back to the war years. Cities & Towns Food & Drink History
August 15, 2026 No Chance for a Peaceful Agenda An anti-war party tried to participate in the fall elections for the State Duma. Government Law Politics Social Issues War
August 14, 2026 Spies, Spies, Everywhere Spies Two spy stories that entrhralled us. Dissent Espionage War
