UK institutions reflect on the impact of Russian studies. 

Moscow police attempted to interrupt an anti-war pianist's concert, going so far as to call in a bomb threat.

On this, the 400th Day of Russia's War on Ukraine, we gather and share some telling data.

A Ukrainian petition calls for the renaming of Russia to Moscovia. 

After a year of horrific war, why does a magazine like Russian Life continue? Why not simply wash our hands of it and walk away?

A well-known Russian bookstore has listed classic national authors such as Alexander Pushkin, Lev Tolstoy, and Samuil Marshak as foreign agents.

By decree, Russia is no longer uniting "East and West" or modernizing, but protecting its "traditional values" and "cultural sovereignty."

The Ministry of Culture began inspecting Moscow theaters after a famous actor made an obliquely anti-war statement in an interview.

The Primate of Ukraine conducted Christmas Liturgy in a Kyivan cathedral formerly used by the Moscow Patriarchate.

The Russian military has assured local governments that they don't need to worry about canceling New Years' festivities because of the mobilization and conflict in Ukraine.

When circumstances force you to leave the country, what do you do with your beloved pets?

A mother in a remote village grapples with past, present, and future losses to war.