November 14, 2023 "Undesirable" Books, Undesired Problems Police drew up protocols at the European University at St. Petersburg after finding books from "undesirable organizations." Education Government Law Literature St. Petersburg Russia File
November 09, 2023 The George Orwell Library A library in Ivanovo promotes intellectual growth and independent thought, offering literature from "foreign agents." Cities & Towns Literature Urban Life Russia File
November 01, 2023 Books We Liked Dostoevsky, Mandelstam, Zelensky, and Putin all fall under our reviewer's gaze. Art Biographies Government Journalism Literature Politics
August 15, 2023 Books We Liked Some books our reviewer liked, and their significance for lovers of all things Russian. Dissent History Literature
August 13, 2023 Kremlin Rewrites History A new Russian school textbook rewrites history from the 1970s to the present. Children Education Government Literature Russia File
July 14, 2023 Unwritten Resolution Nizhny Novgorod court shuts "LGBT Propaganda" case on local bookstore. Children Government Literature Russia File
June 13, 2023 Medieval Musings A medieval guide to life and ethics may be integrated into the Russian education system. Children Culture Education History Literature Russia File
May 08, 2023 Pro-war Journalist Targeted, Again Pro-war journalist and politician Zakhar Prilepin's car exploded near Nizhny Novgorod. Journalism Literature News Politics War Russia File
April 28, 2023 Four Books Some books our reviewer liked, and their significance for lovers of all things Russian. Dissent History Literature War
April 28, 2023 Endless February One year on, the Russian language is changing, imbued with Newspeak and Aesopian diversions. Art Dissent Internet Literature Media Military War Women
February 06, 2023 Tolstoy and Pushkin, the New Foreign Agents A well-known Russian bookstore has listed classic national authors such as Alexander Pushkin, Lev Tolstoy, and Samuil Marshak as foreign agents. Culture Internet Literature Politics War Russia File
January 31, 2023 Standing the Test of Time A conservative State Duma deputy called for the removal of The Gulag Archipelago from the Russian school curriculum. Education History Literature Russia File
