Despite Russia's War on Ukraine and ongoing sanctions, the Russian state spent $32 million on a yacht linked to Vladimir Putin.

An undercover FSB agent, disguised as Meduza journalist, interrogated an activist.

"The Killers" was booed at a concert in Georgia for inviting a Russian fan onstage and implying that Russians and Georgians were brothers.

Thousands of businesses have opened in Russia's "southwestern region": land that was, until recently, part of Ukraine.

Ukraine unveils an art database tied to sanctioned Russians.

Two musicians were performing on the streets of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. An hour later, a Russian missile strike killed them.

Three waterpark employees in Crimea were fined and forced to sing "Vladimir Putin is Great" after dancing to a Ukrainian song.

The founder of Russian tech giant Yandex publicly condemns the War on Ukraine.

The tale of René Coignard, who changed his name and spent six months hiding in a wooden hut to escape the draft.

Expressing our thanks and optimism amid war, floods, and publishing challenges.

More poignant and brave “last words” of dissenters, and a look at one popular place (again) of exile.

War has a way of changing the language, and not necessarily for the better.