A 46-year-old American who moved his family to Russia in search of “traditional values” is now serving on the front lines in Ukraine.

The Duma is considering a bill to hold conscription year-round, making it harder for Russians to avoid the draft.

Russia is increasingly using its “rehabilitation of Nazism” law to punish for minor acts near war memorials.

Pro-war bloggers are calling for a boycott of vacations in Turkey after it joined a drone coalition to aid Ukraine.

Russian police offered bonuses for recruiting criminal suspects to fight in Ukraine.

Central Asian migrants recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine may face prison at home.

Russian soldiers seek prison to avoid combat, say lawyers and rights defenders.

Vladimir Mayakovsky sports a complicated legacy a nearly a century after Joseph Stalin immortalized him as the defining poet of the Soviet epoch.

Finland’s occupation of Karelia during WWII is being recast as a genocide.

Russian teens face terrorism charges after allegedly being paid to commit acts of sabotage.

In which we examine Russia's latest rhetorical shield.

A new video game published by the son of a Russian diplomat lets players test their mettle on Ukraine's battlefields.