January 01, 2021 Kamchatka Tragedy Russian scientists are researching the cause of a massive die-off of marine life off the coast of Kamchatka in October. Environment Government Regions
September 01, 2019 News Items News on travel, protests, Balashikha, a crooner, and the growing loan bubble. Moscow Politics Travel
November 01, 2018 Overheard Quotes, quips and asides spoken by those in the know (and not). Humor Politics
November 01, 2018 Church at War Ukraine will soon have its own independent Orthodox church, fueled by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. News Religion
September 01, 2018 Hired Guns The deaths in July under mysterious circumstances of three Russian journalists in the Central African Republic (CAR) has refocused attention on Russian mercenaries in foreign lands. Journalism Military News
September 01, 2018 Note Book The latest news from all across the Russian Federation. And then some. News
July 01, 2018 War on Art A crazed man defacing the famous painting of Ivan the Terrible and his son is but the latest twist in the ongoing debate about the role of Ivan the Terrible in Russian history. Art
March 01, 2018 Note Book All the news that fits, from all over Russia, including locusts, The Death of Stalin, finances, and a Grammy. Film & TV News
March 01, 2018 Death of Cinema? This is the first time that Russia's Culture Ministry has censored a film by cancelling its license to be shown in theaters. Satire takes a hit. Film & TV Government History
January 01, 2018 Flying Machine The Tretyakov Gallery has completed restoration of a defining artwork of the Russian avant-garde: the ornithopter, or flying machine, created by Vladimir Tatlin in 1932. Science