The Investigative Committee of Russia is launching a criminal investigation into the alleged theft of cultural property.

In St. Petersburg, a man killed his friend thinking she was an English Spy.

Two American academic organizations have been designated as "undesirable" in Russia, stifling scholastic collaboration.

The concept of a “plant-foreign agent” has appeared in Russian legislation. 

Russia has introduced rules allowing prison authorities to withhold up to 75% of the money transfers to inmates from relatives.

A tourist was fined R850,000 (almost $11,000) for sitting on a historic throne in the Hermitage.

Don't help your kids on Russian ski slopes; you could lose your lift ticket.

A Russian citizen was fined R50,000 for listening to a song by Ukrainian artist Verka Serduchka. 

As of the new year, registered foreign agents are liable for a high income tax rate.

A Moscow professor was sentenced to three years in prison for adding Ukrainian songs to his Vkontakte playlist.

An analysis of rental ads across 30 major Russian cities finds ethnic discrimination is still shaping who gets housing.

Two retirees from occupied Zaporizhzhia were convicted of treason by Russian courts for making donations to the Ukrainian Army.