September 22, 2021 What's Worse: Unsympathetic Aliens or Interfering AI? "The App Store portal: who regulates it? Artificial intelligence, people from Mars?” – Andrei Klimov, seeking to understand what’s going on behind the scenes with Apple’s App Store on September 17. Government Humor Internet Law Politics
September 14, 2021 Bee the Change In Chelyabinsk, for the first time, an agricultural enterprise is under legal heat for the mass killing of bees. Animals Environment Law
September 01, 2021 Nine Lives of Crime While that face might look sweet and innocent, recent allegations against Pushok the cat claim otherwise. Animals Law Rural Life
August 20, 2021 Who Fishes for Fishers? A court has found two men guilty of poaching—men whose job it is to prevent the poaching of fish. Animals Environment Government Law
August 13, 2021 Sinfully Good Burgers A Russian woman is suing McDonald's for producing advertising so effective she gave up on Lent. Food & Drink Holidays Law Religion
August 02, 2021 Leaving the Mark of Marriage at the Altar A move to allow Russians to choose whether their marriage status will be included in their passports has met with traditional backlash. What was that about a ball and chain, now? Culture Customs Government Law
June 21, 2021 Drinking Not En-Cur-Aged If you’re craving hair of the dog, Russia’s State Duma might recommend leaving the dog—or any pet, for that matter—behind. Animals Government Law
May 21, 2021 Security Snoops on Banya Bathers A court case in the city of Perm unveils a story combining three quintessentially Soviet things: bathhouses, religious oppression, and an (extremely) intrusive surveillance state. Espionage Law Religion
April 13, 2021 Computer-Judge Finds You Guilty Russian authorities are planning to make laws that computers can understand and, by extension, adjudicate. Government Law Science Social Issues
April 02, 2021 Seeking a Sniper Looking for work? Moscow authorities have posted an opening for a police sniper on the aptly-named HeadHunter.ru. Internet Law Military Moscow
March 01, 2021 Tipping Point? Just over a decade ago in Moscow, I interviewed Alexey Navalny, who was then only beginning to carve out his profile as a blogger, activist, and politician. It was May of 2008. Law Opinion Politics Social Issues
February 25, 2021 Have Your Cake On February 18, the Moscow Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia (CK) released a stern reminder for Russian youth who might be considering a stint in theft, robbery, extortion or other shenanigans after their fourteenth birthdays. Education Government Law Social Issues