How red tape, politics, and state indifference combined to kill 82-year-old Svetlana Mitina.

In Sakha Republic, many towns are finding they like being alcohol free. We visit to find out why.

Items of note, including a Last Word by a teacher who was in the wrong place at the wrong time; reversing the course of a river; book sales; statistics; and more.

In Zabaikalsky Krai, a serviceman who tracked down deserters has been killed.

An ancient borderland culture struggles as its last villages empty out.

Vologda's governor installed a statue of Ivan "the Terrible" to save... himself?

Across Russia, state-backed programs are drawing millions of teenagers into volunteer work.

The governor of the Kursk Region has announced plans for a new monument to honor a "hero" of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Two Russian regions have banned headcoverings in schools. Is a nationwide ban approaching?

The Russian Prime Minister will allocate over R 4 billion to foster businesses in regions that border Ukraine.

Despite Kremlin support, veterans of Russia's war on Ukraine were elected to few posts during the September elections.

Inside the quiet toll of Russia's mobilization in Tomsk: a quarter dead, missing, or injured, few veterans recognized.