In 2023, persons seeking Russian citizenship is at its lowest rate in 10 years.

Posts by Russian emigres are used in state media to show the downsides of life outside of Russia. 

The Independent journal People of Baikal profiled the Batrakov brothers: one who's stateside, the other on the front lines of Ukraine.

Russia hosts a "rival" game this month in Kazan. 

The two remaining Russian visa centers in the US have been closed. 

The wife of a Novosibirsk legislator mocked the city on Instagram, leading to questions about her lifestyle.

Anya, a Russian influencer, took her more than 10 pets, including multiple pigeons, from Russia to Montenegro.

One teacher's case offers a look at how education is being altered by propaganda and fear.

We inaugurate a series in which we ask those who fled Russia in the wake of Russia’s War on Ukraine to offer telling short stories or vignettes about their new life abroad.

North Korea hopes to host vacationing Russians in a "tourist zone."

Russian artists painting a Navalny mural in Buenos Aires were interrupted by police after multiple complaints.

Journalists and activists labeled "foreign agents" by the Kremlin gathered in Berlin.