Starting next year, Russian scientists must request FSB approval before working with foreign colleagues.

Russian citizens are invited to submit questions for 2025's "Direct Line with Vladimir Putin" television program.

A Russian company introduced biodrones: pigeons with chip implants in their brains and surveillance cameras.

Thousands of Ukrainians are having their homes in Mariupol stolen from them by the Russian state.

A humanoid robot named Volodya helps flight attendants at Pobeda Airlines. 

Across Russia, the prices of parking spots are rising faster than the prices of housing.

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

Debates over the nationality of the popular Soviet cartoon character Cheburashka erupt.

A new state dictionary has changed definitions, praising authoritarianism and promoting "traditional values."

The Russian state reports that more than 5,000 vehicles confiscated from criminals have been sent to serve in the war in Ukraine.

Data show a long-term upward trend in academic mentions of Vladimir Putin in Russia. 

Coca-Cola Company may be returning to Russian markets.