A VPN promising to outsmart Russia's censor has a surprising developer: a former Roskomnadzor insider who helped maintain a system policing internet blocks.

More than 40% of Russian libraries have been searched by law enforcement looking for banned books.

Russian propagandists created an animated version of the Russian classic writer to turn him into “a permanent political expert.” 

A lawyer issued a warning to the Russian population: no Satanism for Halloween.

A military park is facing scrutiny after each informational plaque was found to have an error.

Ukrainian drones hit Yandex's supercomputers, potentially setting Russia's AI ambitions back years and putting it behind Kazakhstan.

A new tool, created by an independent publication, tracks what exactly is being censored on Russian streaming services.

Russian cartoonist Oleg Kuvaev was sentenced in absentia over a critical anti-war episode of his series “Masyanya.”

The search for the perfect doomsday data center turns to abandoned underground mines in the Arctic.

The Russian government banned the import of a selection of Georgian drinks for not meeting safety standards.

Famed Russian TV hypnotist Anatoly Kashpirovsky, known for his mass healing shows, died at 87.

The FSB is turning arrests in propaganda. A study of 70 politically motivated cases reveals staged footage, scripted confessions, and video designed to intimidate government critics.