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

A new BBC investigation exposed how mephedrone is fueling a teenage drug epidemic across Russia.

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.

Vodka and cognac sales have fallen significantly due to restrictions on alcohol purchases across Russia.

Putin notes that Stalin was a key figure of Russia's victory in World War II, but says his image should be "depoliticized."

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

A U.S. movie set to premiere in Russia on September 25 could not get distribution.

Two female Ukrainian authors have been honored in Germany’s Hotlist literary awards for 2025.

The Russian State Duma is considering a bill that would limit the markup on some "essential" foods.

The Ukrainian journalist Anastasiia Marsiz’s first novel, set in modern Italy, reads in the literary tradition of skazki, Eugene Onegin and Tolstoy’s folk tales.

Conflicting accounts emerge whether a notorious convicted murder has been released.