The State Duma began reviewing a new law that would restrict the use of foreign loan words in official Russian communications.

Unearthed archival documents show that Vladimir Putin investigated a dissident artist as a junior KGB agent in Leningrad.

Latvia annulled the Russian news network TV Rain's broadcasting license due to pro-Russian government narratives.

The director of a nature reserve near Novosibirsk has been arrested for illegally hunting inside his park.

Russian singer Monetochka released a music video on YouTube criticizing pro-government propaganda on television.

President Vladimir Putin signed a law against LGBTQ "propaganda." Is this only a homophobic act? Or is it part of something bigger?

Opposition politician Ilya Yashin was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for posting a video about Russian crimes in Bucha.

In a November 30 speech, President Vladimir Putin said the next big challenge for his government will be raising the economic well-being of Russians.

Russia's homegrown tech giant is collapsing under pressure from state censorship and the war in Ukraine.

A colonel in the Russian army is facing house arrest for two months for taking a washing machine as a bribe.

According to an internal, Kremlin poll, 55% of Russians favor negotiations with Ukraine, and only 25% are in favor of continuing the war.

A student in Karelia was reportedly disciplined for wearing a sweatshirt with an American flag on it.