Young Russians speak out on the effects of the war.

The outcomes of political trials in Russia are mostly preordained, but activists have learned to use them as a way to speak out.

As a famous Russian writer recounts, many Russians are pretending that nothing is happening. They’re trying not to discuss what’s going on just a four-hour train ride to Hell away.

Russian lawmakers have been vigorously adding new laws in response to political and cultural developments and public protests, rather than due to pressure from the public or practical necessity.

Russians are again informing on one another. Tatyana Savinkina, a retiree in Karelia, is one victim. This is her story.

Art is a powerful realm for protest. The Ukraine War has inspired a new wave of brave works.

Russian journalists need help. Now. Russian Life and its community can help. [video]

“Prone to betrayal, lies and deceit. He refused to participate in a special military operation on the territory of the LPR, DPR and Ukraine.”

– A stamp on a Russian soldier's military ID after he refused to fight in Ukraine

Moscow is replacing the anti-war directors of the Gogol Center.

The 2021 Russian Nobel Peace Prize winner auctioned his medal off to help displaced Ukrainian children.

A round-up of some facts and figures regarding fleeing civilians and lost material from the Russian war on Ukraine. 

The citizenship of a well-known Armenian activist is at risk after speaking out against the war in Ukraine.