Nadya Karpova demonstrated bravery in expressing both her sexuality and her stance on the war in Ukraine.

A well-known science fiction author has been placed on the Kremlin's wanted list for protesting the war in Ukraine.

Editors of a Russian news outlet surprise readers with their anti-war sentiments.

Russia's independent media has been destroyed in the wake of the Ukraine war. Which fearless outlets continue to report and need your help?

There were brave dissenters amid pro-regime Immortal Regiment demonstrations on May 9.

Musicians have not been spared from the criminalization of protest and expression. We also share Ilya Yashin's final words.

We explain ten recent memes that best capture the current sociopolitical mood across a large subset of Russian society.

Why a magazine about all things Russian is so vehemently against what Russia is doing.

The various ways Russians euphemize the aging denizen of the Kremlin.

Foreign workers, vodka decline, what Russians think of perestroika, and, of course, a Last Word.

The trend worldwide over the last two decades has been clear: democracy is slipping.

Last Word, teachers' salaries, discrimination, recording Russian casualties, and Sosnowsky’s hogweed.