July 02, 2025 Budget Money, Party Power Party finance data from 2024 suggests Russian political parties heavily rely on public funding and opaque regional channels. Government Politics Regions Russia File
July 01, 2025 The Persecution Doesn't Stay at Home A LGBT rights activist asserts that homophobic groups from Russia are still persecuting her in exile in Lithuania. Dissent Government Politics Russians Abroad Social Issues Russia File
June 29, 2025 Tightening Trade Ties Russia and Belarus celebrate a record year for trade between them in 2024. No surprise there. Economy Int'l Relations Politics Russia File
June 24, 2025 Russky Letters Only! Russia has passed a law prohibiting inscriptions in foreign languages in signs and billboards. Business Government Language Law Politics Russia File
June 17, 2025 iState: A Russian Government Messenger? The Duma has approved the creation of a national messenger app to digitize the government and collect data on its citizens' chats. Business Dissent Espionage Government Internet Politics Russia File
June 15, 2025 Cultural Calendar Codified Russian leadership has approved a new plan for cultural policy through 2027. Culture Law Politics Russia File
June 10, 2025 Sanctions after the Bra Storm? American rapper Tyga performed in Moscow after Russia's three-year Hollywood drought. Business Moscow Music News Politics Pop Culture Russia File
May 25, 2025 A Patriarch by Any Other Name The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has another legal name that's useful for filing taxes, avoiding sanctions, and more. Law Politics Religion Russia File
May 22, 2025 Russia's War on Books Police in arrested 10 current and former employees of Russia's largest publishing house on charges of "LGBT propaganda." Culture Dissent Literature Politics Pop Culture Social Issues Russia File
May 15, 2025 Victory Day: Or Parades, Sausages, and Distorted Footage Russia commemorated the eightieth anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat with Ukraine war-themed parades and exhibits. And German sausages. Art Cities & Towns Culture History Holidays Military Politics War Russia File
May 06, 2025 Lured to Kill A woman was lured into attempting to kill a prominent Ukrainian activist in Kyiv. Dissent Espionage Int'l Relations News Politics War Russia File
April 21, 2025 The New Serbians Russian elites are receiving Serbian passports with visa‑free access to the EU. Int'l Relations Politics War Russia File