The power of the ROC is growing in the government, according to independent publication Verstka.

State regulator refuses to remove Navalny's name from their blacklist.

The Belarusian government has listed a handful of Telegram chats used by Belarusian emigrants living in Warsaw as "extremist materials."

An elderly Russian film star was scammed out of two million rubles.

A Russian oligarch's yacht has become a costly problem for U.S. authorities. 

A corrupt St. Petersburg official chose military service over jail time. 

A new bill proposes bans on drinking on transportation. 

Russian internet users are switching to legal means for streaming media — a consequence of the war in Ukraine.

The Patriarch of Moscow, a close Kremlin ally, forgives a dissenting singer. 

In Voronezh, police raided a bar that featured drag performers. 

Russia is beginning the serial production of mobile nuclear shelters.

The Russian Ministry of Transport has updated their laws for electric scooters.