February 17, 2026 Youth Victimized Twice Residents of one town are taking to the streets and writing letters to Putin, trying to keep pregnant women from having to travel to big cities to give birth. Children Family Regions Social Issues Russia File
February 10, 2026 Birthing Protest Residents of one town are taking to the streets and writing letters to Putin, trying to keep pregnant women from having to travel to big cities to give birth. Children Dissent Economy Family Regions Social Issues Russia File
February 08, 2026 2026: Year of Unity Putin has declared 2026 to be the "Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia." Children Family Government Military Social Issues Russia File
February 01, 2026 Don't Worry, the City's Got It In Russia's latest efforts to boost birthrates, St. Petersburg students who have children will be paid R200,000. Children Economy Family Social Issues Russia File
September 14, 2025 A Civic Duty? A local Russian leader opened a new kindergarten by calling on citizens to be fruitful and multiply. Children Family Regions Social Issues Russia File
June 03, 2025 Pills and Poisons Tuva has Russia's highest birth and abortion rate. Women are buying counterfeit abortion pills online — at a high cost. Education Family Government Health Regions Social Issues Women Russia File
March 01, 2025 Notes At The Front Domestic tourism, how people are feeling, and, of course, a Last Word. Dissent Economy Family War
March 01, 2025 Maxine's Journey What if you loved your country, agreed with its policies, but it didn't quite love you back? Customs Family Law Military War Women
March 01, 2025 The Man Situation Some women try to find love with soldiers. Generally speaking, it does not end well. Family Men Military Social Issues War Women
November 13, 2024 Your Baby, Your Lottery Ticket With your precious new bundle could come a set of household appliances, or more. Economy Family Government Holidays Russia File
October 25, 2024 Stranger on a Train In June 1996, a woman woke up on an overnight train arriving in St. Petersburg with no memory of who she was or why she was there... Cities & Towns Family Government Law Social Issues St. Petersburg Russia File
October 23, 2024 Population Problems According to a UN report, Russian population numbers may have already passed their peak. Family Social Issues Statistics Russia File
