A new law will require bloggers to hand over their data. 

The wife of a Novosibirsk legislator mocked the city on Instagram, leading to questions about her lifestyle.

Student researchers in Russia are working to create technology that would disrupt Bluetooth devices at train crossings.

An online retailer removed books by Dostoyevsky, Murakami, Wilde, Sorokin, and others under the "LGBT Propaganda" law.

Memes generated by Russia's stark new reality are affecting language and usage.

The Russian National Guard raided a mosque, forcing worshipers to enlist in the army. A finalist in a musical reality show was among the draftees.

Roskomnadzor will begin blocking websites that explain how to skirt government restrictions on the internet.

Economist journalist Arkady Ostrovsky has created what is easily the most compelling and valuable podcast on Russia.

Apple Podcasts has removed Meduza's signature news show after pressure from Russian courts.

TV channels in Crimea broadcast a message from the Ukrainian military.

189 years of tsarist era newspapers are now freely accessible online.

One year on, the Russian language is changing, imbued with Newspeak and Aesopian diversions.