Data show Russia's war deaths are concentrated in regions with higher poverty rates.

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.

Thousands of Russian freight transport companies are facing liquidation or bankruptcy amid rising costs, falling demand, and tightening financial conditions. 

Behind its Potemkin façade of stability, the Russian economy faces some real threats in 2026.

How red tape, politics, and state indifference combined to kill 82-year-old Svetlana Mitina.

Items of note, including a Last Word by a teacher who was in the wrong place at the wrong time; reversing the course of a river; book sales; statistics; and more.

In Sakha Republic, many towns are finding they like being alcohol free. We visit to find out why.

An analysis of rental ads across 30 major Russian cities finds ethnic discrimination is still shaping who gets housing.

In Zabaikalsky Krai, a serviceman who tracked down deserters has been killed.

An ancient borderland culture struggles as its last villages empty out.

Vologda's governor installed a statue of Ivan "the Terrible" to save... himself?

Across Russia, state-backed programs are drawing millions of teenagers into volunteer work.