August 22, 2026 Kremlin Trapping Expats Russian expats are in danger of losing everything and with gains hard to come by. Dissent Emigrés Government History Int'l Relations Travel War
August 20, 2026 Resisting Recruitment Raids Penza Oblast residents are patrolling the streets to stop men from being swept into coercive military recruitment drives. Dissent Military War
August 14, 2026 Spies, Spies, Everywhere Spies Two spy stories that entrhralled us. Dissent Espionage War
August 10, 2026 LDS Church Leader Detained For "Financing Terrorism" A leader of a Russian LDS church was arrested for "financing terrorism" for donating to Navalny's fund years ago. Cities & Towns Dissent Elderly News Political Prisoners Religion
July 24, 2026 Libertarians Now Foreign Agents The Ministry of Justice declared the Libertarian Party along with a list of journalists to its foreign agents list. Dissent Law Media News Politics Russians Abroad
July 12, 2026 The Strange Case of Alexander Lunin In June a video went viral in which a soldier said troops are ready to turn their guns on the Kremlin. What happened next? Dissent Economy Journalism Military War
July 03, 2026 No Stars for War Russian critics refused to review a Mariupol war drama during a series festival. Pro-war bloggers called it "Russophobia." Dissent Film & TV War
June 28, 2026 Lost Cat? Call the Duma. A proposal for a state-run registry of missing pets has entered the Russian State Duma. Animals Dissent Government Internet
June 17, 2026 Almost Extradited to Russia A mathematician was almost extradited to Russia over questioning the investigation methods of the Crocus City Hall terror attack. Dissent Emigrés Int'l Relations Law Political Prisoners Politics Russians Abroad Travel
June 16, 2026 The Man Who Saw Too Much A new translation of works by Vasily Grossman that are as powerful as they are essential to read. Dissent History Literature Memoir Military War
June 15, 2026 Russian Life Editor Tried in Absentia The political show trial against Tamara Eidelman has ended with a request for an eight-year sentence. Dissent History Military War
May 28, 2026 Silencing the Defense Russian authorities are targeting lawyers who left the country but continue to defend from abroad, raising fears for the profession's independence. Dissent Government Law