The first nine months of 2026 have seen a sharp increase in prosecutions for affiliation with banned organizations.

The Last Word of recently convicted dissident Pavel Syutkin.

A St. Petersburg man was arrested for writing to Putin about fuel shortage on a elevator wall.

Russia isn't known for its transparent democracy, but that didn't stop some voters from voicing their opinions through the ballot box.

Reviewing a remarkable, newly-discovered memoir by a "brilliant, sparky dynamo" at the center of things for decades. 

After appearing in propagandistic recruitment report, Vladimir Terekhov went to the Russia's war on Ukraine on a false promise. Three years later, he deserted and fled Russia.

A political prisoner is unexpectedly released from pre-trial detention, perhaps due to a large public protest.

A London show was cancelled after the performer was alleged to have donated to the Russian army.

Russian expats are in danger of losing everything and with gains hard to come by.

Penza Oblast residents are patrolling the streets to stop men from being swept into coercive military recruitment drives.

Two spy stories that entrhralled us.

A leader of a Russian LDS church was arrested for "financing terrorism" for donating to Navalny's fund years ago.