Russians react to the demolition of a monument to the famous writer in Kyiv.

Not even children's playgrounds are safe from Kremlin ideology that glorifies war.

A thirteen-year-old shared a meme on his phone and is now being investigated.

A growing number of landowners are at risk of having their dachas confiscated, just in time for the summer. 

Are Russians giving up alcohol? Signs are pointing in that direction.

Open-pit mining continues while locals face both unemployment and worsening pollution.

A Buryat woman was attacked on a Moscow bus for speaking "her language." According to the victim, she was speaking Russian.

Twitch banned Russian streamers for retransmitting a recruitment event for drone building by a Russian university.

A blogger uploaded a video message to Putin, saying people were afraid of him. Two days later, she thanked him.

A Russian figure skater made a striking performance against domestic violence.

The Russian president is seeing some of his lowest approval ratings in decades, and that's according to state media.

Russian car thieves are remarkably patriotic.