Central Asian migrants recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine may face prison at home.

Russia has become the first country to recognize Afghanistan's Taliban government.

Modern Russian literature is leveraging a science fiction trope to rewrite history.

A new Russian law would raise the drinking age from 18 to 21.

Party finance data from 2024 suggests Russian political parties heavily rely on public funding and opaque regional channels.

A LGBT rights activist asserts that homophobic groups from Russia are still persecuting her in exile in Lithuania.

Author Maria Galina declined to accept the 2025 Dar Literary Prize, sparking debate over engagement with Russian-language literature in wartime. 

Karolina Pavlova struggled to find literary acclaim as a woman in the 19th century, but her work endures.

Russia and Belarus celebrate a record year for trade between them in 2024. No surprise there.

Russian soldiers seek prison to avoid combat, say lawyers and rights defenders.

Russia has passed a law prohibiting inscriptions in foreign languages in signs and billboards.

Russians are spending an increasing amount of time on domestic social media.