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The Novosibirsk Zoo in Siberia announced that, for 2022, its new mascot would be chosen by a public vote. It turned into a scandal.

Excerpt from a newly published memoir, an autobiographical account of an engineer swept up into Stalin's Gulag.

In a remote corner of Siberia, the last of a family of Old Believers lives her life in a state of time out of time. With a little help from some friends.

In which we review two books: one full of poetry, another full of Putin.

In which we share a few illustrative facts and figures from the war in Ukraine.

Anyone who has experienced an unpleasant neighbor has likely faced the
problem of what to do about their children.

Zelensky's response to Putin recognizing the "independence" of the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics crystallizes the ongoing conflict.

The Kremlin's unprovoked, illegal war on Ukraine will backfire. And untold millions will suffer. Silence would be complicity in this horrendous crime.

The situation in Ukraine is complex and constantly changing, so here are our top picks for where you can get the latest scoop.

Locals near Belarus's border with Ukraine have complaints about ill-mannered interlopers: Russian troops.

While state censor Roskomnadzor objects to the terms attack, invasion, or war being used for the Russian "special military operation" in Ukraine, average Russians are showing their disapproval.

One Saratov blogger took to the streets demanding change... with a stroller.