Russian authorities have sharply increased the budget for the Federal Penitentiary Service, despite previous plans to cut it.

A draft budget revealed a dramatic increase planned for Russian military spending. 

A teenager's single father is fighting to stop his draft after his wife was murdered.

A Russian artist has been sentenced for his "extremist" art. 

Russians are flocking to the Far East in growing numbers.

Wives of men mobilized in September 2022 protested for their loved ones in front of the Ministry of Defense.

A State Duma member is proposing a professional standard for writers. 

In 2024, Russians publish public video apologies every two days.

Forty-five Indian citizens who were deceived into enrolling in the Russian army have been returned to India. 

The Russian state has given more than five billion rubles, or $56 million, to some 35,000 residents in Kursk who have lost property due to Ukraine's counterattack on Russian soil.

In 2023, persons seeking Russian citizenship is at its lowest rate in 10 years.

Russian school curricula this year is less international and more militaristic.