May 03, 2023 Journalism Is No Crime President Joe Biden met with the parent of a US reported detained in Russia. Espionage Journalism Russia File
May 03, 2023 From Splash to Hash Russian Olympic swimmer arrested in India on drug dealing charges. Russians Abroad Sports Women Russia File
May 02, 2023 While Ukraine Slept, Russia Bombed Russian forces bombed a residential building in Uman, Ukraine. Back in Russia, police told mourners to "blame Ukraine." Int'l Relations Military News War Russia File
May 01, 2023 Sweet Discrediting A court in Moscow fined a pastry chef for anti-war and anti-Putin cakes. Dissent Law War Russia File
May 01, 2023 Sign of Spring A villager, shod in felt boots, carries an oil portrait of Communist leader Vladimir Lenin. History Humor Rural Life
April 29, 2023 The Jokes That Flew Under The Radar A comedy competition on the most influential state propaganda channel aired sketches criticizing Russia. Dissent Film & TV Government Humor War Russia File
April 28, 2023 Four Books Some books our reviewer liked, and their significance for lovers of all things Russian. Dissent History Literature War
April 28, 2023 Last Words Some poignant and brave “last words” of dissenters, and some notes about the resurgence of denunciations. Dissent Espionage Internet Politics War
April 28, 2023 Endless February One year on, the Russian language is changing, imbued with Newspeak and Aesopian diversions. Art Dissent Internet Literature Media Military War Women
April 28, 2023 Taking Names and Telling Tales As Faulkner put it, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” A truth experienced in this remote village. History Rural Life War
April 28, 2023 Komar and Melamid A new exhibit in New Jersey plumbs the ability of humor and art to fracture a totaliitarian society. Art Dissent History
