Culture & Customs

Anna Arkhipova has been sentenced to 12 years for hating war and saying so publicly.

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.

Disney will not renew its Russia licensing contracts for its most recent movies.

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

Alina Kabaeva has been accused of influencing the roster of the Russian rhythmic gymnastics team.

A massive reenactment festival just before Victory Day reveals a great deal about modern Russian discourse.

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

How one Ukrainian refugee family has been hindered in trying to live as Russians.

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.

Two criminal cases are active for “insulting” images of the Russian Easter cake on social media.