Culture & Customs

War has a way of changing the language, and not necessarily for the better.

Taking stock, ten years on from Russia's passage of its first post-Soviet anti-gay law.

A filmmaker Elizaveta spent months riding Russia’s rails and discussing the war with fellow travelers.

Economist journalist Arkady Ostrovsky has created what is easily the most compelling and valuable podcast on Russia.

Chechnya restricts passports for under 30s for “Russia's interests.”

A woman was fined for "tarnishing the Russian army” through anti-war imagery and a "provocative" tattoo.

Russia's Minister of Health advocates teaching children to prioritize childbirth before a career.

Two concertgoers at a concert after one chanted “glory to Ukraine.”

The Pro-Ukrainian Twitter collective NAFO held its first-ever summit in Vilnius.

Five Russian athletes with altered identities have been announced as part of the Syrian team in the Arab Games.

A Russian journalist recounts a very telling encounter in a train from Tula to Moscow.

The Ministry of Justice released a list of new "foreign agents." Among them is Boris Grebenshchikov, a respected founder of Russian Rock.