23+ hour, 6+ min ago  (483+ words) This May marked the 81st anniversary of Russia's victory in the Second World War; last year, as the 80th, called for an especially grand ceremony. This year, though, things were much quieter: not a single piece of military hardware was to be…...

3+ day, 21+ min ago  (751+ words) The independent publication Agency recently released the article "I Hate Kabaeva," the headline a comment pulled from a social media post. The article pointed to a famous former gymnast whose personal influence may be impacting the integrity of Russian competitors....

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (198+ words) Across eight centuries, a singular musical flame has never gone out. As the Orthodox world encountered Western Europe, sacred music expanded in new directions. The luminous choral concertos of Dmitry Bortniansky and Maxim Berezovsky reveal a striking synthesis: Byzantine spirituality…...

4+ day, 37+ min ago  (744+ words) Independent outlet Verstka reported that Russia's Novye Lyudi ("New People") party, created six years ago with Kremlin backing to channel protest-minded voters into a controllable political force, is rapidly becoming the country's second-most popular party, unsettling both the Kremlin and…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (646+ words) It should come as no surprise that the Russian Center for Analysis of World Arms Trade (CAWAT) found Russian military weapons superior to their German counterparts. CAWAT touted experience from Russia's War on Ukraine as proof of their findings. While…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (792+ words) THE WEATHERING Artem Chapeye Translated from the Ukrainian by Daisy Gibbons Seven Stories Press; 212 pp. ; $18. 95 Buy Online THE DISAPPEARING ACT By Maria Stepanova Translated from the Russian by Sasha Dugdale New Directions; 144 pp. ; $15. 95 Buy Online Needing a total vacation from…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (698+ words) On May 9, Russia commemorated Victory Day with downsized parades, including in Moscow. Some cities even canceled their events over drone threats. However, St. Petersburg'carried on'with its "March of the Immortal Regiment," albeit with restrictions that included banning water bottles. The…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (566+ words) On March, 8, more than 200 historical reenactors in World War II gear, along with 15 tanks, artillery pieces, and other vehicles, skirmished across a field outside the town of Stupino in the twentieth annual "Fiery Arc" festival. Video footage of the festival…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (534+ words) On May 1, Mediazona reported'that authorities had opened a criminal investigation into a racially-motivated attack on a woman of Buryat descent. She was on a bus and allegedly speaking Buryat over the phone. Footage of the incident went viral on social…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (600+ words) The state news agency RIA Novosti reported that the Ministry of Education has introduced "Spiritual and Moral Culture of Russia" (SMC) into the school curriculum. "It was developed at the president's request and is aimed at shaping the worldview of…...