4+ hour, 8+ min ago  (514+ words) The state news agency TASS reported, citing remarks by St. Petersburg city governor Alexander Beglov, that Nazi symbols will soon decorate the "Victory Park" metro station, and will interface with passengers in a unique way. According to the St. Petersburg…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (417+ words) Cars are queuing at petrol stations after Ukraine's attacks on oil refineries in Moscow's led to fuel shortages across Russia. On June 26, Mediazona published a map showing which Russian regions were rationing gas the most and what restrictions had been…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (396+ words) This is our language column that each month focuses on a word or phrase trending in Russian culture and society. Moscow is a hyper-technological city where delivery robots have already become commonplace, so users readily believed the news about the…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (587+ words) A recent Russian-Uzbek publication advocates for using food not only to promote cultural heritage, but also to enhance diplomatic relations between Russia and Uzbekistan. The authors, Leonid Gelibterman and Iroda Dadajanova, see sharing traditional cuisine as a way to win…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (368+ words) A Russian State Duma meeting on June 24 included a proposal for the creation of a national-level registry of lost and found pets. The registry would be housed on the online State Services portal, "Goslugi." While pet-owner reunification is indeed a…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (432+ words) A Russian State Duma meeting on June 24 included a proposal for the creation of a national-level registry of lost and found pets. The registry would be housed on the online State Services portal, "Goslugi." While pet-owner reunification is indeed a…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (542+ words) Russia's War on Ukraine is affecting Russia's air quality, and not only in the areas where the attacks are occuring. The independent environmental publication Kedr released a report that examined "how the war with Ukraine is affecting the air that…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (605+ words) The independent Russian outlet Vaznye Istorii reviewed military court records and found that Russian soldiers have maimed themselves and one another to claim state compensation for combat wounds." In October 2023, battalion commander Ikrom Mubashirov, a decorated officer who had served…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (540+ words) On June 4, 2026, a statue to famed Soviet author Mikhail Bulgakov was dismantled in Kyiv. But it was the monument to Bulgakov that immediately sparked the most controversy, and now that the decision has been carried out, the scandal has flared…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (705+ words) Shipments of substandard canned food to the front lines has exposed a massive, large-scale fraud, with the head of the Russian Central Food Department of the Ministry of Defense, Viktor Tarazevich, behind the plan. Tarazevich and five co-conspirators allegedly embezzled…...