United Russia Tries to Fight ‘Fake News’ (In Its Own Way)
Two State Duma deputies have introduced a bill calling for multi-million ruble fines for publishing “false information” on social media.
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Before You Take Up Russian Citizenship, You Need to Take This Oath
And may my hands and legs wither if I ever cross over to the enemy’s side.
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These Otherworldly “Earthships” Offer Visitors Unusual, Off-the-Grid Accommodations
Spend the night in an art house built from garbage
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Ai Weiwei Depicts the Brutality of Authoritarianism in an Unusual Medium–Legos
The renowned Chinese Artist finally gets to see his work about political prisoners at the Hirshhorn
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Take a Stroll Through Jane Austen’s England With This Interactive Map
A look at the houses and towns that shaped the life and writing of the famed author on the 200th anniversary of her death
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The Bolshoi Ballet ‘Nureyev’ Just Wasn’t Ready, Really (Op-ed)
Liberal journalists are prepared to believe anything but the truth.
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Nureyev’s Canceled Ballet Mirrors His Soviet-Era Persecution (Op-ed)
Perhaps the biography of Rudolf Nureyev holds an answer to the question of what happened at the Bolshoi Theater just days before the premiere of a show chronicling his life was canceled.
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Why Russian Post’s Most Successful CEO Was Sidelined
Dmitry Strashnov made Russian Post profitable. So why was he just shown the door?
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How Barack Obama Became the First President to Brew Beer at the White House
The former president and his staff crafted ales featuring honey from the White House garden
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Moscow Exhibition Takes You Back to When Icons Were Subversive
This multimedia show of works by visual artist Dmitry Plavinsky and filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky takes you back 50 years to a time when these artists were going back 500 years to mine Russia’s ancient past for inspiration.
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Moscow Exhibition Breaks Through Traditions
This multimedia show of works by visual artist Dmitry Plavinsky and filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky takes you back 50 years to a time when these artists were going back 500 years to mine Russia’s ancient past for inspiration.
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Moscow Ranked Best City to Live in Russia
Moscow is the best city in Russia to live, according to a new report published Wednesday by the state-run Mortgage agency and the Strelka research bureau
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Russian Lawyer Says Trump Jr. Only Asked About Democrats’ Financing
Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya said on Tuesday that Donald Trump Jr. met her to obtain “inappropriate” information on sources of U.S. Democratic campaign financing
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Russia’s Forbidden Dancer Rudolf Nureyev
The premiere of “Nureyev,” a ballet based on the life of gay Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev, was unexpectedly postponed at the last minute.
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Russian Prison Officials Deny Seeking Jail Term for Navalny
The Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) denied late on Tuesday that it requested a Moscow court to replace opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s suspended sentence with time in prison.
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Kaspersky Lab Denies Claims of Cooperation with Russian Spy Agency
Russia’s most notorious cyber-security company wants to give Bloomberg a ‘PhD for ‘banya journalism.’
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The Timelessness of Millennial-Bashing
Even in the 14th century, writers blamed younger generations for ruining everything
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Why Russian Officials Want to Control the Social Sciences (Op-ed)
In authoritarian regimes, the social sciences are the most vulnerable to state interventions
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Game of Thrones’ Winter Is Coming, But Which Metro Stop Is It Getting Off At?
No one needs to tell Muscovites “winter is coming.”
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Russia and Saudi Arabia Agree $3.5 Bln Arms Deal
Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed an arms deal Monday valued at $3.5 billion, general director of Russian state-owned corporation Rostec Sergei Chemezov said
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Russian Officials Request Jail Term for Navalny
Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (UFSIN) has requested opposition leader Alexei Navalny be imprisoned, instead of serving out a suspended sentence
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Protesting Torture, Inmate Asks Putin to Revoke His Citizenship
An inmate at a Russian prison has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to strip him of his citizenship in protest against torture allegedly carried out at the detention facility
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Fire in Moscow Shopping Mall Injures 18
Eighteen people, including one child, have been injured.
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Man Who Reportedly Tried to Kill Putin Appeals for Pardon
The 33-year-old says he regrets his “stupid and non-motivated crime”
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Head of Russian Orthodox Church Proposes Exorcism As Cure for Mental Illness
Driving out demons might help in cases where professional psychological counselors fail.
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Russian State Media Ridicules U.S. Government for Mistaking ‘Russian Atlantis’ for Real City
The U.S. State Department is once again the recipient of rotten tomatoes from state media after it criticized the Russian authorities’ actions in a non-existent city.
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Tributes to Anton Nossik, Pioneer of Russia’s Internet, Cut Across Divides
The Internet’s ‘Pushkin’ died on July 9, just days after turning 51
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See Canada Through Fresh Eyes on a First Nations Tour
The mountains, forests and waters of British Columbia are given new meaning on a journey led by members of its indigenous communities
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Bolshoi Theater Postpones Premier of Anticipated Ballet on Gay Dancer
Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater has unexpectedly postponed the premier of a highly anticipated ballet, just days before it was scheduled to open on July 11
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Bolshoi Theater Postpones Premiere of Anticipated Ballet on Gay Dancer
“[The story of Nureyev] was the wrong topic, by the wrong guy at the wrong time.”
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The Kremlin ‘Notes’ Fresh Allegations of Chechnya Killings
The Kremlin has reacted to a report claiming 27 people were killed by security forces in January
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Esperanza Spalding: Jazz Musician, Grammy Award Winner and Now Museum Curator
The title of her latest album “D + Evolution” is also the theme of a new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Cooper Hewitt
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Ilya Glazunov, Controversial Painter Favored by Kremlin, Dies Aged 87
For the ideological crime of depicting Solzhenitsyn, the Central Committee of the Communist Party exiled Glazunov to Siberia to paint portraits of the workers of the Baikal-Amur Railway
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Opposition May Benefit From ‘Crisis’ Hitting Russian Political Parties
Russian political parties have been in a state of deepening crisis since parliamentary elections in 2016
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Anonymous Website Outs Russian Anti-Corruption Demonstrators
An anonymous Russian website is using controversial identification software to find the names and social media accounts of anti-corruption protesters
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Here’s How Russian State TV Spun Putin’s G20 Meeting With Trump
Russian state TV was unimpressed with Donald Trump in its coverage of the G20 in Hamburg last week.
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Putin and Trump Talked. But Don’t Bet on Real Change (Op-ed)
Anything other than a presidential brawl would have passed as a diplomatic breakthrough.
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Anton Nossik: A Life in Pictures
Nossik was reportedly with friends at a dacha when he suffered a sudden heart attack during the night.
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‘Godfather’ of Russian Internet Nossik Dies of Heart Attack
Anton Nossik, a Russian Internet entrepreneur often referred to as the godfather of the Russian Internet, died on Saturday night.
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Moscow Upbeat About Putin-Trump Meeting at G20
In stark contrast to the cool reaction from American media, most Russian politicians and experts gushed about the meeting between the two presidents.
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Russia’s Cold Summer Is Heartwarming News for Food Delivery Services
Unusually cold and rainy weather this summer means some businesses are cashing in.
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Duma Chairman Volodin Launches Disciplinary Campaign Against Slackers
From now on, the number of absent deputies will be announced at the beginning of each plenary session.
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Opportunity Knocking
Tom Blackwell is the CEO of the EM (Emerging Markets) corporate/strategic communications (PR) firm, which is working to expand Moscow’s business networks into Hong Kong and Beijing with the opening of a new Chinese branch.
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‘What Keeps Me in Moscow Is the Pace of Life’
Tom Blackwell is the CEO of the EM (Emerging Markets) corporate/strategic communications (PR) firm, which is working to expand Moscow’s business networks into Hong Kong and Beijing with the opening of a new Chinese branch.
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What Russians Want From Their President (Op-ed)
The country’s voters may have just one request for their next president: maintain the status quo
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What Russians Want From Their President
The country’s voters may have just one request for their next president: maintain the status quo
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Phoenix From the Flames: The Story of Moscow Through Foreigners’ Eyes
A cartographic adventure through time and space awaits visitors at the Museum of Moscow. See how the city has changed since the 18th century through the perspective of visitors from abroad.
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A Weekend of Jazz and Laughs
Despite the less-than-summery weather, the great outdoors beckons this weekend with jazz and comedy.
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A Weekend of Jazz and Laughs in Moscow
Despite the less-than-summery weather, the great outdoors beckons this weekend with jazz and comedy.
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Russian Pokemon Go Blogger Has Sentence Reduced
A Russian blogger who was sentenced to over three years for filming himself playing Pokemon Go in an Orthodox cathedral has had his sentenced reduced
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Sempre: A Heartwarming Feast for the Senses
This green restaurant on Bolshaya Dmitrovka is a foray into a friendly new kind of dining experience.
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Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Released From Detention
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released from jail on Friday after spending 25 days behind bars for organizing mass anti-corruption protests, his press secretary said on Twitter.
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Russian General in Charge of Nuclear Weapons Resigns
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted the resignation of the general in charge of Russia’s nuclear weapons arsenal.
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Stormy Weather, Russian Style
While it is true that Eskimos do not have 50 words for snow, in the past month I have learned at least 50 ways of saying “Can you believe this weather?” in Russian — from very polite to so obscene it would make a sailor blush.
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Four Dead in Norilsk Nickel Mine Explosion
At least four people have been killed after an explosion at a Norilsk Nickel mine in northern Russia, the company said in a statement Friday.
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Russia’s Expert Advice: How Putin Should Tackle His First Trump Meeting
The two presidents are set to meet for the first time today on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Germany.
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Moscow Metro to Open 63 New Stations by 2021
The Moscow Metro will open 63 new stations and add 142 kilometers of track by 2021.
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Russia Day Detentions ‘Arbitrary and Abusive,’ Says Human Rights Watch
Russian riot police used excessive force against hundreds of demonstrators during anti-corruption protests on June 12, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
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