American Pioneer in Moscow Media Dies at Age 59
American media entrepreneur, Andrew Paulson, died of cancer on Tuesday. He was 59 years old.
The Real Story of North Korean Labor Camps in Russia (Op-ed)
North Korean workers in Russia are climbing the social ladder, providing for their families, and gaining financial stability, writes Andrei Lankov of Moscow’s Carnegie Center.
The True Story of Dunkirk, As Told Through the Heroism of the “Medway Queen”
Retrofitted by the British Navy, the paddleboat saved 7,000 men over many dangerous trips across the Channel
When New York City Rioted Over Hamlet Being Too British
In the deadly Astor Place Riot, how to perform Shakespeare served as a proxy for class warfare
How the Soviet Union Celebrated Its First Olympics
On this day in 1980, all eyes were on Moscow for the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympics.
On Trump’s New Man in Russia, Jon Huntsman, Moscow Says ‘Wait and See’
The former China envoy is facing a tough crowd
A Weekend in Italy — In the Center of Moscow
Want to go to Italy for the weekend? Can’t get away? Go to the Hermitage Garden Italia Fest instead.
Founder of Online ‘Blue Whale’ Suicide Group Sentenced
The young Russian man behind an online suicide game called “Blue Whale” has been sentenced to three years and four months behind bars
Moscow Court Sentences 12 ‘Mind-Readers’ For Fraud
A court in Moscow sentenced 12 individuals posing as mind-readers to suspended sentences and jail terms for fraud, the Prosecutor General’s office said in a statement on Tuesday.
State Duma Passes Law to Strip Terrorists of Russian Citizenship
Under the new amendment, terrorists could have their Russian citizenship revoked.
Opposition’s Roizman Drops out of Governor’s Race, Calls for Election Boycott
Maverick opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman has said voters are being deceived.
Russian Court Orders Navalny to Pay $35K in Kirovles Fraud Case
A Moscow district court ordered opposition leader Alexei Navalny and two co-defendants to pay 2.16 million rubles ($35,500) in damages to a timber company, the state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported
Russia and Poland Feud Over Demolition of Soviet War Monuments
Russian and Polish officials exchanged harsh words on Tuesday over Poland’s most recent move to demolish Soviet-era war monuments
White House Appoints ‘Hardline’ Jon Huntsman as Ambassador to Russia
The former envoy to China is set to be the new Ambassador to Russia as the Trump administration battles scandal.
Don’t Tolerate the Intolerable from Chechnya’s Strongman Kadyrov (Op-ed)
Kadyrov was making vile threats long before his HBO interview. It’s time for international action.