Special Projects
Who profits from war? Where and why are people suffocating from burning landfills? Why are people in various cities repurposing old water towers? NeMoskva's extensive research explores how non-capital Russia is structured.
Fear Statistics
How repressive law works in Russian courts. We consider cases of discrediting the army, military "fakes," and extremism, read the verdicts, and examine who is being punished and for what.
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2025
Z Grants
Who receives support from the Presidential Grants Fund for projects related to the war and its consequences?
2024
Unfinished Russia
Almost 7 thousand budget construction projects were listed as suspended: hospitals, schools, kindergartens.
2024
Tierra del Fuego
Why are forests and steppes burning in Russia, how many are actually burning, and what can be done about it?
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Journalism under investigation
Persecution of journalists and bloggers in Russia since the outbreak of the war with Ukraine. An updated "NeMoskva" database.
2024
Nature, church, labor, war
What are the anthems of Russian cities about and what do these lyrics say about our country?
2024
From Sakharov to Navalny
How the Russian opposition was buried. More than 100 people attended Sakharov's funeral.
2024
Alexei Navalny's Russia
How I remember politics in "NeMoskva": trips around cities, filming investigations, prison colonies.
2024
Local history boom
NeMoscow spoke with local historians of different generations in three cities—representatives of the new wave.
2023
Alphabet 2023
The ancients believed that letters were more than just symbols for sounds. Year-end summary by alphabet.
2023
Debris and flames
Landfills are burning across the country. Smoldering for months, the fires cover an area the size of sixteen football fields.
2023
Man in a water tower
A brief history of water towers in Russia. And two towers kept alive by visionaries.