STORIES

We look into problems, get acquainted with different opinions, tell stories.
They cut to the quick

They cut to the quick

October 26 2026
Regional spending cuts are already underway: what will be cut, why revenues are falling, and how the Ministry of Finance and Moscow are sharing taxes with the regions.
Alexander Mileev

The Last Oppositionist: The Story of Alexander Mileev

Alexander Mileev has been within the Samara government for 20 years and is fighting…

October 22 2026
Nationalized Companies: What Happened to Them in Russia?

Nationalized Companies: What Happened to Them in Russia?

Nationalized companies in Russia are being transferred to new owners, but the profits…

October 19 2026
Malkovshchina 

Malkovshchina 

Ryazan's Varangian Governor is guarding regional patriotism. What went wrong?

October 14 2026
Conscripts are forced to sign contracts: family stories

Conscripts are forced to sign contracts: family stories

Conscripts in the Far East are being forced to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense: relatives…

October 13 2026
Tariffs and inflation: the increase from October 1 is just the beginning

Tariffs and inflation: the increase from October 1 is just the beginning

Tariffs and inflation: prices rose by 0,96% over the week, and…

October 12 2026
Kuraev on the relics: why do Patriarch Kirill and the authorities need them?

Kuraev on the relics: why do Patriarch Kirill and the authorities need them?

A theologian explains why Patriarch Kirill and the authorities need relics, and what they say...

October 7 2026
From orphans to the front

From orphans to the front

The 2027 budget cuts oncology, large families, and housing and utilities, and…

October 5 2026
Bears come out to people

Bears come out to people

Bear attacks on people from January to September 2026

29 September 2026
"Maybe the bears will motivate us."

"Maybe the bears will motivate us."

Why are bears attacking Russians? In 2026, they killed…

29 September 2026
How much does patriotism cost the people?

How much does patriotism cost the people?

NeMoscow studied marketplaces and found out the cost of patriotism: board games…

28 September 2026
Brain intervention

Brain intervention

What's Behind Zakhar Prilepin's "ABCs of Intervention"

27 September 2026
"Return was not planned from the start"

"Return was not planned from the start"

Hundreds of families from across Russia are searching for loved ones missing near the village of…

25 September 2026
Unguarded. A city of street children.

Unguarded. A city of street children.

How the Ugreshskaya labor commune re-educated children without barbed wire

23 September 2026
Central Bank Chairperson Elvira Nabiullina at a press conference following the meeting of the Bank of Russia's board of directors

Stagflation in Russia: Why the Economy is Stagnating and Prices Are Rising

Economic agencies are raising their inflation forecasts and lowering theirs for…

22 September 2026
Fear Statistics. Part 3: Extremism Cases

Fear Statistics. Part 3: Extremism Cases

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the number of cases under extremism articles...

15 September 2026
Jet fuel shortage: 26 Russian airports have restricted refuelling

Jet fuel shortage: 26 Russian airports have restricted refuelling

Aircraft refueling is being restricted across Russia as jet fuel becomes scarce…

14 September 2026
"Your head is not your ass, tie it up and lie down."

"Your head is not your ass, tie it up and lie down."

How migraines make people lose their jobs, families, and the will to live, and…

12 September 2026
The Z-community in the fifth year of war: an interview with Ivan Filippov

The Z-community in the fifth year of war: an interview with Ivan Filippov

How the Z-community lives in the fifth year of the war

9 September 2026
Rabies in isolation

Rabies in isolation

How Russians "hunt" for vaccines for their pets

8 September 2026
Housing and communal services tariffs from October 1: a record 15% increase in 17 years

Housing and communal services tariffs from October 1: a record 15% increase in 17 years

Starting October 1, utility rates will increase by an average of 15%…

7 September 2026
Saving an ordinary region

Saving an ordinary region

Problems with regional budgets have reached Vladimir Putin—he…

August 24 2026
Gasoline shortage in Russia: second wave of fuel crisis

Gasoline shortage in Russia: second wave of fuel crisis

The gasoline shortage in Russia has returned – now in Moscow too.…

August 17 2026
"Your fairy tales make me sick already."

"Your fairy tales make me sick already."

NeMoscow went to see a film about Kolobok

August 12 2026
Sami. We exist. Part 2

Sami. We exist. Part 2

Polar Lithium promised to obtain the Sami's consent to develop the Kolmozerskoye deposit.…

August 6 2026