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How much does patriotism cost the people?

How much does patriotism cost the people?

28 September 2026
NeMoscow studied marketplaces and found out the cost of patriotism: board games about the SVO, letters to soldiers, and patriotic manuals for children.
"We are being sold like serfs"

"We are being sold like serfs"

How and why Krasnoyarsk's "royal district" is rebelling against the comprehensive...

July 2 2024
"They closed everything, and now they'll close our bakery too." 

"They closed everything, and now they'll close our bakery too." 

The story of a Vologda enterprise that existed for over 60 years but lost…

27 2024 June
"They've worn themselves out." Why do opponents of the war read Z-channels?

"They've worn themselves out." Why do opponents of the war read Z-channels?

The name of the Telegram channel "All Quiet on the Western Front," which is hosted by...

25 2024 June
What do Rostov residents think about the "Prigozhin March" a year later?

What do Rostov residents think about the "Prigozhin March" a year later?

Rostov residents hardly remember either Wagner or Prigozhin, but...

24 2024 June
"You bastards sit in expensive clubs. Your children are living it up." How are those criticized by Yevgeny Prigozhin faring?

"You bastards sit in expensive clubs. Your children are living it up." How are those criticized by Yevgeny Prigozhin faring?

At the start of the rebellion, Prigozhin remained the only person in the country…

23 2024 June
There are no people willing to fight for free

There are no people willing to fight for free

Last year, NeMoskva analyzed regional payments to contract soldiers and mobilized personnel,…

20 2024 June
Yakutia Outsourced: A Brief History of Creative Yakutia in Exile

Yakutia Outsourced: A Brief History of Creative Yakutia in Exile

From the early 2000s until February 2022, in…

19 2024 June
A propaganda exhibit about "Nazism" in Ukraine has opened at Khabarovsk University.

A propaganda exhibit about "Nazism" in Ukraine has opened at Khabarovsk University.

On June 10, in the midst of the session at Pacific National University (PNU)…

13 2024 June
Tank, fences, NKVD: Ryazan's Russia Day from the Federal Penitentiary Service

Tank, fences, NKVD: Ryazan's Russia Day from the Federal Penitentiary Service

At the festival, they sold souvenirs from prisoners, tried on "baby" bulletproof vests, and...

12 2024 June
"Those who want to convey the truth and defend their rights are called extremists."

"Those who want to convey the truth and defend their rights are called extremists."

In the Altai Republic, security forces "heroically" conducted a search of "female terrorists" -…

10 2024 June
Expensive. Not childish.

Expensive. Not childish.

Not everyone can afford to send their child to a country health camp.…

7 2024 June
In the first five months of 2024, 5,3 million hectares were damaged by wildfires in Russia.

In the first five months of 2024, 5,3 million hectares were damaged by wildfires in Russia.

The top ten regions where the fire swept through the largest areas included the Jewish…

6 2024 June
Volunteer Firefighters

"We can argue over beer as much as we want about whether we should put it out, but we'll still go and put it out."  

How Yekaterinburg's volunteer firefighters live and why they put out fires for free.

3 2024 June
Sonechka, Venus de Milo and E=mc²

Sonechka, Venus de Milo and E=mc²

Who writes laudatory comments under the posts of regional and city heads?

31 May 2024
A Terrible Force, or How a Ryazan Shopkeeper Became a Hollywood Star

A Terrible Force, or How a Ryazan Shopkeeper Became a Hollywood Star

Renowned film makeup artist Max Factor began his career in…

30 May 2024
A presidential gift

A presidential gift

How the authorities promised to reward parents with many children with free land and are issuing…

29 May 2024
"Everywhere I turned, everyone was shitting."

"Everywhere I turned, everyone was shitting."

How refugees from the Kherson region have been wandering from hotel to hotel for a year and a half…

28 May 2024
 “I was sure that if I went myself, the war would end.”

 “I was sure that if I went myself, the war would end.”

In early April 2024, 62-year-old Vladimir Fogel from the village…

23 May 2024
Disappearing

Disappearing

How the breed of horses that rode under Marshal Zhukov is dying out.

21 May 2024
the spirit of Stalin

A spiritualistic séance invoking Stalin's spirit turned out to be a "cringe-worthy amateur performance." 

NeMoskva reports from Barnaul's Stalin Center, where they wanted to summon the spirit…

20 May 2024
"We remember only the good"

"We remember only the good"

The Yekaterinburg private museum of Soviet life, "Made in the USSR," was inspected by the FSB, and now...

17 May 2024
Rewind

"To be listened to abroad, you don't have to sing in English."

What's going on with the Yekaterinburg band "Peremotka," which has become popular all over the world?

16 May 2024
"The government decided to build us a wonderful garbage dump."

"The government decided to build us a wonderful garbage dump."

Residents of a village in the Altai region have attracted the attention of the entire…

15 May 2024