STORIES

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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

9 September 2026
How the Z-community lives in the fifth year of the war
"An excessively bloated piece of propaganda"

"An excessively bloated piece of propaganda"

World order according to Medinsky’s textbook: Stalin is great, the West is treacherous, and the North Military District...

1 September 2023
Not under saddle and without bridle

Not under saddle and without bridle

In just over two years, the center's staff and volunteers have saved...

August 31 2023
Scythe and Stone

Scythe and Stone

The milk from his cows is fragrant, without chemical additives. Grandfather…

August 28 2023
Cooing, affection, and village community—how Yakut propaganda sells war to the people

Cooing, affection, and village community—how Yakut propaganda sells war to the people

In Yakutia, local propagandists spontaneously developed their own language, which…

August 25 2023
A year without a son

A year without a son

Russia has begun commemorating the first anniversaries of those killed in Ukraine.…

August 23 2023
He repeated: “They’ll kill me.”

He repeated: “They’ll kill me.”

The story of musician and activist Anatoly Berezikov, who died in a Rostov detention center.

August 22 2023
"I didn't want the dogs to suffer, I just wanted to kill them."

"I didn't want the dogs to suffer, I just wanted to kill them."

Tuzik is an ordinary gray dog ​​with drooping ears and a log-like tail.…

August 21 2023
Driving past the landfill

Driving past the landfill

A resident of the Ryazan village of Orekhovo assembled a collection of peasant household items, which…

August 18 2023
Elena Churilova: "We shouldn't attribute all of Russia's demographic problems to demographic waves."

Elena Churilova: "We shouldn't attribute all of Russia's demographic problems to demographic waves."

What's happening with the birth and death rates in Russia? Is it possible...

August 16 2023
"The current Russian reality condemns an honest and sensible person to uncompromisingness."

"The current Russian reality condemns an honest and sensible person to uncompromisingness."

The story of politician Ksenia Fadeeva from "Voice" to the criminal case

August 15 2023
How Yakutia spent four months import-substituting banned social media platforms, and how it ended.

How Yakutia spent four months import-substituting banned social media platforms, and how it ended.

We tell the story of the birth and demise of the "Yakut social network 'Notes.'" This...

August 14 2023
Specially protected hunting area

Specially protected hunting area

According to activists, the lands of the Khmelita Nature Reserve have been effectively taken over by a hunting farm.

August 11 2023
Wes Anderson's world in a Yakut village

Wes Anderson's world in a Yakut village

Russian audiences associate Yakut cinema with festival arthouse films or thrillers…

August 10 2023
"You can say as much as you like that you are outside of politics, but politics doesn't care about your words."

"You can say as much as you like that you are outside of politics, but politics doesn't care about your words."

We spoke with one of the founders of the magazine "New Rock" Alexander...

August 9 2023
Oak sawflies. Environmental activists come to the defense of the oak groves of the Volga-Akhtarsk floodplain.

Oak sawflies. Environmental activists come to the defense of the oak groves of the Volga-Akhtarsk floodplain.

With anti-bulldozer signs, environmental activists come to the defense of the Volga-Akhtarsk oak groves.

August 8 2023
The war between Russian regions is so varied

The war between Russian regions is so varied

War veterans are paid very differently in different regions. Sometimes, the amounts…

August 7 2023
The spirit of ancient German culture, overgrown with Russian moss

The spirit of ancient German culture, overgrown with Russian moss

The Kaliningrad region is located between two European countries – Poland and…

August 4 2023
Russian Hollywood and the crude replicas of history

Russian Hollywood and the crude replicas of history

The history of Perm cinema: from the liberal "cultural revolution" to patriotic Z-films

August 3 2023
Hundreds of dead soldiers

Hundreds of dead soldiers

What the Walk of Fame in Tyumen looks like a year and a half after the war

August 2 2023
"If this is a marginalized person, is it worth helping him?"

"If this is a marginalized person, is it worth helping him?"

On the eve of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, NeMoscow spoke with…

July 31 2023
“Every time I got into such a panic, I thought: no, we are reasonable people!”

“Every time I got into such a panic, I thought: no, we are reasonable people!”

Penza sociology teacher Anna Ochkina spoke about the search that...

July 28 2023
There is no light at the end of the tunnel at all.

There is no light at the end of the tunnel at all.

NeMoskva spoke with economist Evgeny Gontmakher about economic trends…

July 27 2023