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Sami. We exist. Part 2
Polar Lithium promised to obtain the Sami's consent to develop the Kolmozerskoye deposit.…
"It's Not the Flood's Fault: Why Water and Power Are Going Out in Russian Cities"
We explore how decades of delayed modernization of the housing and utilities sector and the energy system led to…
"Go to Paris dressed in nettles."
Poet Glikery Ulunov was accused of inciting suicide because of a poem.
Drones also have their sights set on harvesting
Farmers warn that fuel shortages threaten the record harvest…
"Russia, Back!": How Russians Are Watching the World Cup Five Years After the War
A sofa and a TV remote control are the main attributes of almost everyone…
Regions are being fenced off
The fuel crisis is forcing Russian regions to introduce numbered gas stations and…
Ryazan Island: chthon, museum, new buildings
On Ryazan Island, instead of a wooden architecture museum, apartment buildings may appear…
Oil refinery strikes and fuel shortages: How the crisis is changing the lives of Russians
Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries and logistics are increasingly impacting…
Where the money goes: How the war has widened the divide between Russia's regions
Russia's western regions absorb 80% of economic growth, while Siberia and…
"We'll probably get rid of the president sooner or later."
Constitutional lawyer Elena Lukyanova on reforms in post-Putin Russia: federalism,…
"There is no alternative to decentralization"
Economist Andrei Yakovlev on Russia's decentralization, local tax reform, autonomy…
"This chasm cannot be crossed in one leap."
Kirill Rogov, political scientist and director of the Re:Russia project, talks about the project…
Death without discrimination
How confusion, protracted investigations, and overburdened physicians make...
A Yearning for Freedom: How One Russian Deserter Escaped the Army Twice
During his life, he managed to escape from the army in order to...
Barracks for political prisoners
In the Magadan penal colony, political prisoners and deserters are kept separate from others…
"I'm going to have a hard comedown when this is all over."
What will Vyacheslav Gladkov be remembered for as Belgorod Governor?
Russia's Regional Economy in 2026: Who Benefits from War?
Inflation is slowing, but not because of rising incomes, but because of falling…
Such a small life, such a dense fear
Artist Andrei Akuzin died in a pretrial detention center in Komsomolsk-on-Amur after being arrested for…