Otto Drakenberg is challenging Alisher Usmanov for the leadership of the International Fencing Federation – Usmanov is the heavy favorite despite international sanctions ~sports Article 796 words 3 votes
A pro-Putin Facebook network is pumping French-language propaganda into Africa. The pages promote Russia’s line on the war in Ukraine to more than four million followers... ~tech social media facebook Article 2050 words, published Aug 3 2023 40 votes
President Vladimir Putin calls armed rebellion by mercenary chief a betrayal, and promises to defend Russia ~news ukraine russia Article 114 words 113 votes
Alexander Ovechkin awarded "Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation" award by Vladimir Putin ~sports.hockey Article 217 words 11 votes
How one of Vladimir Putin’s most prized hacking units got pwned by the FBI ~tech Article 492 words 6 votes
Winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine shared their visions of a fairer world and denounced Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine ~news norway belarus russia ukraine Article 754 words 6 votes
The (rather pathetic) economy of Russia, explained ~finance economics Video 18:57, published Mar 18 2022 5 votes
Vladimir Putin is trying to take down the entire world order, the veteran Russia watcher said in an interview ~misc Article 5275 words 15 votes
One Vladimir Putin move and behold: West’s unity tightens overnight ~misc Article 1014 words 19 votes
Putin declares "special military operation" in Ukraine ~news russia ukraine Article 243 words 50 votes
Anti-Putin protest in Russia’s far east attracts thousands for a fourth weekend ~news russia.khabarovsk politics Article 321 words 9 votes
Exposing Secondary Infektion: Forgeries, interference, and attacks on Kremlin critics across six years and 300 sites and platforms ~tech security Link 6 votes
The coronavirus in capitalist Russia: The Russian government has not only failed to effectively battle the emergency but has attempted to actively ignore it and the plight of its citizens ~health Article 1176 words 5 votes
Russia on Sunday reported a record daily rise in coronavirus infections, as the handling of the outbreak begins to weigh down President Vladimir Putin’s popularity ~health Article 674 words 8 votes
Nurses have quit en masse from Russia’s top coronavirus hospital in Moscow over poor working conditions and low wages ~health healthcare Article 351 words 10 votes
How Vladimir Putin's Russia has become increasingly unstable ~humanities Video 15:44, published Aug 17 2016 8 votes
The world is experiencing a new form of autocracy ~humanities Article 1687 words, published Mar 1 2020 6 votes
It took five hours for Russian lawmakers to propose, consider, and adopt legislation that could keep Putin in office for another 16 years ~news russia law politics Article 203 words 12 votes
Putin introduces constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage and mentioning God ~lgbt Link 18 votes
Thousands march on the fifth anniversary of Boris Nemtsov's death, to protest Putin's "constitutional coup" ~news russia politics Article 877 words 9 votes
A decade ago, a new spirit of tolerance of the avant garde blossomed in Russia. But these days, it’s impossible to know where the lines are—as the country’s most celebrated director discovered ~arts art.performance Article 5171 words, published Jan 17 2020 7 votes
Putin has suggested a bunch of constitutional amendments. Here’s what he wants to change ~news russia politics law Link 21 votes
Russia's government resigns as Putin offers spot on Security Council to Medvedev ~news russia politics Link 13 votes
Russian court fines Internet user hundreds of dollars for calling Vladimir Putin an ‘unbelievable fuckwit’ ~news russia Article 222 words 20 votes
Russia contemplates constitution changes as Putin faces term limits ~news russia politics law Article 633 words 8 votes
The rise of Ksenia Sobchak - from TV presenter to politician | Unreported World ~news russia politics journalism Video 23:10 4 votes
The Trump Organization planned to give Vladimir Putin the $50 million penthouse in Trump Tower Moscow ~news usa russia.moscow Article 1128 words 20 votes
US House committee votes to release Trump-Russia transcripts ~news russia usa politics.usa Article 390 words 8 votes
Trump Administration imposes new sanctions on Putin cronies ~news usa russia politics.usa Article 1268 words, published Apr 6 2018 11 votes
Anti Trump protests outside the White House continue into fifth day ~news usa.dc politics.usa Article 483 words 8 votes
Putin tells diplomats he made Trump a new offer on Ukraine at their summit ~news russia ukraine usa politics.usa Article 4 votes