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River Levels in Western Siberia Set to Peak Later Than Forecast Due to ‘Abnormal’ Flooding
shifting dates
Tyumen region Governor Alexander Moor said water in the Tobol River was moving “very slowly because it’s spilling over the floodplain.”
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Human Rights and Environmental Abuses in Central Asia and Eastern Europe Threaten Green Transition
opinion
Companies operating in these countries need to ensure their supply chains are free from issues so the green transition is truly equitable.
4 Min read
Russian City Official Arrested in Occupied Ukraine on Embezzlement Charges
Nizhny Novgorod City Duma chairman Oleg Lavrichev is accused of misappropriating 22 million rubles in the purchase of medical equipment.
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arson attack
Moscow Court Charges 5 Russians With ‘Terrorism’ Over Helicopter Torching
Court authorities accused the group of working on behalf of Ukrainian intelligence services in exchange for money.
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inclement weather
Powerful Dust Storm Rips Through Siberia’s Irkutsk
Videos posted online showed strong winds and dust engulfing city streets and residential courtyards.
1 Min read
'Neo-Eurasianist' Thinker
Russian Philosopher Dugin Rails Against Western Liberalism in Tucker Carlson Interview
The idealogue said liberalism frees people from “any kind of collective identity” and leads to “LGBT and new form[s] of sexual individualism.”
2 Min read
'going to be tougher'
Russians React to New U.S. Military Aid for Ukraine
The United States last week approved billions of dollars of crucial military aid to Ukraine following months of wrangling with Republicans in Congress...
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air assault
Death Toll in Russian Missile Strike on Odesa Rises to 5
Ukrainian regional authorities said nearly two dozen others had been injured in the attack and were still receiving medical care.
1 Min read
secret documents
Ex-NSA Employee Who Tried Spying for Russia Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison
Jareh Sebastian Dalke spent less than four weeks working at the NSA before he suddenly quit at the end of June 2022 citing family problems.
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EXTREME WEATHER
Russia Battles Historic Flooding
April 29, 2024
Russia’s Ishim River Swells to Record High Amid Widespread Flooding
April 24, 2024
Russia's Epic Floods Expose Lack of Preparedness for Climate Crisis
April 22, 2024
Russia's Record Floods Submerge Uranium Mines in Urals – Reports
April 18, 2024
What's Causing Russia's Record Floods?
opinion
Ella Skybenko
Human Rights and Environmental Abuses in Central Asia and Eastern Europe Threaten Green Transition
4 Min read
Boris Bondarev
The West Is Stronger Than Russia. It Must Prove that to Win Ukraine More Allies
4 Min read
Jeremy Morris
How Ukraine War Is Stretching Russian Workers to Their Limits
5 Min read
Zarina Akhmatova
How the Shocking Killing of an Ex-Minister’s Wife Is Forcing Change in Kazakhstan
6 Min read
Ada Wordsworth
Kharkiv’s Resilient But Exhausted Villagers Need Our Protection
5 Min read
Valeria Bezrukova
My Hometown Belgorod Is Under Near-Daily Attack. But Russia Has Forgotten Us
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Evan Gershkovich's days in Russian prison
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Editor's Pick
competing powers
Defense Official’s Bribery Arrest Signals Shoigu’s Waning Influence in the Kremlin
The high-profile arrest reflects the struggle for resources and influence within Russia's elite as Putin’s new term begins.
3 Min read
Editor's Pick
News Analysis
What Next for Chechnya After Kadyrov Reported Seriously Ill? Experts Weigh In
Analysts were divided on the reported succession plan for Kadyrov — and whether the region would be plunged into turmoil following his death.
4 Min read
Editor's Pick
Feature
10 Years Later, Russian Volunteer Fighters Recall Fueling the War in Donbas
Thousands of Russian citizens joined the armed insurgency in eastern Ukraine that marked the initial phase of Russia's covert invasion.
8 Min read
Editor's Pick
Feature
'Devastating to See': Russia’s Orenburg Region Battles Historic Flood
Experts say the floods, which have caught the authorities off-guard and left many to fend for themselves, are just a preview of what is yet to come.
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Editor's Pick
interview
‘There Will Be No Beautiful Russia of the Future Unless We Take Responsibility’: Activist Anastasia Shevchenko
The exiled civil activist sees it as her mission to speak to Russians across the political spectrum and win over as many minds as she can.
7 Min read
Editor's Pick
Feature
She Photographed Russian Political Prisoners. Now She's Charged With 'Extremism.'
Antonina Favorskaya and her colleagues consider the charges against her to be revenge for her journalism and political views.
4 Min read
Photos
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Videos
'going to be tougher'
Russians React to New U.S. Military Aid for Ukraine
Ukraine War
In Photos: Ukraine's Mariupol After 2 Years of Russian Occupation
under water
In Photos: Orenburg Flooding Peaks as 'Colossal' Waters Rise in Neighboring Regions
hybrid invasion
In Photos: 10 Years Ago, the War in Donbas Began
Features
controversial development
Moscow's Plans to Build Atop Radioactive Waste Pipes Spark Alarm from Experts, Industry
Thirty-eight years after Chernobyl, careless urban development risks unleashing another radioactive hazard beneath Muscovites’ feet.
5 Min read
challenging outlook
Russia's Epic Floods Expose Lack of Preparedness for Climate Crisis
Without the resources or political will to pursue a policy of climate adaptation, experts warn that this spring's disaster will become the new norm.
7 Min read
longread
10 Years Later, Russian Volunteer Fighters Recall Fueling the War in Donbas
Thousands of Russian citizens joined the armed insurgency in eastern Ukraine that marked the initial phase of Russia's covert invasion.
8 Min read
black lungs
'Dirty as Hell': Coal Dust Chokes Murmansk as Moscow Ramps Up Asia Exports
As the dust fuels public grievances and concerns for human health, the Murmansk Commercial Seaport is busy expanding its operations.
6 Min read
'irrepressible' journalist
She Photographed Russian Political Prisoners. Now She's Charged With 'Extremism.'
Antonina Favorskaya and her colleagues consider the charges against her to be revenge for her journalism and political views.
4 Min read
More features
climate
Feature
Russia's Epic Floods Expose Lack of Preparedness for Climate Crisis
Without the resources or political will to pursue a policy of climate adaptation, experts warn that this spring's disaster will become the new norm.
7 Min read
perfect storm
What's Causing Russia's Record Floods?
Above-average snowfall followed by a rapid spring thaw, a warmer planet and human influences have all played a role in the current crisis.
3 Min read
melting ice
Kamchatka's Glaciers Have Shrunk by 36% Since 1950 – Russian Scientists
The rate of retreat of the ice caps in the northern Sredinny Range from 2002 to 2017 was 4.3 times higher than from 1950 to 2002.
1 Min read
Feature
'Dirty as Hell': Coal Dust Chokes Murmansk as Moscow Ramps Up Asia Exports
As the dust fuels public grievances and concerns for human health, the Murmansk Commercial Seaport is busy expanding its operations.
6 Min read
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Business
war profits
Major European Banks Paying Russia More in Taxes Than Before Ukraine Invasion – FT
The seven lenders reportedly paid over 800 million euros in taxes to the Russian state last year, a fourfold increase compared to 2021.
2 Min read
wobbling currency
Russia Holds Rates After Putin Urges Caution
Speaking to business leaders on Thursday, Putin had stressed the need to be "careful" over when to start cutting rates.
2 Min read
Feature
'Dirty as Hell': Coal Dust Chokes Murmansk as Moscow Ramps Up Asia Exports
As the dust fuels public grievances and concerns for human health, the Murmansk Commercial Seaport is busy expanding its operations.
6 Min read
More business
arts and life
weekend kitchen
Samovars, Tea and Something Sweet
Samovars have been essential to the tea drinking rituals in Russia for centuries.
6 Min read
literary advisory
Russia Creates Book Censorship Body – Vedomosti
A major publisher has already stopped selling books by U.S. authors James Baldwin and Michael Cunningham, as well as Russian writer Vladimir Sorokin, for...
1 Min read
weekend kitchen
Carpe Diem: A Spicy Carp for Fish Friday
Spices are a way of adding flavor and nutrients to Lenten dishes.
5 Min read
Art Deco icon
The Year of Art Deco Artist Tamara de Lempicka
The painter known for her stylized portraits has a Broadway musical and a huge retrospective this year.
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More Arts and Life
the new diaspora
'blatantly provocative'
Russia Denies Plans to Ban Passport Renewals Abroad
Novaya Gazeta said earlier Thursday that it had obtained a copy of a draft decree suspending passport renewals and other consular services for Russians...
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'hot pursuit'
Russia's Emigre Tech Workers Eye Jobs at Western Firms as Moscow Clamps Down on Working Abroad
Western companies are actively targeting the hundreds of thousands of Russian tech workers who moved abroad after the invasion of Ukraine.
5 Min read
podcast
Russian Comedians Look for Laughter in Exile
Comedians Ilya Ovechkin and Denis Chuzhoy join us to discuss how they've adapted to life in exile, both personally and in their comedy.
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'parallel world'
Russian Entrepreneurship in Serbia Booms as Wartime Emigres Settle Down
Russians registered some 9,000 new businesses in Serbia by the end of 2023, a number that is set to grow in 2024. Serbians have mixed feelings.
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