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MagazineThe most Slavic among the SlavsThree decades ago, Russian soldiers invaded a newly independent state to “protect” the Russian-speaking population: it happened in Transnistria, a region of Moldova. With that war still fresh in many Transnistrians’ memories, they’re now grappling with the effects of the war raging in neighboring Ukraine4 мая 2023MagazineMobilization in Russia: selling cows to buy military gearA mobilized soldier ended up in prison for assaulting a superior; now he wants his family to get him to join the Wagner PMC so he could escape prison by fighting against Ukrainians.24 апреля 2023MagazineRussian gays are murdered in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, just as in ChechnyaIf you cannot believe in it, read these three stories24 мая 2023Magazine“It is a counterfeit”, “It was a gift” and other excusesFive examples of Russian officials trying to justify their luxurious possessions3 апреля 2023MagazineMy Life for the PartyMary Reed, an American, arrived in the Soviet Union in 1927. In the land of her dreams, she found love but lost her freedom.28 марта 2023MagazineHow Russia steals Ukrainian children and subjects them to “reeducation”Main facts from the TV Rain report24 марта 2023MagazineYou’re turning your daughter into a Russia-hating monsterArguments, denunciations and threats: how Russians argue over the war in group chats for neighbors and schoolkids’ parents.22 марта 2023MagazineAirborne InfectionVladimir Solovyov is a man of many professions. He studied engineering and economics, taught physics at a high school, ran a variety of successful businesses, and hosted Russia’s most popular talk shows of the 2000s. Today he is the arch-warmonger of the Russian state media.21 марта 2023MagazineRussian women are flocking to Argentina to give birth. Here’s whyStories of the Russian women who come to Argentina to give birth to “anchor babies”14 марта 2023MagazineI wanted to bleach myself: how Russian xenophobia feels in everyday lifeMilana Nazir, 20, is an ethnic Uzbek. She has faced xenophobia during almost her entire life in Russia. This is her story.10 марта 2023MagazineThe end of the “post-Soviet” cultural spacePutin’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered the common cultural space which had its center in Moscow. Holod examines today’s pop music to figure out what Russian culture is turning into19 декабря 2022MagazineLessons LearnedOn an island in the Pacific a schoolteacher would always help colleagues in need. When his native village was bombed out they reported him to the police for anti-war stance19 августа 2022MagazineWhen Your Mom Is an OgreRussian children’s author Yulia Yakovleva talked to children in Russia for two months about their experiences of the war. Here is what she found12 августа 2022MagazineUnstable BondsScience in isolation: some scientists emigrate from Russia, others ready for financial hardship. All fear the future5 августа 2022Посмотреть больше