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Russian gays are murdered in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, just as in Chechnya
If you cannot believe in it, read these three stories
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The most Slavic among the Slavs
Three 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 Uk
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Mobilization in Russia: selling cows to buy military gear
A 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.
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“It is a counterfeit”, “It was a gift” and other excuses
Five examples of Russian officials trying to justify their luxurious possessions
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My Life for the Party
Mary Reed, an American, arrived in the Soviet Union in 1927. In the land of her dreams, she found love but lost her freedom.
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How Russia steals Ukrainian children and subjects them to “reeducation”
Main facts from the TV Rain report
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You’re turning your daughter into a Russia-hating monster
Arguments, denunciations and threats: how Russians argue over the war in group chats for neighbors and schoolkids’ parents.
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Airborne Infection
Vladimir 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.
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Russian women are flocking to Argentina to give birth. Here’s why
Stories of the Russian women who come to Argentina to give birth to “anchor babies”
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I wanted to bleach myself: how Russian xenophobia feels in everyday life
Milana Nazir, 20, is an ethnic Uzbek. She has faced xenophobia during almost her entire life in Russia. This is her story.
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The end of the “post-Soviet” cultural space
Putin’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 into
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Lessons Learned
On 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 stance