During World War II, their parents and grandparents were deported from the Soviet Union and resettled in rural districts of Russia because Soviet officials viewed them as potential traitors. They wish to return to the places where their families were exiled as retirees
Parts of the world that were long assumed to be permanently frozen are melting, posing problems for countries like Russia, which has extensive swaths of permafrost
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko wants to deepen his ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin in order to ease his government’s international isolation, which has resulted from a harsh crackdown on political opponents
Russia is gearing up for parliamentary and local elections on Sunday, which the opposition claims will be held in a climate of repression, with a handful of non-aligned candidates barred from running
Russia’s parliamentary elections next week are set to be some of the least competitive in years after a number of independent and opposition candidates were barred from running
Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea Football Club in England, and Russia’s state-owned oil major Rosneft have both filed defamation lawsuits against the author of a book about President Vladimir Putin’s rise to power. Activists claim the lawsuit jeopardises press freedom
Restaurants, Cafes, And Bars In Moscow Have Been Instructed To Only Serve Guests Who Have Been Vaccinated, Have Had COVID-19 During The Last Six Months, Or Have Had A Negative PCR Test Within The Preceding Three Days As Of June 28. Customers Must Be Served Without QR Codes Certifying Their Status, According To The New Standards. The New Rule Caught Moscow Business Owners Off Guard, As It Comes Amid A Spike In Infections And Deaths In Russia
Kirill Zherebtsov, Four Years Old, Was Born Deaf And Deafened. His Mother Died Unexpectedly The Day Before His Travel, And He Was Scheduled For A Particular Surgery In California
The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced quarantines and lockdowns, exposing the world’s homeless to a unique condition of threats. A harsh climate in Russia makes life on the streets more difficult than in most other countries, forcing the homeless — and the charity organisations that assist them
One of the few Russian media outlets to cover jailed opposition figure Aleksei Navalny is an independent Siberian television station. Navalny’s anti-corruption probes and protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin