Russias

In Russia, phone scams can kill

A spate of deaths connected to phone scams have been reported in Russia. The law is struggling to keep up.

Why these Russian elections are different

Nobody doubts that Putin’s United Russia party will sweep the board in September's parliamentary elections. But the Kremlin is playing a dangerous new game with the electorate, one analyst writes.

What’s behind Putin’s new law on “sovereign genetics”?

A Russian-language outlet investigates the sinister motivations behind – and consequences of – the Kremlin’s new law on genetic material

Don’t call me dad

Despite Russia’s homophobic laws, queer people in Russia are still choosing to become parents

Kadyrov’s battle for Russia’s 500-Ruble note

As Russia redesigns its currency, Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov wages a symbolic war for visibility

Russia’s war on minority languages

Translator speaks to four representatives on the linguistic frontline

Seeing red

How the crimson blazer became a status symbol in 1990s Russia What do roosters have to do with fashion? And how did Tolstoy’s perfume smell? Fashion historian Marina Skulskaya traces

From Bentleys to bombs

A Russian writer traces the country’s political culture back to the films and books of the 2000s Are the cultural artefacts of a particular place at a particular time –

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