Education | 2025-12-16
Presidential rhetoric becomes scholarly evidence in Russia
An analysis of academic publications shows Vladimir Putin's words used to support research far beyond politics.
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Russia's water pipes crumble while defense spending climbs
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Russia's secret stash of 'Russophobic' books
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Belarus's hostage machine: what the release of 31 Ukrainians reveals
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The execution that changed Ukraine's war-crimes playbook
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The rituals that hold Ukraine together
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Russia's Roblox ban fuels unrest among kids
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Women at the heart of Ukraine's war A generation of women is holding families, units and communities together as the war reshapes every part of daily life in Ukraine.
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Vigilantes hunt Russia's deserters as military cracks deepen As desertions soar across the Russian army, radical nationalists step into the vacuum, dragging AWOL soldiers from their homes while the state looks the other way.
Society | 2025-12-08
War-weariness defines Russian public opinion
Science & Technology | 2025-12-05
Russia's digital iron curtain meets a generation that won't log on
As the Kremlin races to replace global platforms with state-approved apps, young Russians are mounting a rebellion against expanding digital control.
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Ukraine's housing crisis: 10% destroyed, millions displaced
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Human Rights Watch vows more Russia investigations, despite ban
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Siberia or bust: the Kremlin's plan to relocate Ukrainians
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Russian teachers strained as Kremlin turns classrooms into ideology hubs
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Finland and the US build a new level of NATO readiness in the High North
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In Crimea, even a Ukrainian song can trigger the state
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Under occupation, Mariupol's only growth is in its cemeteries
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Russia braces for a season of pay cuts and pink slips
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South Africa investigates Russia's covert recruitment of African fighters
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AI propaganda claims a victory Russia hasn't won
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Russia expands war on women's autonomy
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Russia's humanoid robot faceplant exposes a faltering innovation machine
What worries you most about the next 12 months in Eastern Europe?
Society | 2025-11-26
New education policies leave 'heavy mark' on Russian children
A psychologist warns that in today's Russia, a child's only real defense against state propaganda may be the courage of their own family.
