New Witcher 3 expansion won’t feature Russian voice acting — Meduza
CD Projekt RED, the Polish studio behind The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, announced that its upcoming expansion, Songs of the…
Russia’s ‘Red Book’ exists to keep rare species alive. After September 1, builders who claim ‘no other site available’ get a legal green light to wipe one out.
The independent Russian data project “To Be Precise” has published an article explaining how Russia’s “Red Book” is compiled, why it exists, and…
Russia’s central bank chief Nabiullina acknowledges fuel crisis has driven up prices for ‘a wide range of goods and services’ — Meduza
The head of Russia’s central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, acknowledged that the country’s fuel crisis has driven up inflation. “Current data…
Russia’s richest businessmen are moving billions abroad amid fears of asset seizures, Bloomberg reports — Meduza
Several of Russia’s wealthiest businessmen have moved billions of dollars out of the country over the past year amid growing concern…
‘Killing for sport is a great sin’: Businessmen from Russia’s Yakutia region face backlash after boasting about a lion hunt in South Africa
Yakut businesspeople Alexei and Galina Yakovlev, along with Yuri Bolshakov, have drawn sharp criticism on social media for organizing…
Sky-high cucumber prices are rattling Russian shoppers. The spike might be temporary, but the inflation problem isn’t. — Meduza
At the start of the year, Russians got a shock at the grocery store: cucumber prices had skyrocketed. Still, officials and economists…
Russia’s psychiatric homes are a ‘meat grinder’ that swallows tens of thousands. A small band of volunteers is pulling art — and artists — back out.
Tens of thousands of Russians with psychiatric diagnoses are currently confined in state institutions, the majority of them declared legally incompetent, denied…
How Russia’s box office smash ignited a conservative revolt — Meduza
Russia’s domestic box office has a rare smash hit. “Cheburashka 2,” this year’s sequel to the 2023 live-action film adapting…
Stalling growth, falling oil prices, and the civilian sector sacrificed Meduza’s top five takeaways on the Russian economy heading into 2026
The state of Russia’s economy has been one of the most difficult topics to assess during the wartime period. Contrary to apocalyptic…
Veteran cosmonaut pulled from joint Russian–U.S. mission after allegedly photographing sensitive SpaceX hardware — Meduza
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev has been removed from the Crew-12 mission, a Roscosmos flight to the International Space Station operated…
No SIM city Russia’s plan to stop drones has left tourists cut off from mobile Internet — Meduza
Earlier this month, Russian telecom operators began rolling out a so-called “cooling-off period” for all foreign SIM cards —…
A disappearing act Why the Russian edition of Navalny’s memoir is missing 100 pages found in the English version — Meduza
A full year after late Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny’s memoir Patriot was published in 26 languages, a debate has flared…