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Sky-high cucumber prices are rattling Russian shoppers. The spike might be temporary, but the inflation problem isn’t. — Meduza

February 15, 2026

At the start of the year, Russians got a shock at the grocery store: cucumber prices had skyrocketed. Still, officials and economists…

MMental health

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.

February 11, 2026

Tens of thousands of Russians with psychiatric diagnoses are currently confined in state institutions, the majority of them declared legally incompetent, denied…

MMovies

How Russia’s box office smash ignited a conservative revolt — Meduza

January 22, 2026

Russia’s domestic box office has a rare smash hit. “Cheburashka 2,” this year’s sequel to the 2023 live-action film adapting…

HHealth

‘I don’t want to die so young’ Jailing people with cystic fibrosis is illegal in Russia. So to keep this 20-year-old behind bars, authorities are denying her diagnosis — and her lifesaving medication.

October 9, 2025

Cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease that affects the mucous membranes in the lungs and other organs, is one of the conditions…