Consumer prices in Russia are falling. What’s going on? — Meduza
1 Prices in Russia are falling For the first time in three years, prices in Russia fell over the course of a month.…
‘Censorship turns reading into deciphering’ Nine artists confront the blacked-out pages erasing war, Putin, and queer lives from Russia’s books
Sweeping censorship hit Russia’s book industry soon after the Kremlin launched its full-scale war against Ukraine. Fearing state…
‘I’ve never seen such an extensive film of pollution’ New oil spill dumps over 10 tons of petroleum in the Black Sea, killing birds and coating Russian beaches
Late last year, two Russian oil tankers collided in the Kerch Strait, leaking thousands of tons of heavy fuel oil into…
Russian authorities create AI tool to censor books for ‘drug propaganda’ — Meduza
The Russian authorities have developed a program that uses AI to censor books for “drug propaganda,” Digital Development Ministry official Vladimir…
Sultan Raev’s novel “Zhanzhaza” published in USA in English –
The novel «Zhanzhaza» by Kyrgyz writer Sultan Raev has been released in New York in English under the title «Castigation». The…
Russia goes offline Mobile Internet blackouts in the Nizhny Novgorod region leave residents questioning officials’ explanations and fearing lasting restrictions
In the spring of 2025, mobile Internet providers began disabling service in regions across Russia. The authorities argue that the measures…
Russia prepares ‘white list’ of essential services to keep online during mobile Internet blackouts — Meduza
Russia’s Digital Development Ministry and telecom operators have agreed on a system that would keep essential services accessible during mobile Internet…
Even when the Internet works in Russia, something on it doesn’t. Here’s what’s broken over the past month. — Meduza
In Russia, Internet outages have become routine. Website crashes and service disruptions are nothing new, either. But the most…
Russia saw record 2,099 mobile Internet shutdowns in July, researchers say — Meduza
Russia experienced at least 2,099 mobile Internet shutdowns across various regions in July, according to Na Svyazi (“In Touch”), a project that collects user…
Space wars don’t work like Star Wars Inside Russia’s ‘nesting doll’ anti-satellite tech and the real threats in orbit — Meduza
Russia launched the satellite Kosmos-2558 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in August 2022. Nearly three years later, on June 28, 2025,…
Kremlin spokesman calls for ‘more detailed explanations’ of ban on ‘extremist’ Internet searches — Meduza
On July 17, Russia’s State Duma adopted the second reading of controversial legislation that would make it illegal to search for or access “extremist…