Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and Alsu Kurmasheva are back in the U.S.
What this historic prisoner swap with Russia tells us about U.S. diplomacy.
By trying to silence protesters, Vladimir Putin is falling into a repression trap
As the Russian president becomes less popular, he’s turning to blunt coercion
Putin’s support is weakening. Will that show up in Russia’s regional elections this weekend?
Our survey finds these new cracks in his popularity
In Moscow, citizens have been protesting for five weekends in a row. What does the rest of Russia think?
Here’s why many Russians may not actually know what’s going on.
One out of five Russians wants to leave the country. Here’s who they are.
A staggering 44 percent of young Russians want to leave.
100 years later, Russia is still revising the story of the imperial family’s execution by Red Army guards.
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Russia put World Cup stadiums in some surprising places. This is why.
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Why Russia is far less threatening than it seems
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