Last year was arguably the worst one yet for Russia’s publishing industry. Bookstores were raided; independent publishing houses were shuttered; publishers pulled beloved novels from sale; and an increasing number of books came out in censored…
Category: 1. Russia
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Kadyrov Appoints 20-Year-Old Son as Acting Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya
Ramzan Kadyrov, 49, has ruled Chechnya with sweeping autonomy since 2007 in exchange for loyalty to the Kremlin. Exiled media outlets have documented the family’s lavish lifestyle, including fleets of luxury cars, expensive watches and…
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Ukraine Allies to Meet in Paris as Russian Strike Kills 2
Russian strikes on Ukraine early Monday killed two people and forced nighttime evacuations into freezing temperatures, a day ahead of Ukrainian allies meeting in Paris to revive diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting.
U.S. President…
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Russian Courts Hand Down Record Number of Life Sentences in 2025
Russian judges sentenced 100 people to life imprisonment between January and November 2025, the highest annual total in at least two decades, the state-run TASS news agency reported Monday, citing data…
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3 Hurt in Polar Bear Attack in Remote Siberian Village
Three members of a family, including a child, have been injured by a polar bear in a rare attack in the far north of Siberia, Russian officials said Monday.
Local police “received a report of a polar…
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For Pro-Kremlin Figures, Maduro’s Capture a Stark Reminder of Failed Zelensky Ouster
Pro-Kremlin figures and military bloggers have slammed the United States’ ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro while pointing out Russia’s own failure to capture Ukraine’s Volodymyr…
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What Maduro’s Capture Could Mean For Russia
For the Kremlin, the most obvious takeaway from the US seizure of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro may be that it’s a blow to Russia’s regional influence and to the pride of Vladimir Putin: A prominent ally who concluded a “strategic…
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‘Maybe it’s time we started hiring American generals?’ Russia’s pro-war bloggers on the U.S. operation in Venezuela — Meduza
On January 3, the United States carried out a military operation against Venezuela, Moscow’s closest ally in South America. The country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, was captured by U.S. special forces and taken out of the country….
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Russia Warns Citizens Against Travel to Venezuela After U.S. Ousts Maduro
Russia on Monday urged its citizens to refrain from traveling to Venezuela after the United States seized leader Nicolás Maduro in a shock military raid on the capital city of Caracas.
In a…
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Orbán urged people not to compare the events in Venezuela with the special operation in Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that the special operation in Ukraine and the events in Venezuela are fundamentally different situations, so they should not be compared.
‘I don’t want to compare…
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