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A Pacific Gateway Shows the Kremlin’s Grip on Russia’s Vast Expanse

By: Ivan Nechepurenko and Nanna Heitmann β€”
In a country where power is highly centralized, Moscow sets the tone for Vladivostok, 4,000 miles away, complicating longstanding ambitions to make it a trading powerhouse.

The city is dominated by gray Soviet-era apartment blocks.

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When Trump Rages, Silicon Valley Stays Silent

By: Kim Scott β€”
Kim Scott, who lived and worked in Russia, on Silicon Valley’s silent complicity in the rise of authoritarianism.

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2 Russian Women Put on a Play. Then the State Came for Them.

By: Valerie Hopkins β€”
The prosecution of a prominent playwright and a director in Russia over their work is a chilling sign of increased repression, cultural figures say.

Yevgenia Berkovich, left, and Svetlana Petriychuk inside a courthouse in Moscow in May. The two are being tried on charges of terrorism relating to the production of their play, β€œFinist the Brave Falcon.”

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Russian Celebrities Caught β€˜Almost Naked’ Are Now Dressing to Appease

By: Paul Sonne β€”
President Vladimir Putin derided those β€œjumping around without pants,” at a party, while some guests have tried to make amends through donations and adopting a cat.

A hedonistic party at a Moscow nightclub last month drew the ire of President Vladimir V. Putin and other Russians as the country’s troops fought in Ukraine.

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Russia Says Ukraine Fired Drones at Three Regions

By: Vivek Shankar and Constant MΓ©heut β€”
The frequency of drone attacks inside Russia has increased in recent weeks, bringing the war to areas deep inside Russian territory.

Soldiers with the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade firing a self-propelled artillery gun at a Russian target in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Saturday.

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