Restrictions on publishers and sellers have grown more severe. Volumes are being pulled from shelves or redacted like secret documents, but bookstores remain important sources of community.
Author: Ivan Nechepurenko and Nanna Heitmann
A Pacific Gateway Shows the Kremlin’s Grip on Russia’s Vast Expanse
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.
Russia Distracts Its Citizens From Ukraine War With Nonstop Festivals
A festival known as Summer in Moscow showcases the city’s transformation into an ultramodern metropolis. But the feast can’t last forever.