The Latvian director Alvis Hermanis’s bioplay is an ode to the love story of Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev, and portrays the former leader in all his humanity.
Tag: Moscow (Russia)
Russian Journalists Meet a Crackdown With Dark Humor, and Subscribers
Meduza, a leading independent news site, fights back with jokes and a stunning donation campaign. But can it stand up to the Russian state?
Russia Scoffs at Olympic Ban: ‘Let Them Listen to Classical Music’
Sports fans and officials in the country have no trouble seeing through the thin fiction of a doping-related ban on their national symbols at the Tokyo Olympics.
Russia Scoffs at Tokyo Olympics Ban: ‘Let Them Listen to Classical Music’
Sports fans and officials in the country have no trouble seeing through the thin fiction of a doping-related ban on their national symbols at the Tokyo Olympics.
Covid Cases Surge Again in Russia, Many From Delta Variant
An outbreak centered in Moscow led to some vaccine mandates and the closing of some public spaces.
In Shadow of Navalny Case, What’s Left of the Russian Opposition?
Russian domestic politics took a flint-hard turn this year and much of the opposition leadership is now in exile or prison.
Article on Fourth Grader in ’60 Inspires Journalism Class
Sixty years ago, a Times article described one girl’s wish to find a pen pal. A journalism class investigated how the story ended.
Lawyer for Navalny Is Arrested in Moscow
Ivan Pavlov was defending the opposition leader’s organizations from accusations of extremism.
The Arms Merchant in the Sights of Russia’s Elite Assassination Squad
Russian spies have twice tried to poison Emilian Gebrev. Now, revelations in the Czech Republic show they also destroyed shipments of his military supplies.
Born in Soviet Exile, They Might Die in a Russian One
Many victims of Stalin’s gulag are still unable to return to their families’ hometowns. Despite a court order, Moscow isn’t helping them.