Vladlen Tatarsky represented a radical wing of pro-invasion bloggers and activists who backed Moscow’s war but also criticized what they saw as the flaws in the Russian Army.
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A Defiant Putin Says Russia Will Flourish Without the West
In a speech at an economic forum, he called the U.S. a fading power and said sanctions on Russia, not the Ukraine war, are hurting Western economies.
A Defiant Putin Says Russia Will Flourish Without the West
In a speech at an economic forum, he called the U.S. a fading power and said sanctions on Russia, not the Ukraine war, are hurting Western economies.
Zelensky Tells U.S. Mayors to End Their Sister-City Ties with Russia
The Ukrainian president said the relationships allow Moscow to say ‘it is not isolated.’
High-Speed Trains Departing Russia for Finland Are Packed
Once starved for passengers, the trains are now full, and negotiations are underway between state-owned Finnish and Russian rail companies to increase the service.
Catherine the Great Letter Supporting Inoculations Sells for $1.3 Million
In the letter, which sold at auction in London on Wednesday, the Russian empress called for widespread access to a precursor of the smallpox vaccine.
Germany Sets Aside an Additional $767 Million for Holocaust Survivors, Officials Say
Many of those now eligible for reparations are Russian Jews who survived the Nazi siege of Leningrad. They will receive annual pensions of about $5,200, or 4,500 euros.
After 100 Years, a Royal Wedding in Russia Evokes Days of the Czars
For the groom, a Romanov and descendant of the imperial throne, and his Italian bride, the wedding represents the pinnacle of their attempts to re-establish a monarchic presence in Russia’s public life.
Joseph Brodsky Slept Here. The Great Poet’s Cranky Neighbor Couldn’t Care Less.
After a decades-long standoff with the last resident of a communal apartment, a private museum has finally opened in Brodsky’s shared home in St. Petersburg, a rare grass-roots victory in Russia.