Ten months after his failed revolt, the late Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin has become a cult figure among Russian teenagers. @BaikalPeople spoke with teens who count themselves among the murderous mercenary leader’s fans (and with a sociologist). https://t.co/WoP7rQyVHf
Putin’s spokesman says the Kremlin wants to stay out of the debate over a new research center named for Ivan Ilyin, a tsarist philosopher who defended Hitler and Mussolini. Putin has quoted Ilyin multiple times and called him one of his favorite thinkers. https://t.co/eIbdETyt1S
Georgian lawmakers’ discussion of a bill to establish a “foreign agents” registry erupted into a physical fight on Monday when the leader of an opposition party punched the parliamentary majority leader on the parliament floor. https://t.co/paeidWtJ5Y
As Alexander Lukashenko wraps up a two-day visit to Russia, journalist Roman Chernikov explains how a shared affinity for political repression is bringing Moscow and Minsk closer together than their supranational Union State ever did. https://t.co/9qDomCZEZO
Alexander Demidenko, a Russian man who helped hundreds of Ukrainians return from Russia back to Ukraine after the start of the full-scale war until his arrest in October 2023, has reportedly died in pre-trial detention. https://t.co/AntzZmzDUN
A Chechen man who was arrested in Moscow following the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall reportedly died in police custody a few hours later. Media report that his body shows signs of torture. https://t.co/UwMSm2nX7P
Russian police have been arresting people across Russia for comments they’ve made online about Friday’s terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall outside Moscow. https://t.co/mPO7X7IjaO
Over a dozen Russian artists have released a 10-minute song dedicated to Alexey Navalny, complete with a music video in the style of his favorite TV show, Rick and Morty. Contributors include Zemfira and Noize MC. https://t.co/FKeIKop7pC
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall in Russia’s Moscow region. CNN reports that the U.S. is in possession of intelligence confirming these claims. Follow our live coverage here: https://t.co/QaKH7zZADn
The Moscow Region Health Ministry has published a list of 145 victims of the terrorist attack. Nine of those hospitalized are in critical condition. Live updates here: https://t.co/QaKH7zZADn
Amid an ongoing crackdown in response to the January protests in Russia’s Bashkortostan, investigators are piling on the charges against suspected protesters, accusing them not only of “mass rioting” but also “armed resistance.” https://t.co/nBDz0wj4CU
A region of Russia is creating a sperm bank, so men leaving to die in Ukraine needn't worry that their precious bodily fluid will go to waste. https://t.co/ZVpMHTGLZ0
About half of the 64.7 million votes recorded for Vladimir Putin in Russia’s presidential vote this past weekend were falsified, according to an analysis of election data conducted by Novaya Gazeta Europe. https://t.co/tmiUQa75hC
More than 60 people have now been detained throughout Russia, including at least 26 in Kazan and at least 12 in Moscow, according to @ovdinfo_en. https://t.co/JUBtTB9N7jhttps://t.co/SFpx1Qra0W
Some Russians have been taking their presidential ballots to Alexey Navalny’s grave, writing in the opposition leader’s name and placing them in the mountain of flowers that mourners continue to bring, two weeks after Navalny’s funeral. Video from @smirusnews https://t.co/wnT0PMvnS0
With Russia’s presidential vote days away, Putin sat down with TV presenter Dmitry Kiselyov for a lengthy interview that touched on topics ranging from Finland’s NATO accession to Poland’s alleged ulterior motives in Ukraine to Russia’s presence in Africa. https://t.co/Xe5ilrNiJ1
The Russian state news agency TASS reported Wednesday morning that a drone had crashed into the FSB’s regional headquarters in the border city of Belgorod. Soon after, TASS deleted the story, and several local news outlets followed suit. https://t.co/cyzZaSvUBS
Navalny ally Leonid Volkov called the hammer attack he survived on Tuesday a “gangster-style greeting from Putin.” Lithuanian anti-terrorism authorities are investigating the assault. Navalny’s spokesperson said there may have been two attackers. Details: https://t.co/52ivr7nN68
“Speak honestly with the child about the fact that his loved ones were killed or his home has been destroyed. […] Say directly that they have died,” the guide tells teachers. Eventually, it continues, the child should start to feel pride and patriotism for Russia.
“[This software] scours the Internet, monitoring online activity and helping law enforcement identify opposition activists and opponents of the Russian authorities,” one source from the Education Ministry put it.