Mobilisation. Putin sends off 1 million men to die

Mother Russia

Twenty years after Anna Politkovskaya’s murder, the late Novaya Gazeta journalist remains an essential voice for understanding the Putin regime

‘A kind of schizophrenia’

How Russia’s parties have been campaigning for this weekend’s elections when all the real issues are off-limits

‘A chance to vote for peace, freedom, and a life without fear’

Russia’s Supreme Court barred the anti-war Yabloko party from upcoming parliamentary elections. Here’s how the hearing went.

Squeezing the elites

Under the guise of ‘anti-corruption’, the Kremlin is using a new wave of property seizures to bring officials to heel

Will it be different this time?

Inna Bondarenko watches as a new Russian opposition party is born in exile

Honoured guest, unwanted visitor

How Elon Musk’s father charmed the Kremlin and outraged Russian farmers

Russian lawmakers advance bill to punish citizens abroad for acting ‘against Russia’s interests’

‘There’s simply no other way’

A 29-year-old is the new face of Russia’s grassroots opposition. Here's how he plans to fight authoritarianism from the inside

‘Who gave you my number?’

A missing woman from Chechnya may have been the victim of an ‘honour killing’. Her father told Novaya Europe that she ‘left the country’