Ola Cichowlas

World 1 week ago

Russia and the World Await Olympic Ban Decision

Russia and the World Await Olympic Ban Decision

World 1 week ago

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is expected to announce its decision on whether Russia will be allowed to take part in next month's Olympic Games in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro. The historic ...

Moscow 1 week ago

Moscow Redevelopment Pits Archeologists Against Bureaucrats

Moscow Redevelopment Pits Archeologists Against Bureaucrats

Moscow 1 week ago

Anyone visiting the Russian capital this summer will have experienced the scale of the city government's "My Street" urban redevelopment. These involves 52 Moscow streets being dug up and reconstructed for aesthetic ...

Moscow 2 weeks ago

Moscow's Muslims Struggle to Find Place to Pray

Moscow's Muslims Struggle to Find Place to Pray

Moscow 2 weeks ago

The Russian capital may be home to almost two million Muslims — a greater number than any European city aside from Istanbul — but there are only four mosques serving the population. ...

Russia 4 weeks ago

Ukrainian Question Divides Orthodox World

Ukrainian Question Divides Orthodox World

Russia 4 weeks ago

It took over 1,000 years to gather the religious leaders of the many Eastern Orthodox churches in one place, and still, when it happened, not everyone was in attendance.

Russia 1 month ago

United Russia: Same Game, New Tactics

United Russia: Same Game, New Tactics

Russia 1 month ago

By June 19, President Vladimir Putin is expected to sign a decree that will officially kick-start the campaign season.

Business 1 month ago

Russians Are Struggling to Afford Medication

Russians Are Struggling to Afford Medication

Business 1 month ago

"Pharmacies have become like jewelry shops," complained a man during this year's annual phone-in with the Russian president.

Russia 1 month ago

Deconstructing Moscow's Constructivist Legacy

Deconstructing Moscow's Constructivist Legacy

Russia 1 month ago

When Moscow city deputy Alexandra Parushina asked the men in bulldozers if they had permission to tear down a 1920s housing estate in her constituency, security guards threw her to the ground.

Russia 2 months ago

Is a New Iron Curtain Falling Over Russia?

Is a New Iron Curtain Falling Over Russia?

Russia 2 months ago

The fall of the Soviet Union gave Russians a taste for several freedoms. Some, like freedom of expression and assembly, are no longer taken for granted.

Russia 2 months ago

Why Savchenko is Less Havel than Malcolm X

Why Savchenko is Less Havel than Malcolm X

Russia 2 months ago

The receptions could not have been more different. In Kiev: crowds of well-wishers, multiple TV livestreaming, press conferences. In Moscow: out of public eye and under close surveillance.

Moscow 1 year ago

The True Russia in Book 'Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible'

The True Russia in Book 'Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible'

Moscow 1 year ago

Television "is the only force that can unify and rule and bind this country," British producer and journalist Peter Pomerantsev says in his superb debut book "Nothing Is True and Everything Is ...

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