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Issue 5786

opinion

Russia and the West: Enemies Are Not Forever (Op-ed)

Twenty-five years on, we are still wrestling with the consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union. With so few grounds for optimism, we must view...
opinion

From Brekzit to Dopingovy Skandal: The Year in Words

Every year folks around the world choose the word of the year — that one word that encapsulates the spirit and meaning of the year gone by.

In Name Alone: Russia's Fake Privatization

It was supposed to be a simple transaction: The government would sell shares in key state companies to private investors and fill state coffers. But there...

A Perfect Trap, And A President Re-Invented

Over the course of his presidency, Vladimir Putin has been constantly redefining himself: from Yeltsin's successor through postmodernist "managed democracy"...

Me, My Year and My Beloved Moscow (Op-ed)

Before being hospitalized with a serious condition, former Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov wrote an exclusive end-of-year op-ed for the Moscow Times. We publish...

We, the People: The Green Shoots of Russia's Grassroots

Political protest might be dead in Russia, but grassroots activism was very much alive in 2016. The Moscow Times reviews the most memorable cases.

Why the West's Betrayal of Democratic Russia Brought Us Putin

The West betrayed not only the Russians who celebrated freedom in 1991, but also the eastern Europeans who longed for security, yet ended up feeling less...

In Search of Aleppo's Heroes (Op-ed)

Fed contradictory and distorted information, Russians became indifferent to humanitarian catastrophe in Syria. But they were not the only ones to be misled...

Dining Out in Moscow: The Best of 2016

Whatever 2016 brought to Russia and the world, the year delivered at least one terrific benefit: a slew of great cafes, coffee shops, and restaurants in...

Moscow 2016: The Prince and the Penguin

In Moscow, 2016 will go down as a complicated year. Perhaps it will be viewed as the first step toward a shiny, orderly dystopia. Or maybe it will go down...

In a Spin: Kremlin Wrestles With Russia's Revolutionary History

On the eve of the 1917 revolution's centennial, fact gives way to myth as the Kremlin extols national unity over historical truth.

How Russia Became a Hacking Superpower

Moscow has finally got the geopolitical respect it demanded for years, but only after spooking Washington.