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Welcome to Meduza Russia's top news and reporting, in English
WEBFeb 2, 2015 · Every day we bring you the most important news and feature stories from hundreds of sources in Russia and across the former Soviet Union. Meduza is based in Riga, Latvia. Most of the people in our newsroom moved here after resigning from Lenta.ru, when Chief Editor Galina Timchenko was fired in what we believe was an act of censorship.
Russia’s war against Ukraine Live coverage of Moscow’s ... - Meduza
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30 Years since Moscow’s Monsters of Rock - Meduza
WEBOct 13, 2021 · On September 28, 1991, the Tushino Airfield in Moscow hosted the Monsters of Rock international music festival. AC/DC, Metallica, the Black Crowes, and Pantera all performed, while the metal band Electro Shock Therapy represented the Soviet Union. The event attracted a crowd of more than 500,000 people, making it the largest rock concert in the history of both the USSR and the Russian Federation.
Lyudmila’s French villa and handsome Monsieur - Meduza
WEBApr 10, 2017 · Ever since Vladimir Putin announced his divorce, his ex-wife Lyudmila has appeared only very rarely in public. Last year, the newspaper Sobesednik reported that she now has a new husband: Arthur Ocheretny, who heads a nonprofit foundation to which she has close ties. Journalists from the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) recently discovered that Ocheretny owns a villa on ...
The Bosnian War, in photos - Meduza
WEBOn December 14, 1995, the Dayton Accords were signed in Paris, officially ending the Bosnian War — the bloodiest interethnic conflict in Europe since World War II, which saw about 100,000 people killed between 1992 and 1995. To mark the 25th anniversary of the end of the conflict, Meduza shares photographs from the three-and-a-half years of fighting.
The lives of Russia's sex workers today — Meduza
WEBFeb 9, 2019 · According to different estimates, there are between one and three million sex workers in Russia today. Compared to two decades ago, the industry also has a new look. Most prostitutes have moved indoors, finding their clients online instead of on street corners. The women are generally older (in St. Petersburg, the average age is 32), and a whopping 90 percent are mothers. Prostitution remains ...
‘Born gay in the Soviet Union, living gay in Russia’ - Meduza
WEBAug 17, 2021 · In recent years, there has been a growing number of artistic ventures about the lives of LGBTQ+ people in Russia. One of them is the art project PASHA. Though he doesn’t reveal his real name or the details of his biography, the artist behind the project regularly publishes new works on Instagram under the handle @go_pasha_go. The account’s bio describes the author as an “Anonymous Artist.
Who's behind Rybar? The Bell unmasks one of Telegram's most …
WEBNov 18, 2022 · Ties to Prigozhin. In March 2020, Rybar’s creators themselves announced that there were two of them: one “military interpreter [and] OSINT specialist” and one “political strategist, a member of the old aristocracy.” The figures claimed to have “specific experience and knowledge, thanks to which we can allow ourselves to mock the level of military-analytical expertise in Russia and ...