Following a series of high-profile failures and mass expulsions of uniformed “diplomats,” Russian intelligence has …
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“This used to be a pig farm, but now we're mining Bitcoin”: How Dagestan became Russia's crypto Klondike
by adminIn 2024, Russia stands as one of the world’s leaders in cryptocurrency mining, rivaling the …
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“Nobody wants to go to a club that can be raided by the police”: How queer clubs in Russia survive after the country’s “LGBT movement” ban
by adminOn November 23, 2022, Russia’s State Duma banned the “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” among …
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“A life in prison is better than death in the trenches”: How Russian soldiers desert
by adminAlmost every new day of Russia’s war in Ukraine brings with it fresh stories of “meat grinder” …
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League of сriminals: Russian soccer and hockey leagues have become safe havens for rogue foreigners
by adminRussian soccer and hockey clubs are increasingly signing contracts with foreign athletes who have been …
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Illegally promised land: How the issue of settlements in the Palestinian territories divided Jewish believers
by adminThe war in Gaza has reignited the debate over Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territories. …
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Russia's type 1 diabetics left without imported insulin as Swixx BioPharma cuts supplies to Russia
by adminRussian diabetics are now attempting to cope without Humalog insulin, a trusted product from the …
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Cruelty-based intervention. Russia is set to reintroduce antipsychotic drug as autism treatment
by adminIn the spring of 2024, the Russian Society of Psychiatrists proposed new clinical guidelines for …
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Two countries, one system: like Russia, China is riding a wave of state-sponsored homophobia
by adminRussia and China are currently united by many things — a natural gas pipeline, mutual …
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Obscurantism as a diagnosis: Russia's homophobia leads to rejection of new disease classification
by adminRussian authorities recently admitted that 20% of soldiers returning from the war in Ukraine suffer …