Reports

Russians trapped in Ukrainian-occupied Sudzha are making short videos for their families to let them know they’re alive

Georgians face risk of a rigged election as the country’s ruling party seeks to hold onto power indefinitely

An array of cult figures meet in Kirill Serebrennikov’s new film about Russia’s original enfant terrible

After losing Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia is struggling to make new allies as it attempts to pivot away from Russia

The war unsurprisingly looms large in three new Ukrainian films at this year’s Berlin Film Festival

The ending of benefits for newly arrived Ukrainian refugees in the US complicates an already precarious situation for many

Looking back at the Revolution of Dignity

A landmark new exhibit in Moscow purports to show off Russia’s achievements under Putin

How a St. Petersburg artist’s unique protest against the war could cost her a decade in jail

The Italian resort town of Forte dei Marmi continues to be a popular destination for members of Russia’s elite who want to continue spending lavishly while sitting out the war in Ukraine

Night trains in Europe are making a comeback after significant route reductions in the 1990s

A year in the life of Russian journalist Elizaveta Kirpanova, who had to flee her home country and start over in the USA

The Russian city of Samara recently hosted a six-day-long ‘anti-fascist song festival’ — with Steven Seagal and round table discussions about ‘falsifying history’. Novaya-Europe reports

A report from Sosva, a small Russian village where a fire destroyed people’s purpose of life

The story of Victor Pivovarov, a Russian archbishop who is not afraid to criticise the war in Ukraine

A report from the towns of Pokrovsk and Kurakhove near the frontline in the Donetsk region