Tanya Bekker
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FBI Investigation Shifts To Kushner’s Ties With Russia
Kushner met with the chairman of a sanctioned Russian bank and allegedly attempted to establish a back channel with the Russian envoy → Read More
LGBT Russian New Yorkers Will March At Brighton
New York Russian LGBTs say the parade is a chance to counter long-held discrimination of gays dating back to the Soviet Union → Read More
Russian Officials: Trump’s Disclosure Is ‘Fake News,’ ‘Nonsense’
Coverage of Trump sharing highly classified information has been met with skepticism in Russia. → Read More
As Trump Stays Quiet On Russia Ties, Putin Boasts Of A Breakthrough
A surprisingly upbeat meeting between Trump and the Russian foreign minister is being promoted by Russia as a long-promised reset in relations → Read More
Twitter Blows Up With ‘Impeach’ Mentions After Comey Firing
President Trump's surprise firing of former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday night has a lot of people on Twitter talking about dictatorships, democracy and impeachment. → Read More
Russians Say They’re Sick Of Hacking Accusations
After thousands of Macron campaign documents were breached on Friday, regular Russians claim that their country is being scapegoated → Read More
Russians Think Billions For Aircraft Carrier Should Go Elsewhere
Russians want billions destined for an aircraft carrier to go to municipal services → Read More
Russia’s Fake News Crusade Is Still Pushing For Le Pen
Kremlin-backed news sites at home and abroad have long favored the pro-Russia French presidential candidate → Read More
‘No LGBT People’ Signs Crop Up In Russian Businesses
Some Russians on social media are expressing support for a series of horrific stories alleging anti-LGBT persecutions in Chechnya → Read More
A Pic Of Putin In Makeup Is Now ‘Extremist’ Material
Disseminating the image could lead to a fine and even jail time, but some Russians don't care → Read More
LGBT Chechens Jolted By Suspected Anti-Gay Campaign
Chechnya's leader Ramzan Kadyrov has denied the existence of gay people in the region as proof for why the allegations of anti-gay persecution are false → Read More
St Petersburg Suspect Identified As Kyrgyz Man
No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing of a St Petersburg metro station → Read More
Alaska Anniversary Has Russians Feeling Expansive
March 30 marks the 150th anniversary of the sale of Alaska from the Russians to the U.S. → Read More
The Most Surprising Thing About Russia’s Protesters? Their Youth
Many of the protesters who took to Russia's streets on Sunday have only known Vladimir Putin as their president → Read More
The Dire State Of Russia’s National Health Care Goes Viral
A woman's post about visiting a local dentist has gone viral, as images of the shabby clinic shine a spotlight on Russia's health care system → Read More
Russian Activists Take On The Fight Against An Online Suicide Game
A growing phenomenon among teens is prompting activists to fight back against child suicide → Read More
Abortion, Equal Pay Are Front And Center On Women’s Day
From access to abortion to free speech, women around the world hit the streets demanding their rights → Read More
Russians Call Probe Of U.S.-Russia Ties ‘Conspiracy’
In the latest chapter of Russia's information war, officials and citizens are looking to discredit the investigation into Trump's relationship with the Russian government → Read More
Russians Want To Make Wikipedia More ‘Truthful’ And Patriotic
Russia's 'youth parliament' is trying to flood the site with thousands of articles to repair Russia's image → Read More
Russians Are Using YouTube To Report Police Brutality
Russians are learning that occasionally, filming police does yield results → Read More