Russian authorities will launch construction of a village outside Moscow for conservative-minded Americans and Canadians next year, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported Thursday. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 11 months ago

RT Host Suspended for Calls to ‘Drown, Burn’ Ukrainian Children

A host at Russia’s state-funded broadcaster RT was suspended Sunday after he made calls on the air to “drown or burn” Ukrainian children who viewed Soviet Russia as an occupier. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 1 year ago

Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov, Longest Space Stay Record Holder, Has Died

Polyakov spent a record 437 days and 18 hours aboard the Mir space station from January 1994 to March 1995. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 1 year ago

Russia Fines Google $360Mln over Ukraine Content

The regulator said that as this was a repeat conviction for Google the fine was based on its annual revenue in Russia. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 1 year ago

Russia Slashes Environmental Protections as War Rages, Economic Crisis Looms

Business lobby groups have been at the heart of efforts to persuade the government to soften regulations on emissions and pollution standards.  | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 1 year ago

Russia Places Top Investigative Journalist on Federal Wanted List

Andrei Soldatov, a leading expert on Russia's security services, learned of the case against him after his bank accounts were frozen. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 1 year ago

Russia Court Orders Arrest of Critical Sci-Fi Writer

Dmitry Glukhovsky, the author of Metro 2033, a 2002 post-apocalyptic fiction novel, faces up to 10 years in prison. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 1 year ago

Nike to Exit Russia as Resale Contracts End

The sportswear brand decided not to extend its deals in Russia, citing “operational difficulties.” | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 1 year ago

Google Evacuates Russian Staff

Google's heavy moderation of pro-Russian media amid the invasion of Ukraine reportedly prompted worries that Russia would ban YouTube. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Ukraine’s Cities Destroyed by Russian Airstrikes with No End in Site

Gallery | Ukrainian cities defiant as they continue to be shelled by Russian forces. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Russia Accuses U.S. of Financing Bio Weapons Research in Ukraine

The Defense Ministry claimed that the research sought to "establish a mechanism for the stealthy spread of deadly pathogens." | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Why Lying in Russia Has Become a National Pastime

When I first arrived in Moscow, I soon learned that if I asked if something could be done and I received the answer, "OK, no problem," that did not mean I could expect for the deed to be accomplished. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Putin’s Strategic Failure and the Risk of Escalation

Opinion | As the situation becomes more volatile and less predictable, is escalation the only way forward for a weakened Putin? | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

404 from the Moscow Times – Independent News from Russia

Independent news from Russia | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Love Bombing Moscow

Opinion | The best way to condemn Putin is to show ordinary Russians that we love them, respect their culture and admire the admirable in their history. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Russia Jails Hacking Ringleader for 14 Years

Konstantin Kozlovsky claims to have taken part in the hacking of the U.S. Democratic National Committee on the FSB's orders. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Russia Sentences Teens over ‘Terrorist’ Plot to Blow Up Minecraft FSB Building

One of the 16-year-old defendants has been sentenced to five years in a penal colony. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Germany Blocks Russian State Broadcaster RT

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had earlier warned of Moscow’s “response” if Berlin were to block the channel. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Russia Blocks Tor Anonymity Service

TOR allows users to stealthily surf the internet and bypass locally imposed web restrictions. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Gazprom Gains Control of Russia’s Top Social Network

VK's CEO has also resigned as part of sweeping changes that boost Kremlin control over VKontakte. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Ex-convict programmer leak 40gb videos and photos of torture in Russian prisons

The Gulagu.net rights group told The Moscow Times it has received over 40 gigabytes of files showing inmates being tortured. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Navalny Accuses Google, Apple of Becoming Putin's 'Accomplices'

Both tech companies took down his voting app during Russia’s parliamentary election last week. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Russia Blocks VPN Providers in Ongoing Internet Crackdown

Russia said the blocked VPNs had allowed Russians to access illegal content. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Russia Orders Apple, Google to Remove Navalny App

Navalny began actively promoting the app after the authorities blocked access to his website and 49 other associated sites. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Russia’s Drive to Replace Foreign Technology Is Slowly Working

Opinion | Using primitive methods, the Kremlin has made steady progress towards a goal that once seemed impossible — weaning Russians off foreign-made technology. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Navalny: Russia Ordered Apple to Remove His App

Navalny began actively promoting the app after the authorities blocked access to his website and 49 other associated sites. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Why Is Russia Not Using Pegasus Spyware?

Opinion | Pegasus spyware leak appears to vindicate FSB's paranoia concerning foreign-made surveillance technology. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Viral ‘Cyberpunk Farm’ Satirizes Russia’s High-Tech Future (2020)

The video has racked up over 3 million views for poking fun at rural Russian life and state corporations alike. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Siberia has an annual speed grave digging contest

The team from Omsk took home the first-place prize, setting a new record by digging a grave in under 38 minutes. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Spotlight on Smetana: Russia’s Sour Cream

What's the difference between smetana, crème fraîche, and sour cream? | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 2 years ago

Russian spy ring found in Italy

The Italian press called the events the "most serious" incident with Russia since the end of the Cold War. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 3 years ago

Russia Sees Record High Average Temperatures in 2020

Russia in 2020 saw record high average temperatures and a record drop of summer ice cover on its Arctic maritime route | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 3 years ago

Russia Warns of H5N8 Bird Flu Transmission

Scientists detected the first case of H5N8 transmission to humans at a southern Russia poultry farm last month. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 3 years ago

‘They Will Break You’: Inside Navalny’s Notorious New Prison Home

In conversations with The Moscow Times, former inmates of the jail where Navalny will serve his time spoke of psychological isolation and harsh conditions. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 3 years ago

Russia Is ‘Ready’ to Disconnect from Global Internet

Dmitry Medvedev said Russia is capable of isolating its internet from the global web, but didn’t see any reason to do so. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 3 years ago

McKinsey Bans Moscow Staff from Attending Pro-Navalny Protest

Russians nationwide took to the streets on Saturday in support of the opposition activist, who was jailed on his return from Germany to Russia. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 3 years ago

Social Media Platforms Delete Russian Posts Promoting Navalny Protests

Video | Russia says TikTok has deleted 38% of videos it says are inciting children to attend Saturday's unsanctioned protests. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 3 years ago

Russia Fines Google $41,000 for Failing to Remove Banned Content

This is the fourth recent fine against Google over its failure to hide content outlawed in Russia. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 3 years ago

95% of Marine Life on Sea Floor Killed in Kamchatka Eco-Disaster

An expedition to the Russian Far Eastern region collected water samples, searched for dead wildlife and carried out a survey dive. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 3 years ago

Russia ‘Unblocks’ Telegram Messenger in Surprise Reversal

The move comes two years after Russia first began blocking the popular messaging app. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 3 years ago

Alexander Shulepov claimed that he was forced to work despite the fact that he tested positive for Covid-19. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 3 years ago

Rich Russians Are Hoarding Ventilators

Meanwhile, doctors worry that Russia’s regions don’t have enough. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 4 years ago

Russian Stock Market Plunges, Oil Shares Hit Hard

Shares fall 10% following global ‘Black Monday’ on financial markets. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 4 years ago

The Future of Putin's Information Autocracy - The Moscow Times

Opinion | The Kremlin will be forced to dedicate a growing share of resources to silencing the informed. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 4 years ago

Opinion | The Kremlin will be forced to dedicate a growing share of resources to silencing the informed. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 4 years ago

Guy arrested after leading migrants across a fake border

He allegedly led a group of migrants through a fake set of border markings before taking their money. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 4 years ago

Moscow Passenger Plane Makes 'Miraculous' Crash-Landing in Cornfield

Birds were reportedly sucked into the plane's engines shortly after takeoff, leading to a crash-landing with up to 74 injuries. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 4 years ago

Russian Opposition Leader Navalny May Have Been Poisoned

His spokeswoman said he had never previously experienced allergic symptoms. | Continue reading


@themoscowtimes.com | 4 years ago