Letter From the Editors (FREE content)
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Supreme Court Boots Yabloko From Duma Elections
‘A Chance to Vote for Peace, Freedom and a Life Without Fear’
Jealousy Instead of Fear
Yabloko Set to Go All the Way Up to Constitutional Court
Chinese Influence Grows Amid Russian War Woes
Inventive Expansion
Compradors in the Service of Beijing
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The Economy
Young Russians’ Economic Pessimism Causes Social Tensions (FREE content)
Experts: Rising Economic Pessimism Among Young People Could Trigger Destabilization
Labor in Abundance
Izvestia: Unemployment Up in Russia as Companies Focus on Productivity, Automation, Cost Cutting
State and Law
As Russia Strips Rights From Exiled Regime Opponents, Many Don’t Know if They Should Worry
Benson: Exiled Russians Brace for ‘Civic Death Law’ Restricting Consular Services, Legal Rights
Human Rights
‘Our Work Is About Every Human Life’: How Memorial Preserves Memory of Repression From Exile
Exiled Memorial Activists: Kremlin’s Repression Began Long Before This Year’s ‘Extremist’ Label
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Transcaucasus
Armenia, Azerbaijan Thank Each Other and US for Peace
Pashinyan, Aliyev Mark One Year Since Historic White House Summit, Progress on ‘Trump Route’
Ukraine
Questionable Effectiveness
Mitrokhin: Ukraine Squandering Drone Advantage on Infrastructure Targets as Russia Cranks Out Missiles
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Japan
Genetic Code of a Victor
Izvestia: Putin Visits Kurile Islands Amid Japan’s ‘Rapid Militarization’
Iran
Guards on Guard
Izvestia: Khamenei’s Reshuffling of Military Leaders Indicates Resolve Not to Capitulate to US
Serbia
Belgrade Proves Closer to Kiev Than Pristina
Zelensky Supports Serbian Territorial Integrity in Belgrade Visit, Angering Kosovo, Albania