Letter From the Editors (FREE content)

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Parties Maneuver for Final Campaign Month
Planned Repairs
What Zyuganov and Blogger Bondarenko Said About Pressure on RFCP
Yabloko and RFCP Show Their Potentials for Radicalization
Mironov Decides Not To Lead Party in Televised Debates
How Yabloko’s Delisting Changes Contest for Second Place in the State Duma

CIA Director Ratcliffe Visits Moscow
Espionage Adopts a Diplomatic Tone
Putin Planned to Meet With CIA Director but Decided Against It, Independent Russian Outlet Reports
When US-Russia Cooperation Worked – and Why Its Collapse Still Matters

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Society
The Leviathan Has a Feminine Aspect (FREE content)
Zhaivoronok: Lvova-Belova’s Brand of Feminism Unique for Russia, but Not From Global Perspective

Military Affairs
Vot Tak: Russia Steps Up Recruitment of Women for Ukraine War
Vot Tak: As Pool of Male Recruits Shrinks, Russia Redoubles Efforts to Enlist Women

Deadlines and Extensions
Admiral Nakhimov Cruiser to Reenter Service After Over 25 Years of Repair, Modernization Work

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Armenia
EU Oughta Know
Ex-President Kocharyan, Son Arrested as Pashinyan Targets Previous Governments for ‘Impunity’

Pashinyan’s Project
Expert Gafurov: With Kocharyan’s Arrest, Pashinyan Aims to Replace Old Order, but Risks Legitimacy

Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Reassembles Power Vertical
Ruling Party Wins 70% in First Kurultai Election; Experts: Tokayev Yet to Decide on Succession Plan

Ukraine
35 Years of Independence, 12 of Them at War
Fesenko: Despite Corruption Scandals, Ukrainians United Around Zelensky; Morale Remains High

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Foreign Economic Relations
Icebreaking Paths
Bovt: Container Service Through Russian Arctic Hampered by Sanctions

India
Conversations of Important People
Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar Visits Moscow for Trade Talks