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explainersA new wave of nationalization How the Russian authorities are seizing private assets, one court ruling at a time3 days ago
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explainers‘Lawmakers are acting like gangsters’ Starting next year, migrant children who don’t speak sufficient Russian will be barred from attending Russian schools6 cards4 days ago
explainersRussia has started taking DNA samples from people charged with misdemeanors — like participating in protests and promoting ‘childfree propaganda’9 cards8 days ago
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stories‘Around 13,000 people once lived here’ Photos from Ukraine’s Chasiv Yar, a town turned to a ‘wasteland’ by Russia’s ongoing assault7 days ago
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explainersSo, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church wants to ban Satanism Meduza explains how the crackdown would expand ‘anti-extremism’ policing and expose new ideological hypocrisies8 cards9 days ago
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meduzaMeduza is granting open access to all coverage of the war in Ukraine under a Creative Commons license You can reprint our articles about the conflict in full — anywhere you like3 years ago
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