Leyla Latypova

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Almost everything about Svetlana Lada-Rus, one of the most influential opposition figures in Russia, defies conventional expectations of who a worthy opponent of President Vladimir Putin should be. Media headlines have branded her a “conspiracy theorist,” a “reptilian fighter,” a “healer,” a “fraudster,” a political party founder and a wannabe president. In many ways, all of those labels apply.

Under President Vladimir Putin, Victory Day — the date when Russians celebrate the Soviet victory over the Nazis in World War II — has become a

Hello and welcome to Regions Calling , your guide to news beyond the Russian capital from The Moscow Times.

When the Kremlin invaded Ukraine, French union activist Marie-Laetitia Garric found herself drawn to Russian anti-war activism as the country where she had spent time two decades ago triggered a full-scale war in Europe and plunged into deeper authoritarianism.

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Hello and welcome to Regions Calling , your guide to developments from beyond the Russian capital by The Moscow Times.

For residents of Ulan-Ude, the capital of Russia's republic of Buryatia, the fleeting Siberian summer offers a rare chance to breathe clean air.

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Tensions between the authorities and civil society are rising in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria after the regional parliament agreed last month to consider amendments to the region’s constitution.