Why autocrats need implausively high election support Briefly Vladimir Putin won the presidential election with a result of 87% - this percentage is even higher than the leaders of most autocracies of Central Asia are gaining. Only the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, who was re -elected with a result of almost 91%, received a greater number of votes. Why do autocrats continue to hold elections if neither the international community nor voters have long believed their results?

11 basic questions about the war Briefly Two years ago, Russian troops entered the territory of Ukraine. Since February 24, 2022, the news on strikes on Ukrainian and Russian cities and updates about the number of human victims have become part of our everyday life. We read reports of military operations and listen to military experts, but in this endless stream of information the answers to some of the most basic questions are wiped and elusive.

How Muscovites protest against the construction of the temple to veterans Briefly For more than ten years, Russian cities have been protesting against the construction of temples in parks. One of the most high -profile conflicts occurred in 2019 in Yekaterinburg. Then about 100 people were detained on mass shares, but the residents defended the square, and the authorities found a new site for the church. In the same 2019, protests took place in the Moscow Park on Zelenoy Prospekt.

The film about the artist Tatyana Popkova, who lives and creates with a psychiatric diagnosis Briefly The artist Tatyana Popkova lives with a psychiatric diagnosis and hears voices. She is the widow of the famous human rights activist and journalist Viktor Popkov, who died during one of the humanitarian missions in Chechnya. Despite the disease, Tatyana raised two children, and recently returned to creativity.

As families of missing people are looking for loved ones and run into scammers Briefly Relatives of the missing military often run into scammers on the Internet. Participants in the search groups on social networks warn each other about suspicious accounts and retell offers that come from those who want to earn money on someone else's grief: from clairvoyant services to promises to pull their relatives from the war.

Artist Marusya Korokovina-about sex work and creativity Briefly In childhood, Maroussia Korkokin got into sex states, miraculously escaped from him, then ended up in sex work and finally left the sex industry 18 years ago. In recent years, she has become an artist - through art talks about personal experience. On December 17, in Moscow, she held a “brothel exhibition”, the paintings shown there previously hung in brothels of different cities of Russia.

Is this generally legal? What is important to know about the registration of military registration Briefly From January 1 to March 31 in Russia, the initial registration is held in Russia. High school students over 16 years of age are often sent to the military registration and enlistment office directly from schools, and parents may not know about the date and time of this procedure.

How the military who returned from Ukraine holds in fear of the inhabitants of Atkarsk Briefly Participants in the war in Ukraine return home on vacation or with pardon - and Russian cities become more dangerous. On the "new heroes", who are awarded medals and are called to tell about courage to schools, have at least twenty criminal cases for the murder or attempt to kill in 2023.

The history of modern Russian nationalism through the eyes of participants and researchers Briefly The new phase of the Russian war with Ukraine, which began on February 24 of this year, for many Russian nationalists became the embodiment of their old dreams of reuniting the divided “triune Russian people”: Belarusians, Great Russians and Little Russians.

Why are children of migrants and refugees not treated in Russia Briefly In 2023, Russia will spend only 0.9% of GDP on the healthcare system - three and a half times less than five years ago. Due to the war and sanctions, there are not enough specialists and medical equipment in the country, the quality of state scenes is reduced. But any person with a Russian passport can still count on free help.