Your browser does not support the audio element. Letters from Soviet political prisoner Kronid Lyubarsky to his daughter - about what books to read in order to grow up to be a good person On October 30, 1974, political prisoners in Mordovia, the Perm region and Vladimir went on a one-day hunger strike. This action marked the beginning of the annual Day of Political Prisoners in the USSR.

Your browser does not support the audio element. Who turned the Shaman into the main singer of warring Russia Singer Yaroslav Dronov, known under the stage name Shaman, is the main voice of the “era of the Northern Military District.” He glorifies the participants in the war and sings for some of them personally in the occupied territories. And the lyrics of his “patriotic” songs are studied in schools and universities throughout Russia.

Your browser does not support the audio element. How the “brotherhood” led by Kiriyenko “resolves issues” in the Diveyevo Monastery In the fall of 2023, Vladimir Putin visited a convent in the village of Diveevo, Nizhny Novgorod region: he presented the monastery with a 16th-century icon of the Mother of God, and in return received an icon of Seraphim of Sarov.

Your browser does not support the audio element. The story of Deputy Head of the Administration Maxim Oreshkin, who convinces Putin that everything is fine with the economy With the outbreak of a full-scale war, the Russian economy found itself in international isolation and is falling further and further behind world leaders. But the Kremlin continues to assure Russians that the economy is growing and Western sanctions are benefiting the country.

Your browser does not support the audio element. How are Russian authorities trying to “re-educate” stolen Ukrainian children? It is unknown how many Ukrainian children were forcibly taken to Russia during the full-scale war. According to Kyiv, we are talking about almost 20 thousand. Russian officials persuade Ukrainians to forget about their homeland - and convince them that their parents will never come to take them home.

Vladimir Zelensky, by three decrees, dismissed the deputy head of the presidential office Roman Mashovets , as well as the head of the Kiev regional administration Ruslan Kravchenko and the head of the Poltava regional administration Philip Pronin . The reasons for the layoffs are not reported. It is not specified who will act as heads of administrations of the two regions. Philip Pronin was appointed head of the Poltava administration in October 2023.

Since the start of the war, five major chemical companies have provided more than 75% of the key chemicals for explosives and gunpowder factories shipped by rail, a Reuters review of rail shipment records through September 2024 found . The five main suppliers of chemical components are Eurochem, founded by Andrey Melnichenko, Uralchem, owned by Dmitry Mazepin, Evraz, 28% owned by Roman Abramovich, Sredneuralsky Copper Smelter, founded by Iskander Makhmudov, and Lukoil, owned by Vagit Alekperov.

The acting governor of the Kursk region, Alexander Khinshtein, called the position of the residents of the border town of Sudzha, who approached him with a request to increase payments for lost property, “not entirely honest.” Khinshtein’s meeting with residents of the border areas of the Kursk region took place on December 28.

Photo report from Belgorod and Kursk - the two main Russian cities in the front-line zone. The New Year is celebrated there to the sound of an air raid raid. Sasha Levakova for “Berega” Warning on the home TV screen during an air raid in Kursk Exactly a year ago, on December 30, 2023, the largest shelling of Belgorod since the beginning of a full-scale war took place: 25 people were killed, including five children.

Vladimir Putin signed a decree transferring the shares of the AB InBev Efes brewing company to the temporary management of the Vmeste group of companies. AB InBev Efes produces Bud, Hoegaarden, Stella Artois, Löwenbräu, Velkopopovický Kozel, Klinskoye, Sibirskaya Korona and others - more than 75 in total. The company has 11 breweries in Russia, and is one of the market leaders.

The hit, which was discussed throughout the Internet, received a long-awaited, but optional continuation No Ju-han/Netflix The second season of The Squid Game—Netflix's global hit where poor people fight to the death for multimillion-dollar fortunes for the amusement of the rich—tries to replicate the explosive success of the first, but offers mostly fan service. This decision will please some fans, but will leave many others disappointed.

One thousand and forty first day. The United States is allocating $2.5 billion to help Ukraine—this amount has not been raised for two years Ivan Samoilov / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Participant of the Christmas performance in the Kharkov region, December 28, 2024 Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. Our chronicle is published once a day, and in it we dwell in detail on several key stories that are affecting the course of the war right now.

We convey warm words of gratitude from those for whom this money helped survive. Let's continue! On February 24, 2024, on the second anniversary of the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, Support Service, Dozhd and Meduza launched the “Let’s” campaign to raise money to help Ukrainian civilians affected by the war. We thank everyone who has already taken part in this very important event and tell you what the money is spent on.

A very subjective choice by the Meduza editors What can I say? Independent Russian media have had a lousy three years. The industry continues to function in survival mode, and this does not have the best effect on the results.

Russia and Ukraine carried out an exchange, as a result of which the Russian side returned 150 prisoners of war, the Ministry of Defense reported. Russian prisoners of war are on the territory of Belarus, where they are provided with the necessary assistance and given the opportunity to contact their relatives. Ukraine also returned 150 prisoners of war, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The military department added that the exchange took place through the mediation of the UAE.