THE BELL WEEKLY: Special benefits for Russia’s ‘new elite’ PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we cover the growing number of special benefits and legal exemptions for Russian soldiers coming back from Ukraine. We also look at the authorities’ response to unprecedented flooding and plans to use AI to improve online censorship. Airlines told to roll out the red carpet for Russian
Soviet dissident pursued by Putin in the Soviet Union arrested PRO Members Public
A St. Petersburg court has detained Soviet dissident Alexander Skobov on charges of “justifying terrorism”. Skobov is a Soviet dissident who was twice committed to psychiatric hospitals for enforced treatment over his anti-communist stance. Vladimir Putin, then a young KGB officer, was involved in the cases against him in the
The state’s flagship patriotic video game flops PRO Members Public
Le lancement très attendu d'un jeu vidéo d'aventure patriotique financé par l'État, dont l'action se déroule en 1612 et est basée sur la résistance aux forces polonaises en guerre contre la Russie, est tombé à plat. Les critiques ont déclaré que le jeu, The Time of Troubles, était ennuyeux et ne parvenait pas à rivaliser avec d'autres jeux sur le marché. * Le jeu est basé sur
Russia hit by wave of xenophobia after biggest terror attack in 20 years PRO Members Public
Central Asian migrants are facing a new surge in xenophobia after the Crocus City Hall attack. Gunmen, identified by Russian prosecutors as Tajik citizens, opened fire on concert-goers before setting the building ablaze in the worst terror attack in the country since 2004. More than 140 people were killed, including
THE BELL WEEKLY: Xenophobia takes hold after Moscow terror attack PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we look at a rise in xenophobia after the Moscow terror attack. We also cover a state-funded patriotic video game that became a multi-million dollar flop and a new case against an ailing Soviet dissident. Russia hit by wave of xenophobia after biggest terror attack in 20
How a car salesman became the biggest winner of the corporate exodus from Russia PRO Members Public
The Bell has published a major investigation into Alexander Varshavsky — a car dealership owner who now controls the Russian assets of Volkswagen and Hyundai and is one of the biggest winners of the mass departure of foreign firms from the Russian market. * Alexander Varshavsky and his business partner Kamo Avagumyan
Russian officials target Telegram over Moscow concert hall attack PRO Members Public
Russian officials spent the first week after 144 people were killed in the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack looking for links to Ukraine and debating how to censor the Telegram messaging app, which has long served as a substitute for state news media in Russia. Among the ideas were proposals
THE BELL WEEKLY: Will Russia block Telegram, again? PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we look at Russian officials’ attempts to get more control over Telegram, the most popular messaging app in the country. We also provide a snapshot of a new The Bell investigation into one of the major Russian winners from the mass departure of foreign firms. Russian officials
The opposition’s approach PRO Members Public
The Russian opposition saw its organizational structures demolished even before the war. As a result, there weren’t many options for what they could do during this contest. They adopted two main tactical approaches. * The first, backed by Alexei Navalny’s supporters, called for a significant election-day quasi-protest. Called “Noon
Police raid private parties in search of “LGBT propaganda” PRO Members Public
After Russia’s Supreme Court outlawed the “international LGBT movement” as extremist last year, security forces and intelligence officers immediately began raiding night clubs linked to the LGBT+ community and other public events where there was the slightest hint that they had an LGBT+ connection. Now the police have stepped
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