Putin Will Win, But the Show Must Go On
The Russian president is poised for another term—and conflict with the West has done wonders for his popularity.
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Yuri Maltsev / Reuters Why Venezuela's Opposition Has Stalled Out
Years of failure have planted a deep sense of malaise among those seeking an end to the Maduro regime.
Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters Gentrification, Post-Soviet Style
Moscow seeks to finally leave behind an architectural vestige of its communist past, but at a high cost to its residents.
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Alexander Demianchuk / Reuters The Time Is Ripe for Détente, 2.0
When it comes to the dangers of unchecked NATO expansion, Trump was right.
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The World According to Russia
A documentary on state television gives a glimpse of Vladimir Putin’s philosophy.
Maxim Smeyev / Reuters Can Religion and Science Coexist?
A new book by the evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne tackles arguments that the two institutions are compatible.
Toby Melville / Reuters The Accidental Face of Venezuela's Opposition
President Nicolas Maduro's strategy of jailing political opponents has empowered a former kite-surfing champion.
Jorge Silva / Reuters Fyodor’s Guide
Revisiting Dostoyevsky’s St. Petersburg haunts in the Putin era
Fabio Sabatin/Getty The Seething Anger of Putin's Russia
How U.S.-Russian relations became so dysfunctional—and dangerous
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