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Books are at the heart of everything. Pioneer Summer sparked a wave of censorship in Russia. Now its part of a growing literary resistance.
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (1310+ words) Books are at the heart of everything" This piece was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In the winter of 2021, Kateryna Sylvanova and Elena Malisova were touring bookstores in St. Petersburg, Russia, signing copies of their best-selling young-adult novel, Pioneer Summer....
Russia sees first confirmed death of student recruited into "low-risk" drone forces " Novaya Gazeta Europe
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (345+ words) A 23-year-old Russian university student was killed in eastern Ukraine's occupied Luhansk region in April, BBC News Russian reported on Tuesday, the first confirmed death of a student recruited in Russia's nationwide university mobilisation campaign. Valery Averin, who was scheduled…...
Russia has spent at least 50 billion rubles on military training centres for schoolchildren, report finds
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (286+ words) Russia has spent at least 50 billion rubles on military training centres for schoolchildren, report finds Russian authorities have spent at least 50 billion rubles (576 million) over the past five years constructing facilities where schoolchildren undergo compulsory military training, independent outlet Vot…...
Russia sees first confirmed death of student recruited into "low-risk" drone forces
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (350+ words) A 23-year-old Russian university student was killed in eastern Ukraine"s occupied Luhansk region in April, BBC News Russian reported on Tuesday, the first confirmed death of a student recruited in Russia"s nationwide university mobilisation campaign. Valery Averin, who…...
Russian city nearly 900 kilometres from Ukraine moves school online due to "missile danger" " Novaya Gazeta Europe
1+ week, 1+ day ago (262+ words) Schools and colleges in the city of Cheboksary in Russia's Volga region were closed on Thursday due to "missile danger, Mayor Stanislav Trofimov announced on Telegram. Residents of the city, located in the Chuvash Republic some 900 km away from the…...
Volgograd authorities defend apparent AI use after residents spot telltale signs on Victory Day poster " Novaya Gazeta Europe
1+ week, 2+ day ago (204+ words) Volgograd authorities defend apparent AI use after residents spot telltale signs on Victory Day poster" " " Authorities in the Russian city of Volgograd are defending a poster for Russia's 9 May Victory Day holiday that appears to have been AI-generated, attributing its…...
What's there to be afraid of at home? They don't hit houses'. Novaya Gazeta Europe reports from Primorsk and Ust-Luga in the aftermath of drone attacks on Russia's Baltic Sea ports " Novaya Gazeta Europe
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (1819+ words) But in recent years, both the plaques and the tourists have disappeared. The museum staff, who by some miracle managed to preserve the main exhibition, are now working on an exhibit about Primorsk's "cosmic past. (The rocket engine manufacturer Energomash…...
Russian Supreme Court uses AI to draft plenary resolution
3+ week, 1+ day ago (206+ words) In what appears to be a first, Russia's Supreme Court has used artificial intelligence to help draft a plenary resolution, pro-Kremlin media report. Supreme Court Judge Vyacheslav Gorshkov said the technology was used "for the collection and processing of information…...
The rise of "drone studies. Russian schools, universities, and kindergartens have spent nearly 16 billion rubles on UAVs since the start of the full-scale war
3+ week, 1+ day ago (522+ words) The rise of "drone studies" According to statements by Vladimir Putin, 140, 000 drones were delivered to the Russian army in 2023, and 10 times as many " 1. 4 million " in 2024. Operating such a large fleet demands enormous numbers of personnel: each drone still requires a…...
Russia threatens Baltic states with "consequences" after alleging they let Ukraine use airspace
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (257+ words) Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova issued thinly veiled threats to the Baltic states on Monday over allegations that they permitted Ukraine to use their airspace to carry out drone strikes on Russian ports " a claim their governments have denied....