Brave New Words II. The A‑Z dictionary of wartime Russia, volume II
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11 February 2026, 16:39
No country for Telegram. Russia starts second attempt to block one of its most popular messangers
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10 February 2026, 21:29
Rubber‑stamping rejections. Germany turns away Russian army deserters who refused to fight in Ukraine, claiming they face only a fine back home
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5 February 2026, 18:46
Six years for a joke. The surreal trial of the Russian comedian Artemy Ostanin concludes with a prison sentence for “organised” joking
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4 February 2026, 20:15
The disappearing act. Russian outlets remove reference to 250,000 jobless soldiers returning from Ukraine “Language of demons” and a broken spine. The surreal trial of the Russian comedian Ostanin accused of “organised” joking The rise and fall of the “Heroes of the Surgut Land”. How the Russian state works with memory of soldiers who died in the war with Ukraine Censoring Beslan. What has been cut from the Russian translation of “The School” by C.J. Chivers, a classic report about the 2004 terrorist attack