Dug In on Front Lines, Ukrainians Aim to Repel Russian Onslaught After near-annihilation, and a marriage proposal, a Ukrainian unit has become a group of hardened veterans, dug in and determined.
Vladimir Sorokin Says Russian Writers Should Fight Back in War on Truth With eight forthcoming translations of his books, Vladimir Sorokin is gaining recognition in the West just as, he says, Russian writers need to fight back in a semantic war on truth.
Russia’s Storied Ballet Is Among the Casualties of War Ballet has long been a symbol of Russian culture. Now it is becoming a symbol of Russian isolation.
Putin’s War in Ukraine Shatters an Illusion in Russia Russians long lived with an understanding: Stay away from politics, and live your life as you choose. The war in Ukraine wrecked that idea.
Spurred by Putin, Russians Turn on One Another Over the War Citizens are denouncing one another, illustrating how the war is feeding paranoia and polarization in Russian society.