‘Be Cruel’: Inside Russia’s Torture System for Ukrainian POWs
In the early weeks of the war, prison authorities told top guards there would be no restrictions against violence.
Russian law enforcement had visited him at his home as part of an investigation
A Russian musician who repeatedly condemned Russia's war on Ukraine mysteriously "fell" out of a window, marking the latest ...
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St. Petersburg's population reaches historical maximum
"According to tentative information, the permanent population of St. Petersburg reached 5.646 million people as of January 1, 2025. The population has increased by 48,000 people, or 0.9%, from January ...
Anti-War Russian Musician Falls to Death During Police Search
A Russian musician who opposed President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine reportedly plunged to his death during a police ...
Russian singer who donated to Ukraine and called Putin an ‘idiot’ mysteriously falls to his death from a window
Vadim Stroykin, 58, plunged to his death from the 10th floor of his St. Petersburg apartment building on Wednesday after cops ...
British-educated composer 'dies after falling from tenth-floor window of his Russian home as cops interview him about donating funds to Ukraine'
Vadim Stroykin, 58, became the latest Russian to take a suspiciously timed nosedive out of a high window as police performed ...
Explosions Hit Russia Shadow Fleet Tanker Docked Near Putin's Home City
Explosions were reported on board an oil tanker believed to be used by Russia's "shadow fleet," docked in Ust-Luga in northwest Russia, near President Vladimir Putin 's home city of St. Petersburg.
Europe To Hunt Down Putin's Ailing Shadow Fleet
Russia has continued to transport the commodity via an aging fleet whose links to Moscow are hidden, often through shell ...
Russian singer ‘falls to his death from window after donating to Ukraine army’
A well-known Russian musician has become the latest critic of Vladimir Putin to commit suicide by falling from a window after ...
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St. Petersburg Anti-War Teen Released Pending Trial on Wartime Censorship Charges
A court in St. Petersburg released a 19-year-old anti-war activist from pretrial detention on Friday, though she remains ...
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Three centuries without Peter the Great, the mirror in which Putin looks: "He has no other history to talk about than the Russian Empire"
The current occupant of the Kremlin uses the example of the first emperor to justify his policy: "Just like him, today we ...
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St. Petersburg Neighborhoods
Near the Russian Museum in the Admiralteysky District is a collection of luxury hotels, including the Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg, the Belmond Grand Hotel Europe and the SO ...