Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Putin’s War in Ukraine Comes Home as 8300 Anti-Moscow Incidents Hit Russia in 2025

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Dec. 22 – Over the last 12 months, there have been 8300 military actions directed against Moscow on the t...

Propensity of North Caucasus Courts to Favor Fathers over Mothers in Custody Battles Sparks Rise of ‘Divorce Tourism’ to There from Russian Regions

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Dec. 18 – The Russian Federation under Vladimir Putin has seen the rise of “tourism” from one region to a...

Russian Government’s Word of the Year is ‘Birthrate,’ Study of Official Documents Concludes

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Dec. 22 – Polls have shown that for residents of Russia the word of the year is “anxiety;” for grammarian...

Human Rights Advocates Denounce Putin’s Call for Russians to Follow Chechens and Promote Teenage Marriages

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Dec. 20 – In response to Putin’s attempt to boost the fertility rate in Russia and thus brake the decline...

Non-Russians Face Widespread Discrimination in Housing – Except in Non-Russian Republics

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Dec. 19 – Russian law prohibits anyone who wants to rent or sell property from declaring that they will d...
Monday, December 22, 2025

Circassians are One of Largest 'Dispersed Nations' in the World, EchoFM Notes in Its Latest Profile of Peoples Russia has Brought under Its Rule

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Dec. 19 – Last month, EchoFM , a Russian portal known primarily for posting articles by others, launched ...

Islamist Radicals, Some of Whom are Migrants from Central Asia, have Become ‘Third Force’ in Russian Prisons, CSPCI Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Dec. 20 – Until recently, inmates in Russian penal institutions were divided between those controlled by ...