10+ Best Articles on Russia
The most useful articles on russia from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Russia Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on russia by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Videos
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Why Ukraine Re-Taking Crimea Will Destroy Russia
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How to avoid sharing bad information about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Even well-meaning attempts to participate in the news can play into bad actors’ campaigns.
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Russia Has a Vodka Addiction. So Does Vladimir Putin
The Russian leader is famously sober. There’s a reason that his country isn’t.
The Case for the Total Liberation of Ukraine
Russia must be expelled from all of Ukraine’s territory—including Crimea.
Short Articles
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How Russia killed its tech industry
The invasion of Ukraine supercharged the decline of the country’s already struggling tech sector—and undercut its biggest success story, Yandex.
How to flee house arrest in Russia: Escapees tell their secrets
Keep the ankle bracelet on. Leave late on Friday when police response times are slow. Wear a disguise. Switch cars often. And don't take a suitcase through muddy fields.
My Neighbor the Suspected War Criminal
There may be 1,700 suspected war criminals and human rights abusers in the U.S. Who are they, and what is the government doing about it?
We witnessed Mariupol's agony and fled a Russian hit list
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The Russians were hunting us down. They had a list of names, including ours, and they were closing in. We had been documenting the siege of the Ukrainian city by Russian…
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on russia.
‘We Knew We Were on the Precipice’
The inside story of how Washington navigated the run-up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine — the shocking intelligence, the skepticism and the building of an international coalition — as told by the…
Ukraine's Secret Weapons: Dispatches From Volunteers and Foreign Fighters
A journey through the strange, semiprofessional world of volunteers and foreign fighters who, one year into Russia’s invasion, are risking everything to defeat the invaders.
An Ocean of Earth
A Mostly True and Probable Historical Sketch of the Russian Empire
How does the Russo-Ukrainian War end?
Sometimes you change the subject, and sometimes the subject changes you
Russia’s Dangerous Decline
The Kremlin won’t go down without a fight.
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Russia, including:
Foreign Affairs
A magazine of U.S. foreign policy and international affairs, founded in 1922. Sign up for our newsletters: http://foreignaffairs.com/newsletter
Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦
Writes about economics, tweets about rabbits. Subscribe to my Substack: http://noahpinion.substack.com Email: noahpiniontwitter@gmail.com
Scott Galloway
Product of big government @ucla @ucberkeley | Prof Marketing @NYUStern | Right of Center-Left | #ProfGPod @PivotPod | Strategy Sprint @section_school
Bellingcat
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MIT Technology Review
Our in-depth reporting on innovation reveals and explains what’s really happening now to help you know what’s coming next. http://technologyreview.com/newsletters
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