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.
How to ...?
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.
Trending
These links are currently making the rounds on russia on Refind.
An Ocean of Earth
A Mostly True and Probable Historical Sketch of the Russian Empire
How A British Submarine Spent Hours Under A Russian Aircraft Carrier
A Cold War British nuclear sub sneaked into a Soviet naval exercise and took closeup underwater pictures of Russia’s new aircraft carrier.
The Sanctions on Russia Are Working
Slowly but surely, sanctions are weakening Putin.
The Great Tank Debate
Providing advanced western main battle tanks to Ukraine
It’s Lonely in Russia
Moral choice is unavoidable—but helping Ukrainians gives me purpose.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on russia—all under 10 minutes.
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…
The Weakness of the Despot
An expert on Stalin discusses Putin, Russia, and the West.
Russia Is Being Hacked at an Unprecedented Scale
From “IT Army” DDoS attacks to custom malware, the country has become a target like never before.
What If Russia Makes a Deal?
How to end a war that no one is likely to win.
«The Roman statesman and scholar Cicero argued that an unjust peace is better than a just war.»
Economist Jim O'Neill on Russia: "The West Will Decide on Putin's Bankruptcy"
Jim O'Neill once coined the term BRIC to refer to the rapidly growing economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. In an interview, he discusses why the Russia of Vladimir Putin has failed to live up…
«DER SPIEGEL: Can the dollar continue in its current role in light of the huge sovereign debt load of the United States and the continued growth of China?»
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on russia.
How does the Russo-Ukrainian War end?
Sometimes you change the subject, and sometimes the subject changes you
I Commanded U.S. Army Europe. Here's What I Saw in the Russian and Ukrainian Armies.
The two armies at war today couldn’t be more different.
How Russia Beat America to the Hypersonic Missile
A near-unstoppable weapon has entered the war in Ukraine, and the U.S. has no way to match it—yet.
Could Putin actually fall?
What history teaches us about how autocrats lose power — and how Putin might hang on.
How Volodymyr Zelensky Defended Ukraine and United the World
Ukraine and its leader seemed to transcend their roles as victims of Russia's aggression
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
Foreign Policy
The magazine for global politics, economics, and ideas 🌎 || Sign up for our newsletters: http://foreignpolicy.com/newsletters/
Scott Galloway
Product of big government @ucla @ucberkeley | Prof Marketing @NYUStern | Right of Center-Left | #ProfGPod @PivotPod | Strategy Sprint http://section4.com
Bellingcat
Want to support our charity? http://bellingcat.com/donate/ Buy our book "We Are Bellingcat" here: http://bit.ly/2EP09EN Our award-winning podcast series: http://apple.co/36LJURI
Vox
Understand the news. Support Vox with a contribution: http://vox.com/give-now
What is Refind?
Every day Refind picks 5 links from around the web for every user, tailored to the user’s interests. Picking only a handful of links means focusing on what’s relevant and useful. We favor timeless pieces—links with long shelf-lives, articles that are still relevant one month, one year, or even ten years from now. These lists of the best resources on any topic are the result of years of careful curation.
How does Refind curate?
It’s a mix of human and algorithmic curation, following a number of steps:
- We monitor 10k+ sources and 1k+ thought leaders on hundreds of topics—publications, blogs, news sites, newsletters, Substack, Medium, Twitter, etc.
- In addition, our users save links from around the web using our Save buttons and our extensions.
- Our algorithm processes 100k+ new links every day and uses external signals to find the most relevant ones, focusing on timeless pieces.
- Our community of active users gets 5 links every day, tailored to their interests. They provide feedback via implicit and explicit signals: open, read, listen, share, add to reading list, save to «Made me smarter», «More/less like this», etc.
- Our algorithm uses these internal signals to refine the selection.
- In addition, we have expert curators who manually curate niche topics.
The result: lists of the best and most useful articles on hundreds of topics.
How does Refind detect «timeless» pieces?
We focus on pieces with long shelf-lives—not news. We determine «timelessness» via a number of metrics, for example, the consumption pattern of links over time.
How many sources does Refind monitor?
We monitor 10k+ content sources on hundreds of topics—publications, blogs, news sites, newsletters, Substack, Medium, Twitter, etc.
Which sources does Refind monitor on russia?
We monitor hundreds of sources on russia, including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Scott Galloway, Bellingcat, Vox, and many more.
Can I submit a link?
Indirectly, by using Refind and saving links from outside (e.g., via our extensions).
How can I report a problem?
When you’re logged-in, you can flag any link via the «More» (...) menu. You can also report problems via email to hello@refind.com
Who uses Refind?
100k+ smart people start their day with Refind. To learn something new. To get inspired. To move forward. Our apps have a 4.9/5 rating.
Is Refind free?
Yes, it’s free!
How can I sign up?
Head over to our homepage and sign up by email or with your Twitter or Google account.