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‘Tango with Putin’: The story of TV Rain is also a story about what’s happened in Russia under his crushing rule‘Tango with Putin’: The story of TV Rain is also a story about what’s happened in Russia under his crushing rule

Beyond the story of TV Rain, 'Tango with Putin' is a film about what has happened in Russia during the last decade.

Tom Nagorski, Global Editor
September 28, 2022

How Putin’s Ukraine war mobilization order changed everything in Russia: Panic, anger and calls to secedeHow Putin’s Ukraine war mobilization order changed everything in Russia: Panic, anger and calls to secede

A former Russian TV journalist thinks Putin's Ukraine war mobilization order will prove to be his least popular decision ever.

Stanislav Kucher, Special Contributor
September 27, 2022

World in Photos: Russians stand up to Putin over Ukraine mobilization – ‘Stop the war!’World in Photos: Russians stand up to Putin over Ukraine mobilization – ‘Stop the war!’

It’s been less than a week since Vladimir Putin made his bombshell announcement of a 'partial mobilization' of Russians to enlist for the fight in Ukraine.

Tom Nagorski, Global Editor, Jake Garcia, Associate Producer, Multimedia, and Mariana Labbate, Global Editorial Assistant
September 26, 2022

More than 150 world leaders came to speak to the U.N.; the speech that mattered most was made at the KremlinMore than 150 world leaders came to speak to the U.N.; the speech that mattered most was made at the Kremlin

Though the words were spoken nearly 5,000 miles from U.N. headquarters, Putin's speech at the Kremlin landed with force at the General Assembly.

Tom Nagorski, Global Editor
September 23, 2022

Russian superstar Alla Pugacheva stuns her country by criticizing the war in Ukraine: A ‘slap in the face’ for PutinRussian superstar Alla Pugacheva stuns her country by criticizing the war in Ukraine: A ‘slap in the face’ for Putin

Russians of many stripes are calling Alla Pugacheva's comments a game changer in the battle for public opinion.

Stanislav Kucher, Special Contributor
September 19, 2022