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“I am Kazakh”: How one Central Asian nation’s new generation is turning away from Russia
Since the start of Russia's war in Ukraine, there is growing talk of "decolonisation" in Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest country. But what does it…
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Do the new appointments at Russia’s two largest state museums reveal the increasingly politicised face of Russian culture?
As the war in Ukraine continues, the BBC has been finding out how some sudden changes in the top management of Russia’s two highest profile museums…
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“Like dancing on a minefield”: Belarus civil society destroyed by the authorities
In Belarus, the authorities, cracking down on dissent, have swept away virtually the entire independent NGO sector.
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Ukraine war: What do we know about Gazprom’s private army
The Wagner group is not the only private military company fighting in Ukraine. Tensions are rising with rival mercenary groups apparently linked to…
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'Chinese whispers'. How the FSB hunts 'spies' in Russia's Far East
Since the start of 2023, the FSB has detained at least six people in Russia’s Far East on suspicion of treason. BBC Russian details the case of two…
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My son the hostage: Dissident families targeted in Belarus
The sons of two anti-government figures in Belarus are in jail because of their fathers' actions, the BBC hears.
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April 2023
Counting the dead: confirmed Russian losses in Ukraine now exceed 20,000
BBC Russian's tally of Russia's war dead reaches a grim new milestone of more than 20,000 confirmed names, with record numbers of deaths among prisoners…
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Can air forces play a bigger role and turn the tide in the war in Ukraine?
Ukraine had been pushing for modern fighter jets which it considers a main element for a successful counteroffensive against Russian forces. But what…
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Ukraine war: Russian parliament approves online call-up
The move, described by critics as further manifestation of the Russian authorities constructing an “electronic Gulag”, is thought to be aimed at…
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The deadly journey to Europe: 'Six cigarettes were put out on my body'
Migrants trying to reach Europe describe the horror of being stuck for weeks or even months in heavy snow as border officers push them back and forth.
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LONG READ: Inside a war crime - the medics, mums and babies who survived the Mariupol hospital attack
In March 2022 the world was shocked by photos of pregnant women staggering through the wreckage of a bombed out maternity hospital. BBC Russian hears…
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March 2023
Maria Lvova-Belova: Who is the Russian politician, wife of a priest and mother to many children, wanted by the International Criminal Court?
The ICC named the 38-year-old politician Maria Lvova-Belova alongside Vladimir Putin on a warrant for the "unlawful deportation" of Ukrainian minors.
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