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Generation Putin

Russia is changing. Those born in the wake of the Cold War — a group of young people who have grown up knowing only a President Vladimir Putin — are just now coming of age and finding their places in Russia.They don’t watch TV — they prefer the internet. Some of them have taken to the opposition. Some are proud members of the youth wing of Putin's ruling party.This is not a Russia that you’d recognize from the news, pop culture, or your US history textbook. This is Russia right now.
Conflict & Justice
What’s next for released Russian political prisoners?
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Conflict
‘Patriots’: A play about 1990s Russia debuts on Broadway
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Pussy Riot feminist activist collective, from left to right, Alina Petrova, Diana Burkot, Masha Alyokhina, Olga Borisova.
Protest
A conversation with Russian protest group Pussy Riot
A portrait of the owner of private military company Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin lays at an informal memorial next to the former 'PMC Wagner Centre' in St. Petersburg, Russia, Aug. 24, 2023.
Conflict
Reported death of Wagner Group leader ‘strengthens Putin’s hold on power,’ analyst says
US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink in Kyiv.
Ukraine
US Amb Bridget Brink: ‘I see no break in support’ to help Ukraine prevail against Russia
A member of auction house staff poses for a picture with a 19-carat pink diamond at Christie's auction house, in London, Oct. 18, 2017.
Ukraine
Belgium faces pressure to support sanctions on Russian diamonds
A view of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine
Ukraine
‘I thought we were going to die’: A Ukrainian woman speaks out about her ordeal as a prisoner of war
Cars line up to cross from Latvia into Russia
Borders
Desperate Ukrainians crossing into Latvia while Russians are blocked
Russian opposition figure and former owner of the Yukos Oil Company Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks during a press conference with Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs at the "Esperanza" hotel in Paunguriai village
Leaders
Russia must change its power structure to get back on a democratic path, opposition figure says
A general view of a G7 leaders meeting with outreach guests as part of the working session of the G7 leaders summit, Kruen, Germany
Global Politics
NATO to boost reaction force, Ukraine support
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban arrives for the an extraordinary meeting of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, energy and food security in Brussels
Energy
Hungary’s Orban wins exemption in EU Russian oil embargo
Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza lays flowers near the place where Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down, in Moscow, Russia
Conflict & Justice
‘I know that he will not stop fighting,’ wife of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza says
People cook on an open fire outside an apartment building which had no electricity, water or gas since the beginning of the Russian invasion in Bucha, UkraineVadim Ghirda/AP
Ukraine
Russia faces growing outrage amid new evidence of atrocities
Refugees wait to travel back to Ukraine from the train station in Przemysl, southeastern Poland
Coronavirus Conversations
Ukraine: The humanitarian catastrophe
Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 2' gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, northern Germany
Energy
The invasion in Ukraine could mean less reliance on energy from Russia, analyst says
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s popularity is on the rise again, but conflict with Ukraine may eventually change that.
Ukraine
Putin’s public approval is soaring during the Russia-Ukraine crisis — but it’s unlikely to last
Commercial satellite companies provide views once reserved for governments, like this image of a Russian military training facility in Crimea.
Ukraine
Technology is revolutionizing how intelligence is gathered and analyzed — and opening a window onto Russian military activity around Ukraine
The Department of Justice indicted six officers of Russia’s GRU military intelligence service in October 2020 on charges of hacking and deploying malware.
Ukraine
Russia could unleash disruptive cyberattacks against the US — but efforts to sow confusion and division are more likely
A live broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking is shown on Dec. 23, 2021, from a media control room in Russia.
Ukraine
It’s just a ‘panic attack’ – Russian media blames US for escalating Ukraine crisis
A forest burns in the mountains after shelling by Azerbaijan's artillery during a military conflict outside Stepanakert, the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh
Conflict
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict stifles critical transport development in the region, analyst says
Abdul Salam Hanafi, a deputy prime minister in the Taliban's interim government, left, speaks with acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Taliban official Amir Khan Muttaqi during talks involving Afghan representatives in Moscow, Russia
Top of The World
Russia hosts multinational talks on Afghanistan
People watch a TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch with file footage at a train station in Seoul, South Korea
Top of The World
North Korea launches suspected ballistic missile
Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa, right, stands in front of reporters as she arrives at the Court of Tax Appeals in Metro Manila, Philippines
Free speech
Nobel Peace Prize is ‘a testament to how truth prevails,’ Rappler journalist says
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Ella Pamfilova, head of Russian Central Election Commission during their meeting via video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia
Elections
Pro-Kremlin party keeps large majority in Russian parliament
The app Smart Voting is displayed on an iPhone screen in Moscow, Russia
Elections
Apple, Google remove opposition app as Russian voting begins
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, arrive to meet at the Villa la Grange, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland. 
Global Politics
Biden and Putin both place a ‘high priority’ on cybersecurity, says presidential adviser after Geneva summit
People wearing masks stand in front of white bags of food aid
Conflict & Justice
Russia’s vote at UN could cut off humanitarian aid to northwest Syria
President Putin sits across from President Biden.
Politics
How Joe Biden could increase pressure on Vladimir Putin if their June 16 meeting fails to deter Russia’s ‘harmful’ behavior
Wide shot of snowy barren land with a white car parked in the middle
Top of The World
Contentious Keystone XL pipeline project canceled
An array of bitcoins
Top of The World
El Salvador becomes the first country in the world to make bitcoin legal tender
On the left, a photo of Alexander Lukashenko standing and talking with Vladimir Putin. On the right, a photo of Joe Biden at a podium.
Global Politics
Belarus plane hijacking snarls Biden’s hopes to repair strained US-Russia relationship
Red building in China with people in masks mingling in front of it
Hong Kong politics
In Hong Kong, lighting a candle for Tiananmen victims is now a crime
Leonid Volkov wears a white shirt and raises his hand in the air while speaking in front of a blue and white background.
Global Politics
‘Fighting corruption in Russia is now being called extremism,’ says Alexei Navalny’s top strategist
In this photo taken on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, students come out of a school building in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Education
What Russian college students learn about US elections, history and race relations
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is greeted by US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019.
2020 US presidential election
Explainer: How Russia benefits from disrupting the US election, again
In this file photo, Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, vice chairman of Open Russia, testifies before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs about "Civil Society Perspectives on Russia" on Capi
Human rights
Russian opposition politician: ‘Two dictatorships in Europe are two too many’
Protesters with old Belarusian national flags march during a rally protesting the recent presidential election, Minsk, Belarus, Sept. 13, 2020.
Top of The World
Lukashenko meets with Putin; Indian parliament convenes for first time in 6 months; Afghan peace talks kick off
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets local residents before visiting a college of chemical technology in Cherepovets, Russia, Feb. 4, 2020.
Foreign policy
‘Between Two Fires’ looks at the complexities of life in Putin’s Russia
People walk with a banner that reads: "Great Russia, Free internet".
Internet
The Russian government has even more control of the internet now
A film still of a man sitting at a dressing room mirror with lights
In ‘The Humorist,’ Soviet comedy is no joke
Shiyes police
Protest
Eco-protesters fight Moscow’s attempt to ‘trash’ Russia’s north
A man feeds paper into a machine
Elections
‘Smart vote’ protests in Russia deal Putin’s party a blow in elections
A camera man films two rappers battling.
Generation Putin
Russia’s rap scene: No place for politics
Marco Werman walks across Red Square in Moscow. Behind him is the iconic St. Basil's Cathedral.
Generation Putin
Marco Werman: A Cold War baby visits Putin’s Russia
Two women hold their arms in a bicep flex pose. One is wearing a pink cardboard costume in the shape of the women's gender sign.
Generation Putin
After decades in the shadows, Russia’s feminists grab their spotlight
People walk through Red Square in Moscow. St. Basil's Cathedral is in the distance.
Generation Putin
Russia’s youth flex their political power
A woman is shown standing behind three cats in cages below a wooden sign that says, "Woof fest."
Generation Putin
Russia’s volunteers take on the state — and its workload
Several young men are shown looking past the camera with some wearing glasses.
Generation Putin
‘If not I, then who?’: Armed with the internet, Russia’s young people want to remake their world