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The Moscow Times (EN)

20 Jan, 15:21

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Gallery | In Photos: Russians Celebrate Epiphany By Plunging Into Freezing Waters

Orthodox Christians across Russia celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany on Sunday by plunging themselves into frigid seas, lakes and rivers in just their bathing suits.

According to tradition, one must dip below the water's surface three times to symbolize the Holy Trinity.

In the Black Sea coastal city of Anapa, Russians took their traditional Epiphany dips in waters affected by a major oil spill despite concerns about the toxic pollution.

The Kremlin has not released footage of President Vladimir Putin taking part in Epiphany bathing since 2021.

Here's a selection of photos from this year's celebrations across the country:

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The Moscow Times (EN)

20 Jan, 14:36

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Russia Charges British Man Captured Fighting in Kursk With ‘Terrorism’

Russian law enforcement authorities said Monday that a British man captured fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the southwestern Kursk region faces charges of "terrorism" and acting as a "mercenary."

James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, was captured in November while fighting with Ukrainian forces in Kursk. He is being held in custody in Russia.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

20 Jan, 14:12

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Siberian Police Arrest Military Officer Filmed Beating Soldiers

Law enforcement authorities in the Siberian republic of Tyva arrested a military police officer suspected of beating wounded soldiers before their deployment to Ukraine, Russian media reported Monday, citing the defense ministry.

Videos shared earlier on social media by pro-war bloggers showed a man in a Russian military police uniform striking two soldiers with a baton and using a stun gun on one of them. One of the beaten soldiers was seen using crutches.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

20 Jan, 14:07

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Where Russia, Ukraine and Trump Stand as Possible Peace Talks Loom

Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president has raised hopes that an end to Russia’s three-year war on Ukraine — or at least a ceasefire — may be on the horizon, even as many experts doubt his ability to deliver on his promises to end the war.

While the Kremlin signals readiness for talks, it will demand concessions from Ukraine widely seen as unattainable — fueling speculation that Russia seeks to prolong the conflict, which shifted in its favor in 2024.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

20 Jan, 13:48

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Why Has the Black Sea Oil Spill Been So Devastating for Seabirds?

More than a month has passed since two two oil tankers began leaking thousands of tons of oil into the Black Sea after being damaged in a storm. The spill prompted Russian authorities to declare a federal emergency, with some scientists calling it the worst environmental disaster to hit the country in the 21st century.

An army of volunteers and emergency workers has been tirelessly cleaning globs of heavy fuel oil from the coastlines of southern Russia and annexed Crimea. Alongside these efforts, they’ve been racing to save wildlife affected by the disaster, rescuing thousands of birds.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

20 Jan, 12:26

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Ukrainian Drones Target Industrial Plants in Russia’s Tatarstan

Ukrainian drones targeted industrial plants in Russia’s republic of Tatarstan around 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from the Ukrainian border, Russian media reported and officials in Kyiv said Monday.

Tatarstan’s regional government said an “attempted attack by enemy drones” to target unidentified “industrial enterprises” was neutralized without causing any injuries or damage. At least two regional airports had grounded flights during the attacks.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

19 Jan, 21:14

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Moscow Accuses Ukraine of Killing Civilians in Occupied Border Region

Russia on Sunday said it had opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Ukrainian troops killed civilians in a Russian village that had been seized by Kyiv's army.

Ukraine has taken dozens of border settlements under its control in the western Russian Kursk region since launching a surprise offensive there last August and says around 2,000 civilians still live in areas under its occupation.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

19 Jan, 15:52

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Russians Take Epiphany Dip In Waters Hit by Oil Spill

Russians in the southern city of Anapa took their traditional Epiphany dips in waters affected by a major oil spill, officials said, despite concerns about the toxic pollution.

Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany on Jan. 19, with Russians across the country typically plunging themselves into icy seas, lakes and rivers to mark the occasion.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

18 Jan, 16:49

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Germany Could Send Troops to Future Ukraine Buffer Zone: Minister

Germany's defence minister said he was open to sending German soldiers to Ukraine to help secure a demilitarised zone there if a ceasefire were agreed with Russia, in remarks published Saturday.

In an interview with the Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, Boris Pistorius also said Germany should aim to spend around 3% of GDP on defence.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

18 Jan, 14:30

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Telegram Boss Durov Admits 'Seriousness' of Allegations: Source

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has told investigating magistrates in France, where he was charged with infractions linked to enabling organised crime, that he "realised the seriousness of all the allegations," AFP learned Saturday from a source familiar with the case.

The messaging service Durov founded with his brother in 2013 "was not created to be a platform for criminals," he told investigators through an interpreter, according to extracts from his questioning in December provided by the source.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

18 Jan, 14:28

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Arts and Life | Pushkin's Pink Beet Blinis
By Russian Culinary Historians

The Twelve Days of Christmas (Christmastide) — the most joyful and mysterious season of the year — is coming to an end. In Russia the period from Christmas to Epiphany was called Saints' Days, or Holy Evenings. But despite the religious names, the days were filled with fortune-telling, singing songs and casting good-luck spells.

These twelve days have always been problematic for the Russian authorities. On the one hand, people are just having fun and drinking a bit. On the other hand, it was not very Orthodox, not at all religious. In fact, it seemed a bit pagan. And on the third hand, doing nothing but having fun for almost two weeks seemed just plain wrong. Why were they having such a good time at our expense?

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The Moscow Times (EN)

18 Jan, 13:27

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Russian Attack Kills Four in Kyiv

A Russian strike killed four people in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, city officials said on Saturday, in what the country's foreign minister called a "heinous" attack with ballistic missiles.

At least three more were wounded, while a separate overnight strike on the southern city of Zaporizhzhia wounded 10, the regional governor said.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

17 Jan, 21:54

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Arts and Life | New Head of Pushkin Museum Appointed After Sudden Dismisal of Predecessor


Olga Galaktionova was appointed director of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts Friday, according to a Telegram post by Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova.

Galaktionova takes over from Elizaveta Likhacheva, who announced on Thursday that she would be leaving the post. Although no reason was given, literary critic Anna Narinskaya wrote on Facebook that Likhacheva was fired due to her support of the Gulag History Museum, which was closed in November, ostensibly due to fire safety regulations. Likhacheva described the museum's suspension as “almost criminal stupidity.”

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The Moscow Times (EN)

17 Jan, 19:19

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Russia Designates Draft Dodging Nonprofit as ‘Foreign Agent’

Authorities in Moscow designated Idite Lesom, an exiled nonprofit that helps Russian men avoid military service, as a “foreign agent” on Friday.

The organization, founded in Tbilisi, Georgia after Russia announced a “partial” mobilization in the fall of 2022, is led by Grigory Sverdlin, a former head of the Nochlezhka homeless aid charity. Sverdlin was himself labeled a “foreign agent” in November 2023.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

17 Jan, 19:02

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Opinion | We Can’t Condemn the People of Occupied Ukraine to the Reality of Russian Occupation
By Jade McGlynn

Real Ukrainian lives in the country's east are being treated as bargaining chips as they face brutal repression under Moscow's control.

The views expressed in opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the position of The Moscow Times.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

17 Jan, 18:33

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Russian Police Issue Arrest Warrant for IStories Chief Editor

Russian law enforcement authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Alesya Marokhovskaya, the head editor of the independent investigative outlet IStories, the publication reported Friday.

It was not immediately clear what charges Marokhovskaya faces, though she has previously been fined twice for allegedly violating Russia’s restrictive “foreign agent” law.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

17 Jan, 18:26

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Feature | Can Music Mobilize the Russian Diaspora? These Anti-War Artists Are Betting On It
By Camilla Bell-Davies

Ten thousand Russians packed into London's Wembley Arena lit up their phones and swayed as Soviet rock band Bi-2 sang their hit “No One Writes to the Colonel.” Less than an hour before, hard rockers Pornofilmy slammed their guitars and called on the crowd to chant: “Down with the dictator.”

The show was the first date of the INOI rock festival, an evening of nostalgic and political music from Russian diaspora artists. Titled “Together We Are Stronger,” the festival’s mission is to speak truth to power through art. 

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The Moscow Times (EN)

17 Jan, 17:52

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‘Horrific’: Russia’s Indigenous Activists Decry Sweeping ‘Terrorist’ Designation

This month, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) released a list of 172 ethnic, Indigenous rights and decolonial groups and media outlets designated as “terrorist” organizations. 

Though news of the sweeping designation first broke in November, authorities delayed publishing the full list of targeted organizations, keeping most members of the vast Indigenous rights community on their toes. 

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The Moscow Times (EN)

17 Jan, 17:32

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Russian Activist Konstantin Kotov Flees Russia Ahead of ‘Extremism’ Trial

Activist Konstantin Kotov fled Russia ahead of his trial for donating money to Alexei Navalny’s political organizations, which the Russian authorities have banned as “extremist.”

Kotov, a programmer, revealed his escape in an interview with the independent news website Mediazona published on Friday.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

17 Jan, 16:43

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Russia Charges Opposition Politician Shlosberg With Violating ‘Foreign Agent’ Law

Russian law enforcement authorities on Friday announced criminal charges against Lev Shlosberg, one of the few remaining politicians in the country openly opposed to Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Shlosberg, 61, used to head the Pskov regional branch of the systemic opposition party Yabloko and has consistently criticized the Ukraine war, calling it a “tragedy” in social media posts and YouTube videos.

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