Russian Railways is one of the three largest transport companies in the world, but its infrastructure is crumbling and standards dropping.
The ‘Silk Highway’ will connect Western Europe with China, no matter what the locals think.
Life in Slovyansk is no picnic. Now election candidates think votes can be bought with food parcels. На русском языке
Sanctions against Russian natural resources tycoons will be good for the environment. на русском языке.
This summer, Georgia signed an Association Agreement with the EU, but its southern neighbour, Armenia, has opted for the rival Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union.
There is anxiety in Kazakhstan about the spillover effects of Western sanctions
If you want to know what the Soviet Union was like, go to Belarus.
Russia has almost the same number of Ukrainian refugees, as Ukraine has internally displaced persons. But what are the authorities doing? на русском языке
Поток украинских беженцев в Россию увеличивается и что власть делает? in English
The reform of the Russian Academy of Sciences is not popular with scientists. Especially in Siberia.
The BRICS nations are going to have their own bank. They say it’s going to be nothing like the World Bank. But don’t bank on it.
Belarus is now officially the world’s heaviest drinking nation; and the socio-economic consequences are enormous.
