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Russian author Boris Akunin designated a ‘foreign agent’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOne of Russia’s most popular novelists has been designated a foreign agent over his objections to...
A bestselling novelist was duped by pro-Putin prank callers. He now faces jail
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA Moscow court has ordered the arrest of a bestselling novelist living in London on charges of...
Russia adds author Boris Akunin to a register of extremists and opens a criminal case against him
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoRussian authorities on Monday added popular detective novelist and dissident Grigory Chkhartishvili – known under the pen name Boris Akunin – to its register of “extremists and terrorists."
A Russian court orders the arrest of a bestselling writer over his support for Ukraine
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA Moscow court ordered the arrest Tuesday of a bestselling detective novelist and dissident on...
This Russian Gay Couple Hopes Their Wedding Will Help Change Minds
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoXenia Baranova/Courtesy Mikhail Zygar and Jean-Michel ShcherbakTall and handsome, they walked hand...
As a fifth term for Vladimir Putin looms, Russia is stepping up its war on its own people
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPowerful dissident voices are becoming a rarity in Russia, where opponents to President Putin and...