Anna Nemtsova

The city of Derbent has a turbulent history and an increasingly active Islamist element.

Facing an uncertain future, Russia's opposition leaders mourn the 'irreplaceable guy with brass balls'.

The Kremlin tries to silence "unpatriotic" media, but the Internet gives journalists endless outlets.

The Kremlin is supporting a youth wing whose mission is to make President Putin appear as a superhero to young people

Many powerful men dump their wives for younger models. Now Moscow's lonely women are fighting back

Nizhny Novgorod, a cultural centre in the heart of Russia, with 793 years of history and a falling birth rate, is dying of cancer and heart disease

In this extraordinary report, anger at how they were duped into fighting has led a few courageous Russian soldiers to speak out

The Right Sector leader on fascism, freedom and fighting house to house

A leader of a once obscure right wing group is now at the center of a geopolitical standoff between Russia and the United States

Jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is counting on the West to save Ukraine

The band has upset Putin's bid to gloss over Russia's poor human rights record at the Winter Olympics

Angry women Islamist terrorists are heading for Sochi to attack the Winter Olympics

With the Winter Olympics on its doorstep, Abkhazia has been left out in the cold.

This year, Western troops will withdraw from Afghanistan after 13 years of war. Here's what they leave behind

With the Winter Olympics on its doorstep, Abkhazia has been shut out in the cold

In Siberia, Stalin's heavy industries are going bust, leaving a trail of anger and despair.

In Siberia, Stalin's heavy industries are going bust, leaving a trail of anger and despair

After the Russian president and his wife announced their divorce last week, signs point to a growing role for Putin's rumored mistress.

A charismatic president and a billionaire prime minister fight for the country's soul.

The Russian dance company's artistic director has his theories for who burned him in a horrific acid attack.

Cupping candles in their hands, wrapped in white silk and knit robes, nearly 3,000 people knelt on the snow in the middle of the Siberian woods. Tall pine trees served as the walls of their church; the stage for their chorus was carved out of ice.

The Russian poet's wife Natalya Goncharova gets a modern makeover. By Anna Nemtsova.

Russia's president flexes his muscle at home and abroad.

Belarussian dissidents face an excruciating choice: jail or exile.

Why young people are fleeing Russia's Far East.

An ancient tradition tries to survive in war-torn Dagestan.

The Kremlin drug czar keeps waging an uphill fight.

Georgian wines—including Stalin's favorite red—are making a comeback after a Russian embargo dried up business.

A diplomat with a big mouth—and a big mission.

Russia's underground theater takes on Putin.