As war with Ukraine wages on, a look at life inside Russia

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Nina Krushcheva, professor of international affairs at the New School, about the current geopolitical climate in Russia.
The Diplomat

The Cyrillic Stalemate: Why Uzbekistan’s Alphabet Reform is Still Stuck 30 Years Later

Changing an alphabet involves more than just replacing letters; it requires a profound transformation of the state’s institutional and cultural fabric.

My grandmother from sleepy Middle England turned out to be a secret Russian aristocrat

She used to read a book about the USSR obsessively, but it was only after she died that I uncovered her extraordinary past ...
Ars Technica

Now, even Russia’s most elite hackers are using Clickfix to infect devices

One of the Russian government’s most elite hacking groups has adopted an attack, known as Clickfix, to compromise devices belonging to sensitive organizations in Ukraine, the latter country’s CERT ...
High Times

Inside the Soviet Union’s War on Drugs — And Why Its Logic Never Really Ended

Many in the West today imagine the Soviet Union as it’s portrayed in Call of Duty games: a land of prisons and labor camps, where every citizen marched to the tune of the Party and its all-seeing ...
Reuters

Putin does not want to restore the U.S.S.R. or attack NATO, the Kremlin says

MOSCOW, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that European claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to restore the Soviet Union were wrong and that claims Putin plans to invade a ...
The Hill

Putin’s brain is back in the USSR

“You have to look at Putin and Russia as an expansionist power,” Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, President Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, recently acknowledged. “He wants to re-establish ...
Snopes.com

Music Acts Like Pink Floyd and Donna Summer Banned from Soviet Union in the '80s? Here's the Truth

On Dec. 17, 2024, a post on X showed a photo, purportedly from 1985, that listed Western musical acts allegedly banned in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The circulated list — which ...
Android Police

The 7 best Android keyboard apps for quick and accurate typing

Mechanical keyboards are superior for tactile feedback. Virtual keyboards offer advantages that work well for the best Android tablets, phones, and even Chromebooks. One of our favorites is Gboard, ...
The Droid Guy

Increase Keyboard Size Android: Easiest Method For Better Typing Experience

For many users, the default keyboard size on Android devices can be too small, leading to typing inaccuracies and frustration. Fortunately, Android offers several ways to increase the keyboard size, ...
NBC News

Putin calls for international scheme promoting 'Russian values'

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for the government to develop a program for overseas promotion of "traditional Russian spiritual and moral values," a theme that the Kremlin has ...