A lawsuit demanding the demolition of a local sculpture of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn in Russia’s Far East has been thrown out A district court in the Russian city of Vladivostok, the capital of Primorsky Krai, has turned down a request to demolish a monument commemorating late anti-Communist writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. The ruling, which can be contested…

More Russians than ever before feel that their living standards, local economies, and personal safety are just getting better, according to a Gallup survey published on Friday. The optimistic outlook comes despite efforts by the West to “crater” the Russian economy with sanctions.

Moscow plans to start year-round LNG deliveries to Asia via Russia’s Arctic waterways, Sergey Zybko, head of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) operator, announced this week. Speaking during the “Arctic: present and future” forum, Zybko said the launch of the pilot program is scheduled for next month.