The best of the long read in 2025

The best of the long read in 2025

Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the yearVictor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism. But while his literary peers have...

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Russian opposition leader sentenced to six years in prison

Russian opposition leader sentenced to six years in prison

Sergei Udaltsov, Putin critic affiliated with the Communist party, convicted of justifying terrorismA court in Russia on Thursday convicted a pro-war activist and critic of Vladimir Putin of...

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Biography aims to fill gaps in story of ultra-libertarian Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Biography aims to fill gaps in story of ultra-libertarian Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Like many of his US counterparts, the Russian science prodigy turned hugely successful ‘digital populist’ has a deep suspicion of government constraintTech visionary, Kremlin dissident, FSB agent,...

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Russian attacks kill three and cut power to freezing Ukrainian regions

Russian attacks kill three and cut power to freezing Ukrainian regions

Four-year-old child among those killed in drone and missile assault targeting energy infrastructureA massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine has killed three people and cut power to...

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‘Warning to others’: murky death of militia leader as Kremlin reasserts control

‘Warning to others’: murky death of militia leader as Kremlin reasserts control

Reports that Stanislav Orlov was killed by Moscow security services highlights careful managing of non-state powerBeneath the frescoed ceilings and golden icons of Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the...

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Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro

Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro

Trump again called for Venezuela’s president to leave power and said the US would keep or sell the oil it had seizedChina and Russia have expressed support for Venezuela as it confronts a US blockade...

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