Yoshkar-Ola, the capital of the Mari El Republic, is known throughout the country as a city with replicas of world landmarks.

Mari State University (MarSU), a premier institution to study in Russia, continues to strengthen its partnership with India, ...

MOSCOW: Several Russian regions have announced significant pay and bonus hikes for those signing up to fight in Ukraine, as ...

Russia’s digital military draft system will ... will be tested in the Ryazan and Sakhalin regions, as well as in Mari El. Kartapolov said there would be no “mixed” system of paper and ...

Don’t even think about not having children. If you’re Russian. Russia’s parliament is considering legislation to outlaw “a conscious refusal to have children.” The State Duma lower house ...

So far, it has drawn a lukewarm response from Ukraine’s allies. Helping Russia in the war is an opportunity for North Korea to test its new weapons, and Ukrainian officials say the North’s ...

Proposed legislation in Russia to prosecute those deemed to be promoting a "child free" lifestyle has sparked an angry response online. Russian opposition figure and rights defender Nikolai ...

On September 25, Russian president Vladimir Putin provided insights into changes to Russia’s long-anticipated new nuclear doctrine. He indicated that the nuclear mission was being “expanded” and ...

Russia is hiking state spending on national defence by a quarter in 2025 to 6.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), the highest level since the Cold War, according to draft budget documents ...

As the war enters its 967th day, these are the main developments.

Russia has worked hard to sway the outcome. By Andrew Higgins Natalia Morari once reported on corrupt business in Moldova. Now she has upset many by having a son with a tycoon accused of ...

Ukraine has requested permission to strike inside Russia with Western-provided weapons. In return, Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow will consider NATO countries “at war” with Russia if ...