Society Jul 30, 2024Nov 12, 2024 Wafer rush: Taiwanese silicon is a key component for Russian military microchip production As The Insider has discovered, Russia continues to freely import Taiwanese silicon for wafer plates, which serve as… Alex Johnson
Society Jul 22, 2024Nov 12, 2024 Disaster medicine: How war and government actions block Russia’s access to advanced medical technologies Russia has decided to build its own factories for hemodialysis equipment. This comes after the largest U.S. manufacturer… Alex Johnson
Society Jul 17, 2024Nov 12, 2024 Microloans and mega-fraud: notorious Russian swindler’s family living in the West binds thousands of Russians in debt A significant portion of Russian military recruits are men overwhelmed by microloan debt. They sign up for front… Alex Johnson
Society Jul 17, 2024Nov 12, 2024 “Even rainbow-colored children’s toys are an offense!” How Russian regions battle ‘gay propaganda’ — and all bright things, just in case Over the last few months, the joint efforts of Russian law enforcement agencies and ultra-right bullies have resulted… Alex Johnson
Society Jul 12, 2024Nov 12, 2024 No new people: Why decrees alone cannot halt falling birth rates — in Russia or anywhere else Russia is preparing a bill to ban the “childfree ideology.” At the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum in… Alex Johnson
Society Jul 02, 2024Nov 12, 2024 The end of an era: US prepares to sever space ties with Russia, threatening Roscosmos’s future NASA’s ongoing flight tests of the Boeing Starliner manned spacecraft mark another milestone in its journey towards independence… Alex Johnson
Society Jun 24, 2024Nov 12, 2024 Window to Beijing: The eastward turn of Russia’s cultural agenda Earlier this month at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, it was announced that over 230 events will… Alex Johnson
Society Jun 20, 2024Nov 12, 2024 Obscurantism as a diagnosis: Russia’s homophobia leads to rejection of new disease classification Russian authorities recently admitted that 20% of soldiers returning from the war in Ukraine suffer from post-traumatic stress… Alex Johnson
Society Jun 17, 2024Nov 12, 2024 Two countries, one system: like Russia, China is riding a wave of state-sponsored homophobia Russia and China are currently united by many things — a natural gas pipeline, mutual antipathy towards Washington,… Alex Johnson
Society Jun 13, 2024Nov 12, 2024 Cruelty-based intervention. Russia is set to reintroduce antipsychotic drug as autism treatment In the spring of 2024, the Russian Society of Psychiatrists proposed new clinical guidelines for the treatment of… Alex Johnson