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As The Insider has discovered, Russia continues to freely import Taiwanese silicon for wafer plates, which serve as the basic component for the majority of all microchips made in the …

Russia has decided to build its own factories for hemodialysis equipment. This comes after the largest U.S. manufacturer ceased shipments to the country. For years, Russian doctors have relied on …

A significant portion of Russian military recruits are men overwhelmed by microloan debt. They sign up for front line duty to settle their financial obligations. Meanwhile, The Insider has discovered …

Over the last few months, the joint efforts of Russian law enforcement agencies and ultra-right bullies have resulted in the closure of LGBTQ+ friendly clubs all over Russia. The most …

Russia is preparing a bill to ban the “childfree ideology.” At the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum in June, Russian Deputy Minister of Justice Vsevolod Vukolov, one of the project’s …

NASA’s ongoing flight tests of the Boeing Starliner manned spacecraft mark another milestone in its journey towards independence from Russian Soyuz services. Not long ago, the U.S. and Russia were …

Earlier this month at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, it was announced that over 230 events will be held as part of the “Russia-China cross-cultural year.” Despite its illegal …

Russian authorities recently admitted that 20% of soldiers returning from the war in Ukraine suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. In line with the tradition of punitive psychiatry, these people risk …

Russia and China are currently united by many things — a natural gas pipeline, mutual antipathy towards Washington, authoritarian politics, and, increasingly, a state-sponsored homophobic agenda. In both countries, LGBTQ …

In the spring of 2024, the Russian Society of Psychiatrists proposed new clinical guidelines for the treatment of pediatric autism. If the changes are adopted, starting in 2025 all Russian …