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The generation of grandmasters now turning 30 . . . And in this week’s puzzle: find the only route for White’s full army to checkmate the lone black king in four moves
Top jobs have always been city-based but employers are now hiring right across the vast country
The anti-corruption activist — now in a coma in Berlin — was campaigning against Vladimir Putin when he was poisoned
Measures hit people and groups in Saudi Arabia, Russia, Myanmar and North Korea over abuses
The president has secured his future rule but he is straining his social contract with the Russian people
Thousands launch legal appeals claiming platform wrongly accused them of quarantine violations
As tensions between the Kremlin and EU rise, the tiny island has become a Petri dish of western worries
Mikhail Mishustin reveals diagnosis as cases in country top 100,000
Without a QR code to travel around the city, citizens face a hefty fine
With a vast power station gallery and new and revamped museums, the city is aiming to rival St Petersburg
Trapped between a closed border and advancing forces, opponents of the Assad regime face a humanitarian crisis
From enshrined ancient ruins to green buildings and outlandish concrete towers, Moscow’s Schusev Museum puts jaw-dropping public architecture in the spotlight
Culturally abundant, the Russian capital is welcoming to foreigners
Moscow pushes lifestyle shift in country stereotyped for its heavy drinking
FSB officer shot dead and five others severely injured in Moscow gun battle
The mayor who rebuilt Moscow in his own image
Tit-for-tat move after Berlin criticised Moscow’s response to killing of Chechen rebel
Ex-communist party member ruled Russia’s capital with an iron fist for two decades
A striking study of corrupt and complacent elites
Warlords ‘maintained contact with Moscow officials’ during Ukraine conflict
An FT investigation reveals Russia is an important destination for some of the regime’s money
The president has a star role in the Trump impeachment scandal but escaping the oligarchs’ clutches is a bigger challenge
America’s withdrawal creates an opportunity and a challenge for Moscow
Demostration follows wave of summer unrest over living conditions under Vladimir Putin
Caracas needs fresh loans amid economic crisis but Kremlin is non-committal
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