Russian Cats Are The Craziest And Here Is The Proof
A groundbreaking new report uses open source information to prove the existence of the furry Russian menace.
Russia Declares Group A "Foreign Agent" After Its Director Spoke At Harvard
A civil litigation NGO was fined nearly $5,300 for being a "foreign agent" after one of its leaders spoke at three U.S. universities.
Leaked Documents Suggest Hacking Team Sold Tech To Russian Security Services
According to hacked data, the Italian company may be in violation of European Union sanctions.
American Professor Fired In Russia Amid New "Spy" Campaign
Kendrick White, who has lived in Russia for more than 20 years, told BuzzFeed News he's "still trying to wrap my head around the absurdity of what's happening."
A Russian Man Created A Tool To Counter All The Pride Profile Pics On Facebook
Russia's most famous homophobe wants the country to ban Facebook. Another lawmaker would rather ban him instead.
These Soccer Fields In The Middle Of Nowhere Are Amazing Snapshots Of Life In Russia
Photographer Sergey Novikov is documenting amateur fields next to churches and military shipyards ahead of the 2018 World Cup.
Flash Floods Submerge Sochi, Russia's Winter Olympic City
The Biblical images put an ironic twist on Sochi's Olympic slogan — "Hot, Cool, Yours!"
Racist Group Cited By Charleston Shooting Suspect Attended Pro-Putin Conference
Jared Taylor and Sam Dickson, members of the Council of Conservative Citizens, were flown to St. Petersburg by a pro-Kremlin nationalist party for a shambolic far-right forum in March.
Azerbaijan's Oil Boom Is Ending — Now Comes The Bust
The tiny country has built an image as a modern state on revenues from the world’s third-largest oil field in the Caspian. But how long can it last?
Azerbaijan Pulls Out The Stops For The European Games — Without European Leaders
Even a performance from Lady Gaga couldn’t dispel concerns over the inaugural European Games, where concerns over Azerbaijan’s dismal human rights record are overshadowing its attempts to integrate into the world.
Cisco Russia Deals Should Be Investigated, Senator Says
After a BuzzFeed News report, calls for a probe into allegations that Cisco changed records in Russia when sanctions were imposed.
After Sanctions, Cisco Altered Sales Records In Russia
The intent was to dodge sanctions and provide equipment to Vladimir Putin’s military and security services, a source says. Cisco strongly denies it violated sanctions or attempted to do so. A BuzzFeed News investigation.
Ukraine Makes John McCain A Presidential Advisor — Without Telling Him First
The Arizona senator says Ukraine announced his appointment to a semi-official government position before he cleared it under Senate rules.
Putin's Billionaire Pal's Bench-Warming Son Has Suddenly Become A Soccer Star
Boris Rotenberg Jr. went from a lifelong benchwarmer to an automatic starter for Dynamo Moscow overnight. Some suspect his father, who runs the team and is an old friend of Vladimir Putin's, may have had something to do with it.
Russian Anti-Nazi Campaign Sees Anti-Nazi Graphic Novel Pulled From Shelves
Bookstores in Moscow removed Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic Maus in fear of police raids searching for Nazi symbols. The book, an allegory for the rise of Nazism, has a swastika on the cover.
Putin’s Action Hero: How Steven Seagal Became the Kremlin’s Unlikeliest Envoy
The Russian president stunned Obama when he proposed Steven Seagal as an intermediary between Washington and Moscow. BuzzFeed News' Max Seddon and Rosie Gray tell the extraordinary story of the faded action star's dalliances with the Kremlin.
Russians Have More Questions For Putin Than He Has Answers
Russia's president spent four hours holding forth on everything from Ukraine to whether he should clone himself in an annual phone-in, but had little new to say.
Winnie-The-Pooh–Themed Teenage Twerking Causes National Scandal In Russia
The Russian word for twerking is tverking, in case you're wondering.
Nick Griffin Wants Vladimir Putin To Save Europe From Itself
The former BNP leader claims the West is doomed without the help of the "Third Rome".
Racists, Neo-Nazis, Far Right Flock to Russia for Joint Conference
The "fringe of the fringe" gathered in St. Petersburg on Sunday to rail against Freemasons, LGBT people, and "Zionist puppet filth."