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Putin vs. the Press
You’d have to be fearless or a fanatic to persist in journalism in Russia. These women are both. October 3, 2025, 3:00 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )
A woman in a red face mask and a coat over a red hoodie stands on a sidewalk, holding a laptop and speaking on her phone. Cars drive past behind her, with a suitcase and an international airport visible in the background.
Russia’s War in Ukraine
Understanding the conflict three years on.
December 2021, a Moscow kitchen. It’s close to New Year’s—a time when, according to Soviet lore, miracles were possible—but the conversation among three women is no more cheerful than the winter night outside.
“At 27, I’ve become a very dangerous person for the state,” Irina Dolinina says. Sh