Tatyana Laprad is a correspondent for the Siberia Desk of RFE/RL's Russian Service.
The Siberian village of Loshchinka is plagued by alcoholism and unemployment, all-too-common symptoms of Russia’s crumbling countryside. So why did Russian President Vladimir Putin get every vote here during the recent presidential election?
An independent lawmaker in Krasnoyarsk has created a scandal in Russia with a scathing social-media attack on the controversial head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov -- followed quickly by an apology.
