What is life like in Russia beyond Moscow?
Every Friday, 7x7 journalist Svetlana Bronnikova explains one of the week’s most important stories to international readers through the experiences and perspectives of Russia’s regions.
Hello! This is Svetlana Bronnikova, a journalist at 7x7.
Every day, our newsroom reports on what’s happening across Russia’s regions—from major industrial cities to small towns and villages that rarely receive attention from the national media.
Taken together, these stories paint a picture of life beyond Moscow. They show how people cope with the consequences of war and repression, how they defend their rights and the environment around them, and how they continue trying to shape events even as opportunities to do so keep shrinking.
We look at Russia through the eyes of its regions.
Every Thursday, I choose the week’s most important story so that on Friday I can explain to our international readers what has been happening across Russia’s regions—and why it matters.
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