Snitching makes a comeback;

The KPRF courts Muslims in Tatarstan  

Popular Putin cracks down on "

undesirable"

NGOs;

Russia hits back at Europe with sanctions of its own  

One step forward, one step back in the info war with Russia;

Obscuring traces of involvement in Ukraine  

New restrictions on abortions, non-Russian languages;

Moscow takes aim at social media  

The brownshirts of "

United Russia"

Corporate confidence... and widespread hardship