Sam’s Russian Adventures
Sam
United Kingdom → Vladimir
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106 people from 55 countries who film, write and post about Russia
From inside Russia, from abroad, and from somewhere in between. Links checked, affiliations disclosed.
Thomasovitch
France → Moscow region
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Travelling with Russell
Russell Lee Otway
Australia → Moscow
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Thiago de Melo
Brazil → The Russian provinces
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Кике Мексиканец
Kike / Kike from Mexico
Mexico → Moscow
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VILLAGERUSSIE
France → A Russian village
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Why students from the Global South are choosing Russia
Why they come, what surprises them, and what can be genuinely difficult about everyday life in Russia.
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Culture · Everyday life
Dark stores: why Russian cities order groceries instead of going shopping
Samokat, Yandex Lavka and VkusVill run hundreds of shops nobody walks into. How fast grocery delivery became normal in Russia, and what it costs.
Culture · Study
China–Russia youth corridor: the new student shift
The number of Chinese students in Russian universities has almost doubled in five years. What the official figures say and what they leave out.
Culture · Everyday life
The “Russian manicure” and Russia’s medical-tourism numbers
A nail technique went viral on TikTok, and Moscow says millions of foreigners get treated in Russia. What both stories actually mean.
Culture · Everyday life
+25°C indoors: why Russians open the window in January
Minus twenty outside, a T-shirt inside, and a small window wide open. How central heating shapes Russian winter, and what the law actually says.
Culture · Everyday life
The Wildberries and Ozon economy: how pickup points took over Russia
More than 230,000 pickup points, a new one on almost every block, and delivery robots in the snow. How Russians shop now, and what it means for a newcomer.
Ten claims about Russia, checked against numbers
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“Russia is cut off from the global internet.”
Verdict: Partly trueWhy
The internet works, and it is fast and cheap; a specific list of Western platforms is blocked, and most people reach them through a VPN.
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From Vlad
Vlad
A word from the author
Hi, I'm Vlad.
I'm Russian, I was born beyond the Arctic Circle, and I now live in Lisbon. This isn't a newsroom — there's no editorial board here, just me, a laptop and too much coffee.
I read the Russian press and the Western press on the same morning, and I write down what actually differs. No slogans, no cheering for anyone. If I'm wrong, tell me — I answer.
— Vlad Lario, founder of Two Nations
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