The image of a devoted woman waiting for her husband at war is deeply embedded and romanticized in Russian culture, from ...

Russian bloggers and tabloids warn of “black widows” -- women allegedly marrying soldiers to claim death benefits if they die fighting in Ukraine. The claims are stoking public outrage and raising ...

Sofi Oksanen draws on her family’s history of Soviet colonisation and reports of the war in Ukraine to argue Russia uses ...

Influencer and lawyer Marina Orlova, 35, sparked outrage from officials, patriotic groups, and wives after her words about a “business plan” for grasping women. The Russian content creator ...