The Kremlin regularly captures the headlines but how often do we hear from ordinary Russians on what matters to them? Through a series of personal testimonies, RFE/RL takes an intimate look at life in Russia as people from all walks of life open up about their passions, their concerns, and their hopes for the future.
Stories Told To Claire Bigg
I'm A Debt Collector And I'm Proud Of It
Vyacheslav Sokolov
Debt collector
Fed Up With The Sorry State Of The Roads, He Built His Own
Magomed Kebedov
Retired builder
War Left Chechnya, But It Never Left Us
Satsitsa
Aspiring artist
Even A Funeral In Putin's Russia Gets Politicized
Alsu Kurmasheva
Journalist
I Won My Battle... To Make Russian Foie Gras
Dmitry Klimov
Farmer
Cats, The Hermitage, And Why Small Deeds Can Change The World
Anna Kondratyeva
Veterinarian
In the Dead Zone: How Chernobyl Changed My Life
Aleksandr Velikin
Chernobyl liquidator and activist
Defending Gangsters, Pussy Riot, And Everyone In Between