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Mari Prayers

What is Mari native religion and how mysterious pagan prayers are conducted

The Buddhists Vs. The Billionaire

In Russia's Ural Mountains, a small group of Buddhists led by a veteran of the U.S.S.R.'s Afghanistan war has spent the past 21 years establishing a monastery on an isolated mountaintop. But it sits on land claimed by a company belonging to one of Russia's most powerful oligarchs. After years of delays, a date has now been set for the complex's removal. RFE/RL's Amos Chapple visited the monastery for the inside story.

The Women Of Charter 77 And The New Dissenters

They gave up their own freedom in pursuit of a freer country by signing an illegal document demanding human rights and dignity in communist Czechoslovakia.

Chernobyl: Life after the end of the world

“Black rain” – how the radioactive cloud besieged Belarus. How Belarusian children were not protected from cancer. Facts about the explosion and radiation, the government cover-up and the effect on nature and humans post disaster - on this special site of Radio Svoboda.

U.S. Votes 2016

Americans go to the polls on November 8, 2016, to vote for the 45th president of the United States. They won’t choose him or her directly, but through a body known as the Electoral College, where each state is allocated votes based roughly on the size of its population. To win, a candidate needs at least 270 electoral votes out of a total 538. The candidate from the incumbent party is Democrat Hillary Clinton. Donald J. Trump is the candidate for the Republican Party.

Russia First Person

While the Kremlin regularly makes the headlines, the spotlight is rarely trained on ordinary Russian citizens. Through a series of personal testimonies, RFE/RL takes an intimate look at life in Russia as residents from all walks of life open up about their passions, their concerns, and their hopes for the future.

Letters to Havel

Russia & Me: In The Kremlin's Shadow

Moscow has muscled onto the world stage, refusing to blink on flashpoint issues from Ukraine to Syria. Guess who's not surprised? The onetime leaders of the former Soviet republics, who say the more Russia changes, the more it stays the same.

Woman Face of Immigration

"Refugees: The Women`s Side of the Story" - Powerful stories of women refugees from Syria and Afghanistan. The project has been conducted by RFE/RL Balkan service and the impressive website created by Pangea Digitial.

Here Are The Faces Of Thousands Who Died In Srebrenica

Twenty years after Europe's worst single atrocity since World War II, RFE/RL's Dzenana Halimovic wanted to ensure that the victims -- and not just the names -- are remembered.

Аэропорт Донецк

Шахида Тулаганова съездила в Донецкий аэропорт, реконструированный в 2012 году и теперь полностью разрушенный, сразу после того, как он перешел под контроль пророссийских сепаратистов. Разговаривая с людьми, сражавшимися по разные стороны баррикад, Шахида создает неприукрашенную картину войны – зритель видит ее такой, какой ее воспринимали непосредственные участники событий. Слушая, как бойцы вспоминают ход отчаянной битвы за аэропорт (захват которого имел скорее символическое, чем стратегическое значение), зритель с тревогой осознает, на что способен человек, когда под ударом оказывается его жизнь.