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Matthew Luxmoore

Matthew Luxmoore is a Moscow-based journalist covering Russia and the former Soviet Union. He has reported for The New York Times in Moscow and has written for The Guardian, Politico, The New Republic, and Foreign Policy. He’s a graduate of Harvard’s Davis Center and a recipient of New York University's Reporting Award and the Fulbright Alistair Cooke Journalism Award.

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May 23, 2019
Following Kommersant Dismissals, One Former Reporter Says Censorship Nothing New

An entire department at Russia's Kommersant daily has resigned and hundreds of staffers have denounced attempts to repress free speech -- and one former employee says he saw it coming.
May 17, 2019
'Church Of Strife': Construction Plans Divide Russia's Fourth-Largest City

Four days of protests over a planned church have rocked the city of Yekaterinburg. Despite a concession from the city, activists vow to continue their campaign.
May 16, 2019
Russian Officials Suspend Controversial Church Plan As Putin Suggests Polling Public

The mayor of Russia’s fourth largest city says construction work on a proposed new church, which sparked three days of protests, has been temporarily halted.
May 15, 2019
Thousands Protest Proposed Church For Third Day In Russia's Yekaterinburg

Thousands of demonstrators faced off with riot police in a third night of protests over a proposal to build a new Russian Orthodox church on the site of a popular park.
May 09, 2019
Russia Marks WWII Victory Day With Military Parades, Commemorative Marches

Russia on May 9 commemorated the 74th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War II with a military parade on Moscow's Red Square and celebrations in every town and city from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok.
May 08, 2019
A Cathedral For Russia's Armed Forces Has Clergy Wary Of Merging Militarism With Faith

Russia's army is using donated funds to build a vast cathedral to honor its victory in World War II. But critics say it's the latest in a series of initiatives aimed at militarizing Russian society and strengthening church-state ties.
May 02, 2019
'Kiss The Ground That Feeds You': School Principal Humiliates Child For Offending Russia

In a video published online, a kindergarten principal is shown humiliating a 5-year-old for his lack of patriotism and forcing him to express his love for Russia.
April 28, 2019
The Russian YouTuber Who Tours The Legacy Of Stalin

A recent poll suggested nearly half of Russians 18-24 years old have never heard of Stalinist repressions. Journalist and YouTuber Yury Dud says his new documentary is an attempt to change that.
April 24, 2019
Russia Charges Baptist Pastor In A Sign That Its Religious Clampdown Could Be Spreading

As congregants celebrated Annunciation in Verkhnebakansky, law enforcement officers stormed into their meeting house and halted the service.
April 22, 2019
As Ukraine Elects A Comedian, Russians Declare Its Election A Joke

Outgoing Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko has been a favorite bête noire for Russian state media. His defeat prompted celebration in Moscow's TV studios and its corridors of power.
April 19, 2019
As U.S. Scrutinizes Mueller Report, Moscow Has 'More Important Things To Do'

When a redacted version of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation report was issued in Washington, Moscow was ready with a mix of studied disinterest and well-practiced disdain.
April 17, 2019
Choose Your Tyrant: Stalin Becomes Hitler In Hellboy's Russian Release

The Russian version of the comic-book remake scraps reference to the Soviet dictator, replacing him with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
April 08, 2019
Russian Prisons Reportedly Suspend Yoga After Claims It Makes Inmates Gay

Yoga "provokes uncontrollable sexual arousal that can lead to homosexuality," warned a letter sent to the Russian Prosecutor-General's Office.
April 04, 2019
Rising Mortality Rates Challenge Russia's Efforts To Kick-Start Population Growth

Amid a population slump, Moscow is seeking to ensure the "preservation of the Russian nation."
April 01, 2019
Russian State Media Mocks Ukraine’s Election As 'Dirty And Dishonest'

As Ukrainians voted for president, Russians keeping track of the election on state TV were bombarded with coverage of Ukraine's failures as an independent state and reports of alleged electoral fraud.
March 29, 2019
Scientology Properties Raided In Russia Amid Broader Clampdown On Foreign-Based Faiths

Authorities claim the church's Russian chapters are involved in a lucrative business of siphoning donations to its headquarters in the United States
March 28, 2019
Russian Denials Of Abuse Of Jehovah's Witnesses Dismissed As 'Laughable'

Russian lawyers and rights activists have denounced the alleged torture of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Siberian city of Surgut, calling a Moscow press conference to present documentation of injuries followers of the banned religion claim to have suffered at the hands of the Russian authorities.
March 27, 2019
'Star' Productions: Russia's Armed Forces Are Launching A Film Studio

The Russian Defense Ministry already has its own TV channel. Now it's building a film studio, too.
March 26, 2019
Moscow Enlists Youth Agency In Campaign To Censor Online Content

Russia's Agency for Youth Affairs has been recruited to help enforce Internet censorship as the country builds its comprehensive system to monitor online content.
March 19, 2019
Russian TV Channel Accused Of Stoking Ethnic Tensions After Report Smearing Central Asian Migrants

An incendiary TV report about Central Asian migrants in Russia has prompted denunciations on social media and anger over what some viewers deemed an effort to fuel ethnic tensions.

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