March 8 is International Women's Day — a date picked in honor of a remarkable Russian protest. During World War I, women in Russia went on strike. They demanded "bread and peace." Among the results of ...

Russian government plans to raise the pension age have sparked a rare outpouring of anger, not least among women who say it will cause hardship at a stage of life when they already struggle to work.

Julia Ioffe's Russia. The emigre and author's debut book, Motherland, has been greatly anticipated. Here, she's seen in the PBS "Frontline" documentary "Putin and the Presidents" (2023). Sign up for ...