Sasha Skochilenko and Sofya Subbotina are planning to get married. That wasn’t an option in their native Russia, but it’s possible now that they live in Germany, which recognizes same-sex weddings.

Aug. 5, 2024, update: This story has been updated to include post-release interviews with Aleksandra “Sasha” Skochilenko and her girlfriend, Sonia Subbotina. Last week’s historic prisoner swap with ...

Move over Casey Neistat, the internet has a new favorite YouTuber. Tatiana Subbotina, a 62-year-old living in Saint Petersburg, Russia is slowly becoming a YouTube sensation thanks to her hilarious ...

Sasha Skochilenko was released in Moscow's prisoner exchange with Washington after spending more than two years behind bars for protesting against Russia's war in Ukraine. Artist Sasha Skochilenko and ...

Viewers got a glimpse of the relationship between Chicago IT director James Cristia and Wisconsin prisoner Alla Subbotina on last week’s “Love After Lockup” premiere, but much more drama is in store ...

Russian pensioner Tatyana Subbotina has gained universal popularity by posting videos using chroma key (the video editing technology which involves green-colored clothes and background). Videos of ...

Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, human rights activists say some 20,000 Russians have been arrested over their opposition to the war. Today we're looking at one. Last week, a Russian ...

An artist who posted stickers critical of Russia’s war in Ukraine in a grocery store has been sentenced to seven years in prison, the latest development in the Russian government’s ongoing crackdown ...

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