Faridaily isn’t about noise or speculation — it’s about what’s actually happening inside the Russian regime.
Why read our newsletter?
It facilitates decision-making. Although we hope to add value for readers from all walks of life, above all, we aspire to be useful to those who have a professional interest in Russia – from business people and policymakers, to journalists, academics, and diplomats.
Our writers are highly experienced journalists who regularly speak to highly-placed sources in Moscow.
We identify the most compelling trends, providing all the analysis, insight, and context you need to make sense of them.
Convenience. We condense everything you need to know about Russian politics, public life, and the economy into one newsletter that arrives in your inbox every two weeks.
We value your time! And we guarantee each newsletter can be read in just 10 minutes. We do not dwell on superficial or irrelevant information.
Each newsletter is structured to include analysis of at least one key political issue/event, and one key economic issue/event – ensuring we cover the full spectrum of Russia news. We also highlight 2/3 less obvious (but also important) developments.
Our team
Each newsletter is written and edited by a group of professional journalists who have years of experience analyzing Russia. Part of our team works anonymously for security reasons.
Farida Rustamova is the main author of the newsletter. She has been a journalist focusing on politics for over 12 years, reporting for independent Russian outlets including Meduza, and the BBC Russian Service. Over the course of her career, she has written dozens of investigative reports about Putin's family, high-ranking officials, and other aspects of the Russian elite. Her essays have also been published by The New York Times and the Financial Times.
Our new writer is Margarita Liutova. She has been covering Russian economics since 2011. After working for the business daily Vedomosti, where she wrote about economic policy-making, she was employed by Russia’s Central Bank to help develop a website on Russian monetary policy and economics. More recently, she returned to journalism, covering the economy for independent outlets TV Rain, and Meduza.
Undertaking a new venture like this is both exciting and challenging, and we want to express our gratitude to the Foundation for Democracy and Liberal Values for their support of the launch.
As we move forward with the newsletter, we welcome all your feedback!
Please do not hesitate to get in touch. You can message us at faridaily@proton.me and we will respond as soon as we can.
