Kathy Lally
Correspondent

Kathy Lally was a Washington Post editor before becoming Moscow bureau chief in September 2010. Earlier she worked in Moscow for The Baltimore Sun and witnessed the coup and fall of the Soviet Union. She covers the 15 republics of the former Soviet Union.

Latest by Kathy Lally

The story of the Sochi double toilet won’t stop running

The story of the Sochi double toilet won’t stop running

Russians say initial reports were a misrepresentation of the situation, but more double loos have popped up elsewhere.

Sochi is almost ready! Except for ...

Sochi is almost ready! Except for ...

With just days to go, is there time to get the WiFi working, the rooms ready and the stray dogs off the streets?

Satirical map of Russia’s ‘protests’

Satirical map of Russia’s ‘protests’

A spoof of the Ukrainian protest maps circling the web.

Falling ruble crushes middle-class spirits in Moscow

The food, clothes and phones that Russians like to buy are getting more and more expensive.