Young people laugh as they play basketball on Moscow’s leafy boulevards, couples relax playing chess on outdoor tables opposite the Bolshoi Theatre, and in the evenings show-offs drive expensive cars around trendy areas full of busy cafes.
As Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds through its fourth summer, some 1,000 miles (1,609 km) to the south, some residents of the Russian capital are tuning out, pushing the fighting out of their
