Category: News
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Russian Police Vows to Prevent World Cup Fans Going Semi-Nude
Russian police will adopt a zero-tolerance approach towards “half-naked” crowds in the cities hosting FIFA 2018 World Cup matches next summer.
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Sochi Ski Resort Construction Threatens Clean Water Supply
The expansion of ski resorts near Sochi has increased the danger of landslides and could cut off clean water to 100,000 people, environmentalists warn
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Russian Foreign Ministry Says it Suffered ‘Large-Scale’ Cyber Attack
Russia’s Foreign Ministry experienced “large-scale” cyber-attacks originating in Iran and Hungary last month, its spokesperson said
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Lavrov, Donbass and the Duties of Translation
A couple of weeks ago Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a statement about the war in Donbass. Did he admit Russia’s military involvement or not?
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FSB Questions Siemens’ Partner in Russia Amid Crimea Lawsuit
The CEO of Russia’s leading power engineering company was detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) on Thursday over a case involving the alleged disclosure of state secrets.
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Nemtsov Trial Sentencing ‘Strange,’ Says Kadyrov
The head of the Chechen republic Ramzan Kadyrov said on Thursday that prison sentences handed down to opposition politician Boris Nemtsov’s killers were “strange” and based on unsubstantiated evidence
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Priest Discloses Mystery Over ‘Lady in Red’ in Putin’s Limousine
It’s less exciting than you think.
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Guards at Volgograd War Memorial Complain Of Hazing and Abuse
Soldiers in an elite military unit in Volgograd who guard а World War II memorial have complained of beatings, extortion and other forms of hazing.
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Moscow Police Closes Investigation Into Green Paint Attack on Navalny
Navalny suffers a series of setbacks.
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Russia’s Ten Richest Women in Government Earned $3.6M Last Year
The incomes of Russia’s 10 richest women add up to $3.6 million and range from 56.2 million rubles ($937,000) to 10.5 million rubles
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Russia’s 10 Richest Women in Government Earned $3.6M Last Year
The incomes of Russia’s 10 richest women add up to $3.6 million and range from 56.2 million rubles ($937,000) to 10.5 million rubles
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Russian Tech Giant Yandex Merges Taxi Service With Uber
Russian tech company Yandex announced on Thursday it is merging its taxi service Yandex Taxi with Uber
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Convicted Russian Real Estate Tycoon Polonsky Walks Free From Court
Sergei Polonsky, the founder and former major shareholder in the once mighty property corporation Mirax Group, was found guilty of major fraud on Wednesday, but walked free from court
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Many Russians Don’t Know the Jehovah’s Witnesses, But They Still Want Them Banned
Half of those polled don’t know the group, but they still want it banned.
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Saturday in Moscow: A Healthy Day in the Park
Stop the presses! The sun will shine in Moscow on Saturday. And what better way to celebrate the sunshine than a day in the park — doing a triathlon.
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Russian Foreign Ministry Official Slams NATO Film on Baltic Resistance
Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, has lashed out at a new film produced by NATO that documents anti-Soviet resistance in the Baltic States after World War II.
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Nemtsov Killers’ Sentencing Brings Little Closure
The man who shot Boris Nemtsov in the back in 2015 has been given a 20-year sentence.
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Moscow Court Sentences Nemtsov’s Killer to 20 Years
Five men found guilty of involvement in the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov were sentenced to lengthy prison terms on Thursday.
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United Russia Tries to Fight ‘Fake News’ (In Its Own Way)
Two State Duma deputies have introduced a bill calling for multi-million ruble fines for publishing “false information” on social media.
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Before You Take Up Russian Citizenship, You Need to Take This Oath
And may my hands and legs wither if I ever cross over to the enemy’s side.
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The Bolshoi Ballet ‘Nureyev’ Just Wasn’t Ready, Really (Op-ed)
Liberal journalists are prepared to believe anything but the truth.
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Nureyev’s Canceled Ballet Mirrors His Soviet-Era Persecution (Op-ed)
Perhaps the biography of Rudolf Nureyev holds an answer to the question of what happened at the Bolshoi Theater just days before the premiere of a show chronicling his life was canceled.
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Why Russian Post’s Most Successful CEO Was Sidelined
Dmitry Strashnov made Russian Post profitable. So why was he just shown the door?
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Moscow Exhibition Takes You Back to When Icons Were Subversive
This multimedia show of works by visual artist Dmitry Plavinsky and filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky takes you back 50 years to a time when these artists were going back 500 years to mine Russia’s ancient past for inspiration.
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Moscow Exhibition Breaks Through Traditions
This multimedia show of works by visual artist Dmitry Plavinsky and filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky takes you back 50 years to a time when these artists were going back 500 years to mine Russia’s ancient past for inspiration.
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Moscow Ranked Best City to Live in Russia
Moscow is the best city in Russia to live, according to a new report published Wednesday by the state-run Mortgage agency and the Strelka research bureau
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Russian Lawyer Says Trump Jr. Only Asked About Democrats’ Financing
Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya said on Tuesday that Donald Trump Jr. met her to obtain “inappropriate” information on sources of U.S. Democratic campaign financing
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Russia’s Forbidden Dancer Rudolf Nureyev
The premiere of “Nureyev,” a ballet based on the life of gay Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev, was unexpectedly postponed at the last minute.
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Russian Prison Officials Deny Seeking Jail Term for Navalny
The Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) denied late on Tuesday that it requested a Moscow court to replace opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s suspended sentence with time in prison.
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Kaspersky Lab Denies Claims of Cooperation with Russian Spy Agency
Russia’s most notorious cyber-security company wants to give Bloomberg a ‘PhD for ‘banya journalism.’
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Why Russian Officials Want to Control the Social Sciences (Op-ed)
In authoritarian regimes, the social sciences are the most vulnerable to state interventions
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Game of Thrones’ Winter Is Coming, But Which Metro Stop Is It Getting Off At?
No one needs to tell Muscovites “winter is coming.”
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Russia and Saudi Arabia Agree $3.5 Bln Arms Deal
Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed an arms deal Monday valued at $3.5 billion, general director of Russian state-owned corporation Rostec Sergei Chemezov said
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Russian Officials Request Jail Term for Navalny
Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (UFSIN) has requested opposition leader Alexei Navalny be imprisoned, instead of serving out a suspended sentence
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Protesting Torture, Inmate Asks Putin to Revoke His Citizenship
An inmate at a Russian prison has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to strip him of his citizenship in protest against torture allegedly carried out at the detention facility
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Fire in Moscow Shopping Mall Injures 18
Eighteen people, including one child, have been injured.
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Man Who Reportedly Tried to Kill Putin Appeals for Pardon
The 33-year-old says he regrets his “stupid and non-motivated crime”
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Head of Russian Orthodox Church Proposes Exorcism As Cure for Mental Illness
Driving out demons might help in cases where professional psychological counselors fail.
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Russian State Media Ridicules U.S. Government for Mistaking ‘Russian Atlantis’ for Real City
The U.S. State Department is once again the recipient of rotten tomatoes from state media after it criticized the Russian authorities’ actions in a non-existent city.
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Three Russian Children Injured After Playing With Hand Grenade
Don’t play with grenades.
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Tributes to Anton Nossik, Pioneer of Russia’s Internet, Cut Across Divides
The Internet’s ‘Pushkin’ died on July 9, just days after turning 51
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Bolshoi Theater Postpones Premiere of Anticipated Ballet on Gay Dancer
“[The story of Nureyev] was the wrong topic, by the wrong guy at the wrong time.”
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Bolshoi Theater Postpones Premier of Anticipated Ballet on Gay Dancer
Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater has unexpectedly postponed the premier of a highly anticipated ballet, just days before it was scheduled to open on July 11
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The Kremlin ‘Notes’ Fresh Allegations of Chechnya Killings
The Kremlin has reacted to a report claiming 27 people were killed by security forces in January
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Ilya Glazunov, Controversial Painter Favored by Kremlin, Dies Aged 87
For the ideological crime of depicting Solzhenitsyn, the Central Committee of the Communist Party exiled Glazunov to Siberia to paint portraits of the workers of the Baikal-Amur Railway
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Opposition May Benefit From ‘Crisis’ Hitting Russian Political Parties
Russian political parties have been in a state of deepening crisis since parliamentary elections in 2016
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Anonymous Website Outs Russian Anti-Corruption Demonstrators
An anonymous Russian website is using controversial identification software to find the names and social media accounts of anti-corruption protesters
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Here’s How Russian State TV Spun Putin’s G20 Meeting With Trump
Russian state TV was unimpressed with Donald Trump in its coverage of the G20 in Hamburg last week.
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News From Russia: What You Missed on the Weekend
A round-up of this weekend’s news
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Putin and Trump Talked. But Don’t Bet on Real Change (Op-ed)
Anything other than a presidential brawl would have passed as a diplomatic breakthrough.
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Anton Nossik: A Life in Pictures
Nossik was reportedly with friends at a dacha when he suffered a sudden heart attack during the night.
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‘Godfather’ of Russian Internet Nossik Dies of Heart Attack
Anton Nossik, a Russian Internet entrepreneur often referred to as the godfather of the Russian Internet, died on Saturday night.
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Moscow Upbeat About Putin-Trump Meeting at G20
In stark contrast to the cool reaction from American media, most Russian politicians and experts gushed about the meeting between the two presidents.
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Russia’s Cold Summer Is Heartwarming News for Food Delivery Services
Unusually cold and rainy weather this summer means some businesses are cashing in.
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Duma Chairman Volodin Launches Disciplinary Campaign Against Slackers
From now on, the number of absent deputies will be announced at the beginning of each plenary session.
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Opportunity Knocking
Tom Blackwell is the CEO of the EM (Emerging Markets) corporate/strategic communications (PR) firm, which is working to expand Moscow’s business networks into Hong Kong and Beijing with the opening of a new Chinese branch.
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‘What Keeps Me in Moscow Is the Pace of Life’
Tom Blackwell is the CEO of the EM (Emerging Markets) corporate/strategic communications (PR) firm, which is working to expand Moscow’s business networks into Hong Kong and Beijing with the opening of a new Chinese branch.
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What Russians Want From Their President
The country’s voters may have just one request for their next president: maintain the status quo
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What Russians Want From Their President (Op-ed)
The country’s voters may have just one request for their next president: maintain the status quo
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Phoenix From the Flames: The Story of Moscow Through Foreigners’ Eyes
A cartographic adventure through time and space awaits visitors at the Museum of Moscow. See how the city has changed since the 18th century through the perspective of visitors from abroad.