Russian Flight Attendants Win Aeroflot Discrimination Case
Aeroflot said it was happy with the court decision
Russian ‘Humpty Dumpty’ Hackers Given Jail Time
Shaltai Boltai ringleader Vladimir Anikeyev was handed a two-year sentence in July after pleading guilty to hacking.
Socialist Modernism: Buildings That Defy Tradition
Socialist modernism is architecture in the Soviet bloc from 1955 to 1991. It is quirky, sometimes ridiculous, but all the same a real attempt to create a new urban aesthetic.
Protester at Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Rally Handed Prison Sentence
Iskakov reportedly said he attended the anti-corruption protest “by accident, out of curiosity.”
Freed Activist Udaltsov Summoned Over Bolotnaya Protests
Udaltsov was released in early August after serving his 4.5-year term for organizing protests on May 6, 2012.
A Mysterious ‘Masquerade’ Comes to the Bolshoi
At the Bolshoi Theater Valery Fokin’s “Masquerade: Remembrance of the Future” channels the celebrated 1917 production by modern theater legend Vsevolod Meyerhold.
Navalny Attacked With Sausages At Moscow Airport
Police were standing nearby and “smiling,” Navalny said.
How We Can Support the World’s Rich Musical Diversity
Some music thrives, while other musical traditions are on the verge of disappearing
North Korea Not a Nuclear Power, Says Putin
“We shouldn’t succumb to emotions and corner North Korea,” Putin said.
Russian Foreign Ministry Preparing Lawsuit Against U.S. for ‘Violating Property Rights’
Putin said Russia would file the claim at “the most just court in the world.”
Young Men Are Dying of Alcoholism in Russia’s Far East
Russia is the world’s fourth-largest alcohol consumer, according to the World Health Organization.
U.S. State Dept. Denies Breaking Down Doors at Russian Properties
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned a U.S. Embassy official to protest the searches