Yearly Archives: 2017

Prior to his death in 2013, Kalashnikov said he was haunted by the deaths his invention was responsible for

The FSB’s department tasked with protecting Russia from internal threats is overseeing a high-profile embezzlement case against prominent director Kirill Serebrennikov

Only 100 from the diplomatic staff facing cuts are U.S. citizens, RBC sources estimated.

A video of the incident appears to show the victim being knocked to the ground with a single blow to the head

Otkritie Bank, one of Russia’s largest private lenders, has been saved from collapse by the country’s Central Bank

A nuclear storage facility in Kazakhstan is a timely reminder of why Russia and the United States must cooperate

Former deputy finance minister Sergei Aleksashenko has said he will not return to Russia, after being spooked by fake reports of his detention

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has bought around 20 Tesla electric cars that are not yet available on the Russian market and handed them out to friends and partners

Not far from Moscow are vast, peaceful fields. But this is Borodino, where the course of history was decided — twice.

A taxi driver in the Far East city of Khabarovsk who forced two young women who couldn’t pay their fare to smear a green antiseptic on their faces has reportedly become a target himself

U.S.-Russia relations have sharply deteriorated since Washington brought fresh sanctions against Russia in early August

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office says forecasters are partly responsible for the deaths of 16 people during a May storm in Moscow

The docking dates coincide with Russia’s Zapad 2017 military exercise in Belarus, prompting security analysts to speculate whether the request was intended to provoke Finnish authorities

The Pacific island of Sakhalin has partially disappeared from Russia’s Yandex map service

Vyacheslav Nikonov called for an expansion of the Eurasian Union and an increase in educational programs abroad to foster the Russian language

“The issue of retaliatory measures, including mirror measures, will be raised in all its magnitude and will loom large.”

Yagofarov is the sixth Orenburg native to have reportedly died fighting in Syria in the past two years

Yagofarov is the sixth Orenburg native to have reportedly died fighting in Syria in the past two years

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said Russia won’t retaliate against the U.S. Embassy’s plan to restrict visas for Russian citizens, saying that would be tantamount to “genocide.”

More than thirty-five international cultural figures, including movie actress Cate Blanchett, have signed a petition in support of prominent Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov who has been accused of embezzlement

Kolobkov replaced Vitaly Mutko as sports minister last October after an independent investigation named the ex-minister as a person of interest in Russia’s state-run doping scheme

Igor Chaika came to the public’s attention after opposition leader Alexei Navalny accused him and his brother of corruption and harboring links to organized crime

The 10th International Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival takes over Red Square from Aug. 26 through Sept. 3.

It may look like Moscow’s ties with Budapest are strong. But looks can be deceiving

A police officer has been gunned down and two assailants killed during a shootout in the restive North Caucasus republic of Dagestan

The federal transport watchdog Rostransnadzor said on Saturday that faulty brakes were the cause of the accident

This weekend in Sokolniki Park: a Thai Festival, retro car show, free dance classes and more. Enjoy your last summer weekend!

The organization’s status was confirmed by NKOREAN’s sales director Yulia Mukhtakhipova

On Saturday Skolkovo Innovation Center welcomes jazz, food, science, markets and much more at the annual music fest.

Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov described Askhabov as “a friend, a brother and a colleague.”

You suddenly have a craving for a gyro. What do you ask for in Russian? (This is a trick question.)

Video footage of Savchenko bullying homeless people and offensive social media posts served as the evidence for the extended sentence

If it is not clear by now, let me say it in no uncertain terms: The Serebrennikov case is a show trial.

The bus was carrying workers from the Tamanneftegas oil terminal in southern Russia

“Tragedy at the memorial,’’ Andrei Margulyov, another volunteer guard, wrote on Twitter.

Alexei Navalny doesn’t have to win to score

The director has been placed under house arrest until Oct. 19

Law enforcement has begun detaining people who knew the attacker or are suspected of having helped him

North Korea has opened its first official tourist agency in Russia

From Aug. 26 through Sept. 3, the Red Square will be taken over by the annual Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival. Don’t miss it!

“We won’t leave of course,” Leonid Volkov tweeted in response

Officers failed to intervene as Andrei Drachyov was beaten to death

A spokesperson for Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport told RBC Hertz was no longer operational there

The percent of Russians who said they’d like to restrict one or more nationalities from the country fell to its lowest level ever

Most of those convicted have by now sat out their terms

“Such situations are sad, but they happen all around the world,” Medinsky said

Foul play has been ruled out

Serebrennikov’s arrest is exposing fault lines within Russia’s artistic community

Bubeyev was jailed for two years and three months for sharing a post originally published by Russian journalist Boris Stomakhin

Today was theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov’s first day in court on embezzlement charges. He denies the accusations.

This week Moscow is going mad for the movies.

Prominent Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov on Wednesday was placed under house arrest as part of an embezzlement case widely seen as political

Looking for something to do this weekend in Moscow? Love beer? Have we got a festival for you!