Yearly Archives: 2017

The source of the attack has not yet been determined

A decree signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday did not state the reason for the latest increase

The video culminates with the officer calling the video’s author a ‘Swedish homosexual’

“You can laugh at me, but I understand show business”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call on Tuesday that Felgenhauer was attacked by a “madman.”

“We came to occupy Trump Tower to call attention to political prisoners,” Pussy Riot wrote in a Facebook post on Monday.

Sobyanin’s plans to relocate around 10 percent of Moscow’s population sparked mass demonstrations this summer

Three of the defendants were found to have psychiatric illnesses

The man then pepper-sprays the guard and then ducks under a turnstile, running into the building

Another episode in the San Francisco consulate saga

Venediktov told Radio Svoboda that doctors had said she was in a “medium serious” condition and had lost a lot of blood, but that her life was not in danger.

Russia’s Union of Journalists added the stabbing to a roster of recent attacks against journalists in Russia

Felgenhauer has been hospitalized and her life is reportedly not under threat

When Svetlana Gubareva woke up in a Moscow hospital, one of the first things she heard was President Vladimir Putin offering condolences to the families of the 129 hostages who died in the Dubrovka theater

The Duma will reportedly discuss the establishment of the new representative office on Tuesday

The white winter’s comfort has arrived

The actress said Weinstein invited her to his hotel in Venice

Three funeral homes in the Siberian city of Omsk told RBC on Friday that they are not experiencing difficulties with granite deliveries.

Want to know the meaning of закон подлости? It’s when you go south to improve your health and come back sicker than when you left.

Nurmatov’s lawyer said after the decision that a number of violations were committed during the process

“In our country, anything is possible.”

Russia’s Higher Attestation Commission has convened behind closed doors to decide whether to rescind Vladimir Medinsky’s doctorate in historical sciences

Russian senators are reportedly preparing to blacklist U.S. outlets in Russia is response

To compensate for the shortages, granite imports from China and Ukraine have reportedly increased

Events in Ukraine, North Korea, and Syria ranked in the top five most mentioned events

If you lived in Moscow in the 90s, you’ll remember this

She is a socialite and former reality TV presenter, turned opposition activist, then opposition journalist and — now — presidential candidate

Big business could fund the majority of Sobchak’s $17.4 million campaign, an asset that Kremlin-backed candidates enjoy.

Mark Galeotti explains how Sobchak’s campaign can reshape the Russian presidential election landscape.

The Belarusian-born consultant helped two opposition politicians gain an unprecedented number of seats in Moscow in September

The manufacturing company Mart Group is developing a non-lethal stun shield for riot police to use in 2018

The former reality television host is the daughter of Anatoly Sobchak, the first democratically elected mayor of St. Petersburg and the former boss of President Vladimir Putin

The collapse of Otkritie is third most expensive collapse of a Russian bank in modern history.

Say who?!

Residents who remain are asked to help foreign visitors and avoid fights with the large groups of fans watching the games in bars

The legendary punk musician Iggy Pop is performing in Moscow this week as part of the world tour for his Post Pop Depression album.

Pavlensky’s wife will meanwhile remain in custody.

“Isn’t it beautiful when a man of such great power sexually harasses you?”

Autumn in Moscow is always a time of openings and premieres, on the dining scene as much as on stages and in museums. Here’s a variety of new places, from a spot to grab a cup of Joe to restaurants serving more elaborate cuisines.

Pavel Durov said he had received 200 offers, including from famous lawyers who were prepared to defend Telegram pro bono

CNN, Voices of America, and Radio Liberty are all included in the list. The names of the two other outlets have not been disclosed.

Serebrennikov alleged during the hearing that for several years, he had been tailed by intelligence agents

It ranked behind Paris, Tokyo and London in terms of overall safety.

Russia is steadily making China into its most important trade partner

Teenagers have played a leading role in a series of rallies organized by opposition leader Alexei Navalny and presidential hopeful this year

The ECHR on Tuesday ruled that the Navalny brothers’ right to a fair trial was violated and that their convictions fell outside the definition of fraud

The Worldwide Short Film Festival, or “shnit,” is an international festival of short films that opens in Moscow on Wednesday.

Their orders were to “uncover and highlight existing problems and social issues in the United States”