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On Oct. 5, 1957, the main headline on Pravda’s front page said the country should prepare for winter. The real news of the day, however, was somewhat clumsily placed at the right margin.

Two men presented to Russia’s human rights ombudswoman as evidence that individuals which have been reported missing are still alive, were actually their brothers, the human rights group Memorial says.

Five men were sentenced for Politkovskaya’s murder in 2014, but the organizer of assassination has yet to be brought to justice

“It will be the first time ever worldwide that a ring can be used as payment for public transport.”

Moscow threatened retaliation on Monday after it said U.S. agents broke into the San Francisco consulate building’s residential section

Navalny was jailed for 20 days on Oct. 2 for calling for organizing unauthorized campaign events

In a released video ISIS claims it captured two Russian soldiers near the city of Deir-al-Zor

Putin expressed his condolences during a ceremony in the Kremlin receiving foreign ambassadors’ credentials

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov hailed Poklonskaya for her patriotism on Telegram

Russian companies are still feeling shockwaves from the 2008 financial crisis and shrinking government budgets

Earlier this year, Russian state media branded the ball-bearing gadgets “the toy of the opposition”

The academic panel may revoke the Culture Minister’s PhD because of errors and bias

A new search of the consulate building provoked a harsh response from the Foreign Ministry

Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 20 days in jail for repeatedly violating Russian anti-protest laws

The FSB said Monday’s detainees were part of an Islamic State sleeper cell led by “foreign emissaries.”

Prosecutors referred to photographs uploaded to the social media site My Space as evidence of espionage.

Fewer Russians are afraid of falling victim to terrorist attacks five months after the deadly St. Petersburg metro bombing

Huntsman arrives to Moscow on a promise of cultivating a “necessary” relationship with Russia at a time of precarious diplomatic ties

“Not for the first time I see how the West is cynical and hypocritical.”

I’ve always wondered about that Life magazine cover in the Diner — the one with two schoolboys, one Russian, one American, staring out of the cover.

I’ve always wondered about that Life magazine cover in the Diner — the one with two schoolboys, one Russian, one American, staring out of the cover.

Ahead of presidential elections next March, a wave of governor dismissals has swept Russia

Even as relations spiral, Washington’s new ambassador is talking tough

Putin’s ultimate goal seems to be to win over Turkey from the West’s sphere of influence

Russia warned earlier it could retaliate against a U.S. demand for Kremlin-backed RT and Sputnik to register as foreign agents.

A funny thing happened on the way to work this morning…

.The water-resistant glass smartphone went on sale in the Russian capital a week after it hit shelves in the U.S.

“Oh, how old man Putin doesn’t want me to make it to the demonstration,” Navalny wrote.

The outlet said that its office windows were smashed and that walls were covered in Nazi symbols

Moscow’s stunning new park fails to honor the neighborhood’s architectural heritage

Jon Huntsman has been confirmed as Washington’s man in Moscow, following the departure of John Tefft on Thursday.

Vladimir Solovyov is one of two model Russian news anchors who champion Putin’s causes at home and abroad

Moscow has been seeking to boost the social and economic development of the Far East for a long time

In the fall of 2016, Dutch photographer Michiel Graafstal traveled to the North Caucasus to photograph the region’s renowned wrestlers.

The founder of the so-called “Christian State” was detained earlier after violent attacks on venues associated with the film

Previous reports indicated that the director allegedly fled Russia

Starbucks bypasses Russia’s food ban by exporting European milk in ready-made coffee drinks

Ahead of presidential elections next year, one-quarter of the Russian population think protests could take place over declining living standards.

In a state-televised broadcast, President Vladimir Putin oversees the destruction of Russia’s last chemical weapons.

The grave of a terrorist leader assassinated by Russian forces in 2013 has been discovered in the mountains of the republic of Ingushetia, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said Thursday.

A World War II-era mortar exploded when the collector tried to saw it apart

The missile contract cements bilateral ties after Turkey’s downing of a Russian fighter jet on the border with Syria in late 2015 sending diplomatic relations into a tailspin.

Hundreds of domestic and international passengers have been left stranded after the company canceled dozens of charter flights this week.

Umerov is the second deputy head of the Mejlis to be convicted in Crimea this month

Seagal said he’s had many direct dealings with the Russian president.

This latest incident is among several hurdles the university has faced from the authorities since 2016.

This latest incident is among several hurdles the university has faced from the authorities since 2016.

Singapore landed the top spot in the survey as the best destination for expats overall for the third consecutive year.

Moscow expats took to Twitter to lament the “end of an era.”