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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!

The NBER study said Russia exhibited “an extreme level of inequality”

Every year the Minchenko Consulting Group charts the alignment of power and influence in Russia

More than 12,000 people have signed a petition online calling for the case against prominent theater director Kirill Serebrennikov to be dropped.

“We need to preach, teach, help, and work on this issue,” Ramzan Kadyrov said

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it was preparing countermeasures after the Trump administration on Tuesday expanded sanctions over Russia

In total, the list, which also affects Chinese companies and individuals, includes four Russian citizens and one Russian company.

“Moscow continues its fight against illegal buildings,” the statement published on Tuesday read

The Danish pilots escorted the bomber over international waters between Poland and Sweden

Russian adults with a medical condition are most likely to suffer from respiratory diseases

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he just puts on “whatever’s in my closet” and doesn’t think much about his clothes. We decided to see what’s in his closet.

A RBC journalist reported there were about seven people and 10 journalists waiting outside the consular section

An additional 26 media outlets that shared links to the video are to receive warning letters.

Gogol Center’s Serebrennikov has been detained on suspicion of embezzling $1 million in state funds

The city’s resolution removing the Field of Mars from the list of designated free assembly zones was by St. Petersburg governor on Monday

The city’s resolution removing the Field of Mars from the list of designated free assembly zones was by St. Petersburg governor on Monday

The finance ministry said it made a single and final payment to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Aug. 8.

The video was reportedly published by Furat Media, the Russian-language branch of Islamic State’s media apparatus

The U.S. Embassy’s announcement is just the latest episode in its diplomatic spat with Russia