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Russian riot police used excessive force against hundreds of demonstrators during anti-corruption protests on June 12, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.

A volunteer working for opposition leader Alexei Navaly’s has been hospitalized after a late-night altercation with police at Navalny’s Moscow headquarters

From a sky-high history museum to a concert venue on top of Gorky Park’s main entrance: all the latest openings in Moscow

CD Land plans to resell the brand to companies that would manufacture Zhdun trinkets for eager Russian buyers.

Ahead of U.S. President Trump’s hotly anticipated meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Hamburg Friday, The Moscow Times presents an illustrated history of historic meetings between U.S. and Russian leaders.

A Russian court on Thursday ordered assets belonging to three AFK Sistema companies remain frozen

How should the U.S. president approach his first face-to-face with Putin? Five experts weigh in from Washington.

A Moscow court sentenced the ringleader of the Shaltai Boltai hackers group to two years in prison on Thursday.

A tour of the Neglinnaya River takes you into a labyrinth deep under the city and (almost) all the way to the Kremlin.

An unusually cold summer is partially responsible for a spike in Muscovites calling in for psychological help

Police have reportedly blocked access to opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s Moscow offices and are searching the premises

The number of Russians who would vote for United Russia in parliamentary elections increased from 55 to 63 percent compared to June 2016

The Russian Embassy to the United States has accused Washington of “kidnapping” a Russian man accused of cyber-fraud.

There’s a wealth of day-trip destinations on Moscow’s doorstep. Culture vultures should head for the artists’ estates of Abramtsevo and Polenovo, while history buffs will be fascinated by Sergiev Posad and Borodino.

President Vladimir Putin will likely run as an independent candidate in presidential elections next year, RBC reports.

In an apparent breach of EU sanctions, electricity turbines made by Germany’s flagship firm Siemens have been delivered to power plants in Crimea, Reuters reports.

In an apparent breach of EU sanctions, electricity turbines made by Germany’s flagship firm Siemens have been delivered to power plants in Crimea, Reuters reports.

Matthew Weiner’s latest project will be an 8-part dramatization of the lives of descendants of the Russian royal family.

In Russia, the regime only grows heavier. It steadily increases its presence in the social space. But simultaneously, the regime erodes. It provokes repudiation. And a new generation is now taking the stage.

Incompetence, neglect and rash reforms are undermining 
Moscow firefighters’ ability to tackle major fires.

Dutch businessman Derk Sauer announced in June that The Moscow Times brand would be moved to a charitable foundation in partnership with the publication’s current owner, Demyan Kudryavtsev.

Russia’s foreign policy reinvented itself in mid-2012 after Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency. His third term has been almost entirely consumed by a foreign agenda with only residual attention to domestic issues.

Channel One talk show “Vremya Pokazhet” promised viewers that their tweets could be featured on screen. But most of the onscreen messages appear to have come from bots.

The Moscow Times’ long-time columnist takes a look into the crystal ball of Russia’s political future.

Born to a French father and Russian mother, Cecile Plaige grew up in Paris. After pursuing competitive figure skating in Moscow as a teenager, she made an acting career as a “foreigner” in Russian cinema.

The measures, which were introduced last year as part of a controversial new anti-terror law, were due to come into force in 2018.

Starting July 4, Russian retailers can now accept drivers licenses and Fan IDs from individuals who wish to purchase alcohol.

As a new, anonymous online marketplaces for drugs emerge, Russian law enforcement is struggling to cope.

With 2017 marking the centennial of the Russian Revolution, The Moscow Times has collected a list of seven influential new books about Russian history – both modern and old − by authors from Britain, the U.S. and Russia.

Multiple flights were delayed or canceled at several Moscow airports, while the Moscow Central Circle railway line also stopped working due to fallen trees.

This new Ginza Project establishment focuses on seafood classics from southern Italy.

Moscow was battered by storms for the second time in less than a month on Friday. While many Muscovites were left trapped in their offices, some grabbed their smartphones to capture the deluge on camera.

This incident is a continuation of a late May attempt to attack Gogol Center’s prominent artistic director Kirill Serbrennikov. Watch this case. Its repercussions may go far beyond the stages of Russia’s theaters.

U.S. investigators are stepping up the fight against Russian cybercriminals. But are they going after the right guys?

A comprehensive retrospective of Aristarkh Lentulov, one of the most important figures in the Russian avant-garde movement, opened at the Bakhrushin State Central Theater Museum a week ago.

The men had been offered 15 million rubles each ($240,000) to murder Nemtsov, the court was told.

A new retrospective at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts highlights the eerie, dreamlike work of one of the Soviet era’s most technically accomplished artists.

In a sequel to the original Bashneft saga, Igor Sechin, Putin’s powerful ally, is once again proving he is among the strongest players in Russia’s system of state capitalism.

Russians born in 2016 are expected to live 71.87 years on average, according to state statistics agency Rosstat.

Pensioners in particular said that they faced financial hardship, with over half of Russians above the age of 65 unable to afford clothing or enough groceries.

Russian authorities claim their attacks on Telegram are because the platform helps terrorists

The Russian parliament is considering new legislation which could see tens of foreign Russian-language media outlets banned from operating within the country.

The Russian parliament is considering new legislation which could see tens of foreign Russian-language media outlets banned from operating within the country.

There’s one thing arts guru Ruth Addison can’t get enough of