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Russia pays tribute to its veterans

More than a quarter of a million people joined the Immortal Regiment march with people holding pictures of relatives who fought during the war. “We

09/05/2015

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Soldiers sing as Russia marks WWII anniversary with big parade

09/05/2015

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Putin accuses US of creating a "unipolar world"

The Russian President has used the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two to launch a thinly veiled attack on the United States. In his annual

09/05/2015

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Russia holds biggest ever military parade to mark Victory Day

Russia has held its biggest ever military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, or the Great Patriotic War as its known in

09/05/2015

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[Live] Victory Day in Russia: 70th anniversary of the end of World War II

Russia commemorates 70 years since German forces surrendered to the Soviet Union’s Red Army, officially ending World War II in Europe. Follow our

09/05/2015

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Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow ahead of Victory Day parade

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping as they met in Moscow ahead of Victory Day commemorations in the capital.

08/05/2015

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Russia's Progress spacecraft spins to earth after failed launch

The unmanned Russian spaceship Progress has plunged back to Earth, burning up on re-entering the planet’s atmosphere. The capsule blasted off ten

08/05/2015

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Castro meets Putin in Moscow

Gearing up for Saturday's Victory Day Parade Cuban President Raul Castro met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday.

07/05/2015

World

Last Red Army cameraman stuck his neck out all the way to Berlin

Boris Sokolov never fired a shot in WWII, he used a different kind of ammunition. He was a cameraman in the Red Army. He did participate in the heat

07/05/2015

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Missing Soviet soldiers and the quest to lay WWII to rest

Russians who fought to rid Europe of Hitler are still rotting in the earth, somewhere on their way to Berlin. The ‘Obelisk’ search team is digging in

07/05/2015

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Russia reveals fearsome Armata tank in bid to gain battlefield advantage

Russia has just unveiled its new battle tank, the Armata T-14. The impressive piece of weaponry is one of the first visible signs of Russia’s 23

06/05/2015

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Twenty-seven million 'drops of pain' that heirs of USSR victory do not forget

Dmitry Koznov went to war at 18, in 1943, when Hitler’s invasion force still hovered not far from Moscow. The theatre school student took up arms to

05/05/2015

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How World War II shaped modern Russia

04/05/2015

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One the most famous ballet dancers in the world, Russian Maya Plisetskaya, dies of a heart attack

One the most famous ballerinas in the world, Russian Maya Plisetskaya, had died of a heart attack in Germany at the age of 89. Born in 1925 she

03/05/2015

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Russia's WWII Victory Day will not be shared by former Western allies

In Moscow, rehearsals by night have been leading up to Russia’s celebration of Victory in the Second World War. Western leaders will not see it this

30/04/2015

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Russian ISS supply ship spins out of control after launch

Russia says it has not given up on trying to save an unmanned spacecraft that’s spinning out of control and falling towards Earth. The cargo ship was

29/04/2015

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Anti-Kremlin activist Alexei Navalny faces another stumbling block

Anti-Kremlin activist Alexei Navalny’s Party of Progress has had its legal registration cancelled, the Russian Justice Ministry reports. It says the

29/04/2015

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Marriage of Figaro returns to Bolshoi after 20 years

One of Mozart’s most famous operas, ‘The Mariage of Figaro’, is returning to Moscow’s Bolshoi after a 20-year break. The last time the masterpiece

28/04/2015

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Germany says it will block Russian 'Night Wolves' riders

Germany says it will block some members of a Russian ultra-nationalist motorcycle club from entering the country. The “Night Wolves” set off from

26/04/2015

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Russian pro-Putin bikers set off on controversial "Victory Ride" to Berlin

Russian pro-Putin bikers are revving up controversy, as they take part in what’s described as a “Victory Ride” to Berlin. The ride has been organised

25/04/2015

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'Putin bikers' refused entry to Poland

Poland has refused entry to members of a Russian biker group loyal to Putin. Warsaw insists the move is not political, but stems from concerns that

25/04/2015

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Why does this man want his head transplanted?

Someone has to go first. So why not me? That is the attitude of Valery Spiridonov who is hoping to have his head transplanted onto a different body

23/04/2015

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Russia's Lavrov calls EU charges against Gazprom 'unacceptable'

EU-Russian relations take another hit with Brussels’ charges against Gazprom. The Russian gas giant was accused on Wednesday of overcharging

23/04/2015

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Navalny unveils joint opposition agenda for Russian elections

Russian opposition parties who have joined forces against the Kremlin have outlined their agenda for regional elections later this year, ahead of a

22/04/2015

World

Future of the Olympic movement at stake in Sochi

Hello and welcome to our special edition of Sports United. Can you guess where we are this week? Well we are in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi

22/04/2015

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EU Commission charges Gazprom with abusing market position in eastern Europe

European Union antitrust regulators charged Russian gas giant Gazprom on Wednesday with abusing its dominant position in Poland, Hungary and six

22/04/2015