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Russia

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

World

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

Russia

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

Russia

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

Russia

How World War II shaped modern Russia

04/05/2015

Russia

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

Russia

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

Russia

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

Russia

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

Culture news

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

Russia

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

Russia

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

Russia

'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

Russia

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

Russia

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

Russia

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

Russia

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

Sport

IOC must choose between clean-up and cover-up: SportAccord chief

SportAccord President Marius Vizer fiercely criticised the International Olympic Committee for a lack of transparency on Monday, sending shock waves

21/04/2015

Cinema

Stars at "Child 44" premiere saddened by reported Russian ban

As the whiff of censorship becomes ever-stronger in Russia the Sir Ridley Scott-produced "Child 44" about the Soviet Union's most infamous serial killer is reportedly banned

20/04/2015

Russia

Nemtsov and Navalny opposition parties join forces against Putin in Russia

Amid the protests following the murder of Boris Nemtsov, two Russian opposition parties are joining forces to counter the Kremlin, who many believe

18/04/2015

Russia

Putin swats down Russian worries on annual televised call-in

Concerning everything Russians want to know about their president’s worldview, once a year, Vladimir Putin accepts their questions, sent through a

16/04/2015

Russia

Dozens dead in wildfires in Khakassia region of Russia

Twenty-nine people have been killed in wildfires in Russia. Hundreds more have been injured while more than 1,000 homes have been destroyed or

15/04/2015

Russia

Russia bans film adaptation of 'Child 44'

Russia’s Ministry of Culture has blocked the screening of Child 44, a film adaptation of Tom Rob Smith’s novel about the hunt for a Soviet-era serial

15/04/2015

Russia

At least 23 dead in Russia wildfires

At least 23 people have died as days of wildfires ravaged Russia’s Khakassia region. The Investigative Committee, a body reporting directly to

13/04/2015