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Activists accuse Kremlin of trying to silence social media

Russia’s Internet watchdog has asked Facebook to block a page promoting a protest in support of government critic Alexei Navalny. Activists say the

22/12/2014

Russia

Opposition activist in Russia faces 10-year sentence

Prosecutors in Russia are calling for a 10-year jail term against opposition activist Alexei Navalny, in a fraud case dismissed by his supporters as

19/12/2014

Russia

Business Review 2014 Part 3/4: 'Naked' Russia beset by sanctions, oil and rouble trouble

19/12/2014

Russia

Divided opinion in Russia after Putin's end-of-year address

In Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, pro-Russian separatists watched President Putin’s end-of-year speech on a TV set in a canteen. One soldier said

19/12/2014

Russia

Putin tries to reassure over rouble worries, but also slams the West

He attempted to reassure the Russian people about the state of their economy under his leadership. But a defiant President Vladimir Putin also took

18/12/2014

Business

Putin upbeat on Russian economy but doesn't say how or when it will recover

Russia’s economic problems drew a slew of questions at President Vladimir Putin’s end-of-year news conference. Blaming external factors for the

18/12/2014

Russia

Putin answers press questions on Ukraine, NATO and the Russian economy

It is an event which has no rival worldwide: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference. It is the 10th time he has held the question

18/12/2014

Russia

Rouble's fall sends Russians rushing to shops to buy before prices rise

Wednesday was another rollercoaster day for the rouble and the Moscow stock markets. The Russian currency and share prices strengthened after the

17/12/2014

Russia

Russian rouble rebounds slightly but remains volatile

The Russian government began selling off foreign currency on Wednesday after the rouble hit an all-time low giving the currency a boost but trading remains nervous.

17/12/2014

Culture news

Globe-trotting artist exhibits work in Moscow

Russian artist and world-famous explorer Fyodor Konyukhov has set up camp at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art for a unique exhibition of his works

15/12/2014

Sport

Freund in World Cup ski jump victory

Severin claimed victory in the latest round of the Ski Jumping World Cup in Nizhny Tagil on Sunday. His win came in the individual large hill event

14/12/2014

Russia

Protesters in Moscow take to the streets against the city's education and health cuts

The authorities in Moscow have enraged doctors and teachers with cuts leading to schools and clinic closures. Facilities are being regrouped as the

14/12/2014

Sport

Maiden World Cup ski jump win for Norwegian Fannemal

There was a maiden World cup ski jump win for Anders Fannemal. The Norwegian secured the victory with a points total of 263.1 after the two jumps of

13/12/2014

Russia

Cat burglar's 1000 dollar meal

A cat burglar has made off with almost 1000 euros worth of seafood at Vladivostok airport in Russia’s far-east. Passers-by noticed something fishy

12/12/2014

Russia

[WATCH] Human rights activists pelted with eggs over Chechnya claims

12/12/2014

Russia

Russian oligarch Usmanov to return Watson's auctioned Nobel medal

Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov says he will give a Nobel prize medal which he bought in an auction, back to its original owner. The billionaire

10/12/2014

Russia

Gazprom resumes gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine

Russian gas producer Gazprom says it has resumed supplies to Ukraine after a six-month suspension over a dispute about prices and unpaid debts. The

09/12/2014

Travel News

Saint Petersburg: The Art of Life

08/12/2014

Russia

Russian Hermitage museum celebrates 250th anniversary

The Russian Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg has celebrated its 250th anniversary with a dazzling light show

07/12/2014

Russia

France's Hollande meets Russia's Putin in surprise stopover at Moscow airport

French President Francois Hollande has met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in an unscheduled visit in Moscow. Hollande was travelling

06/12/2014

Russia

Human Rights Watch accuses Russia of 'worst crackdown since Soviet era'

The international organisation says a 'dramatic deterioration in the past decade has made Russia's human rights landscape virtually unrecognisable'.

04/12/2014

Russia

Putin defies West over Ukraine and 'sacred Crimea'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused what he called “enemies of yesterday” of trying to bring a new Iron Curtain down around Russia. As it

04/12/2014

Russia

Putin attacks West and claims Russia can withstand any challenge in State of Nation speech

Putin's State of the Nation speech roundly attacks the West and affirms Russia will meet every challenge, yet his economic proposals to revive the sagging economy fail to convince critics.

04/12/2014

Russia

Putin's annual parliamentary address promises Russia will overcome all challenges

Vladimir Putin has slammed the West, sanctions and politics of containment that "will fail" in his annual parliamentary address, insisting that Russia is strong.

04/12/2014

Russia

St Petersburg Cossacks get something new for the weekend

01/12/2014

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Russians take to Moscow streets to protest healthcare reforms

01/12/2014