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Forget flowers, Russians tuck into food bouquets

The perfect present for the man in your life... a bouquet of his favourite foods

26/11/2018

Russia

Russia's homeless use buses to escape winter chill

Local businesses have been donating old buses to Russia's homeless population as a way to escape winter temperatures

23/11/2018

Russia

Head of Russian spy agency accused of Salisbury novichok attack dies

The head of Russian spy agency GRU, accused of the Salisbury novichok attack, has died.

22/11/2018

Europe Decoded

MEPs campaign to stop Amazon from selling Soviet-themed products | #TheCube

A letter signed by 27 members of European Parliament has been sent to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, demanding the company halt sales of goods featuring Soviet symbols

19/11/2018

World News

Chechen leader gives boy Mercedes for completing 4,105 push-ups

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has given a five-year-old boy a Mercedes after he completed 4,105 push-ups.

16/11/2018

Russia

Watch: Russian rock music fan auctions skin tattooed with autographs

Rock music fan Yuri Galaktionov wants his skin to be auctioned off after he dies.

14/11/2018

Russia

To coin a phone: Russian fills tub with change to buy latest iPhone XS

Shoppers were sent scrambling to capture the remarkable scene: a group of men heaving a coin-filled bath into a shop to buy the latest iPhone.

14/11/2018

Russia

Watch: Russians dress up as a bus to cross vehicle-only bridge

Four people decided to pose as one big yellow bus while attempting to cross a vehicle-only bridge.

13/11/2018

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Russian fashion designer creates costumes from rubbish

Artur Brazhe, an eco-fashion designer from the western Russian city of Kursk, believes that one man's trash is another man's treasure.

13/11/2018

Russia

Watch: Putin's warm thumbs-up to Trump at Paris commemorations

This is the moment Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his US counterpart Donald Trump a warm thumbs-up gesture in Paris.

11/11/2018

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Supermaket fire in St. Petersburg

The massive blaze took hours to bring under control.

10/11/2018

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Moscow holds historic military parade on Red Square

Russian servicemen dressed in historical uniforms marched through Moscow's Red Square on Wednesday (November 7) to mark the 77th anniversary of the 1941 parade when Soviet soldiers headed to the front lines of World War Two.

07/11/2018

Russia

Russia calls out NATO on Twitter over war games

Russian officials have taken to Twitter to criticize the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for threating Russia during it’s current military exercises, Trident Juncture, which are taking place between October 25 and November 7 in and around Norway.

06/11/2018

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What a hoot! Moscow cafe lets owls roam free

If you're a night owl, then a visit to this Moscow cafe would be a wise choice.

05/11/2018

Russia

Watch: Dali and Goya artwork 'damaged after selfie accident'

A young woman trying to take a selfie knocked over artwork by Dali and Goya at a gallery in Russia, authorities say.

05/11/2018

World

Russian Nationalist Protests on Unity Day

Protests have taken place across Russia calling for an end to extremism laws and a reduction in immigration. In Northern Moscow, around 200 people joined the march for Russia’s national unity day.

05/11/2018

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Putin lays flowers at Red Square memorial for National Unity Day

Putin was joined by Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill and other religious leaders as he laid red flowers at a memorial to Russian Duke Dmitry Pozharsky and merchant Kozma Minin.

04/11/2018

Russia

Dramatic onboard footage captures Soyuz rocket launch failure

The Russian space agency has released dramatic onboard footage of last month’s failed Soyuz rocket launch, as investigators announced that a faulty sensor was responsible for the incident.

01/11/2018

Russia

Russia imposes financial sanctions on Ukraine's political elite

Russia has signed a decree imposing financial sanctions on Ukraine's political elite, freezing their property and financial assets in Russia. Hundreds of politicians and officials, as well as dozens of Ukrainian owned businesses are said to be targeted in response to similar measures taken by Kiev.

01/11/2018

Russia

Watch: Man jumps in freezing Russian river to rescue dog

A man has jumped into a freezing river in St Petersburg to rescue his dog after it slipped and fell in.

31/10/2018

Russia

Service with a snap: church uses crocodiles to attract new recruits

Service with a snap: church uses crocodiles to attract new recruits

29/10/2018

Russia

Chita, Russia's Siberian crossroads, on the doorstep of China & Mongolia

In partnership with Nornickel

Our latest episode of "FollowUp Siberia" looks at a land of mighty rivers where modernism is meeting the challenge of taking tradition into the 21st century.

25/10/2018

Russia

Taking the peace: Putin mocks US over plan to quit weapons treaty

“It looks like your eagle has eaten all the olives and has left only the arrows,” Putin joked, comparing current US policy to the symbols on the country's coat of arms.

24/10/2018

Russia

Putin's nuclear war comment sparks morbid stunt

Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russian victims of a foreign nuclear strike would go to heaven as martyrs has sparked a bizarre stunt in an aptly-named Russian city.

24/10/2018

Russia

Putin wants to continue treaty talks with Trump in November

Putin wants to continue treaty talks with Trump in November

23/10/2018

Russia

US National Security Advisor warns Russia 'Don't mess with elections'

US National Security Adviser John Bolton addressed reporters following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid talks that the US could pull out of a Cold War-era arms-control treaty.

23/10/2018