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Watch: Orchestra players perform on water

The Karelian State Philharmonic Orchestra performed on-board a boat at an abandoned marble quarry.

27/08/2018

Russia

Russian objectors remember Prague invasion

A small group of Russians remembered the demonstration they held in Moscow's Red Square 50 years ago to protest their country's invasion of Czechoslovakia

26/08/2018

Russia

Red Square music and dance spectacular

Military bands from all over the world performed in Moscow's Red Square on Friday night as part of the annual Spasskaya Tower festival

26/08/2018

Russia

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny detained in Moscow

A spokeswoman for Russia's opposition leader has said that Alexei Navalny is being held at a police station.

25/08/2018

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Watch: Russian vintage military tank topples at parade

The Soviet tank T-34, which dates back to World War II, capsized when aiming to mount a transport truck.

24/08/2018

Russia

Watch: Artist creates cameras made of wood

This Russian artist blends his passion for photography and woodwork to develop cameras with shells made of driftwood, pebbles and shells.

23/08/2018

Russia

Glamping with a difference in Moscow

Glamping has become hugely popular in Russia in recent years but it's not exactly glamping as the rest of Europe knows it.

22/08/2018

Russia

Russia is 'looking for a nuclear-powered missile that went missing'

Russia is launching an operation to recover a nuclear-armed cruise missile that came down in the Barents Sea in 2017, according to CNBC intelligence sources.

22/08/2018

Russia

Passenger films moment plane’s engine catches fire after takeoff

Footage of passengers reacting as a plane’s engine bursts into flames, forcing it to make a U-turn back to the airport, has emerged on social media.

22/08/2018

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Watch: Kalashnikov unveils new walking army robot

Watch: The reveal of the new technology occurred at the international "Army-2018" military exposition in Moscow, Russia.

22/08/2018

Russia

Britain's foreign minister says Russia is making the world more dangerous

Relations between Moscow and London are tense after Britain blamed Russia for the nerve agent attack on a former Russian double agent in Salisbury.

21/08/2018

Russia

Kalashnikov unveils new rifle fit for NATO rounds

The famed Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov has unveiled a prototype for a new assault rifle with bullets favoured by NATO troops.

21/08/2018

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The centuries-old history of Russian cherry farming

The cherry orchards have remained the backbone of life in this small Russian village.

17/08/2018

Russia

Who are Russia's 'political prisoners'?

The growing number of political and religious prisoners in Russia is concerning human rights organisations and NGOs in Russia and abroad.

16/08/2018

Russia

Legendary Soviet writer Eduard Uspensky dies in Moscow aged 80

Russian writer Eduard Uspensky has died aged 80 in Moscow.

15/08/2018

Russia

Partial solar eclipse set to happen on August 11

A partial solar eclipse will pass through tomorrow (August 11). However, only those living in the far north of the northern hemisphere will be able to see it, such as people in Russia and Greenland.

10/08/2018

Russia

Ukranian political prisoner Sentsov in 'catastrophic' condition

The cousin of Ukrainian prisoner Oleg Sentsov claims he is in “catastrophic” condition, while Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service denies these claims.

10/08/2018

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Russia calls fresh US sanctions "illegal"

The Kremlin says it's begun working on retaliatory measures after seeing it's rouble currency hit a two-year low because of the sanctions.

09/08/2018

Russia

Funerals held for Russian journalists killed in CAR

Russian officials say there was inadequate planning for the dangerous mission, with the three men sent to investigate various Russian interests in the African region.

07/08/2018

Russia

Russia tasks actor Steven Seagal with improving ties with US

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it had made U.S. actor Steven Seagal its special representative for Russian-U.S. humanitarian ties

04/08/2018

Russia

Russian police break up Gay Pride protest in St Petersburg

Russian police detained as many as 30 gay rights activists who took part in an unsanctioned rally in St Petersburg.

04/08/2018

Russia

Helicopter smash in Siberia kills 18 people

Eighteen people were killed in a helicopter crash in Siberia as they were heading to work at an oil field.

04/08/2018

Russia

Russian woman faces 6 years in jail for reposting memes

A Russian woman is facing years in jail on extremism charges after she reposted memes on social media that authorities deemed offensive.

03/08/2018

Russia

International Army Games begins; 32 countries compete

Russia’s International Army Games kicked off with an opening ceremony held in last Thursday and will continue until August 11. Thirty-two countries are said to be participating.

01/08/2018

Russia

Pussy Riot activists are re arrested after having served 15 days in de

The have already been held for "seriously violating the rules of spectator behaviour", after invading the pitch at the recent Wold Cup final.

30/07/2018

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No Comment: Grand naval parade marks Navy Day in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Saint Petersburg on Sunday to review his navy fleet and watch a spectacular naval parade on the annual holiday.

30/07/2018