Russia

Russian 1917 revolution - internet style!

Historians bring the 1917 Russian revolution into the modern day using internet technoligy

07/11/2017

Russia

100 years on from the October Revolution that changed the world

07/11/2017

Russia

Navalny says he will sue Putin

Navalny said in recent days, the authorities across Russia have refused to let him and his team organise public meetings with voters

01/11/2017

Cult

"Burning Doors" sees Pussy Riot take tales of terror in Russian prisons to New York

Pussy Riot's Maria Alekhina's play gets rave reviews in off-Broadway show, while Nadezhda Tolokonnikova blazes her own trail.

26/10/2017

Russia

Ksenia Sobchak just started her campaign and she's 'against' everyone, including Putin

During her speech Sobchak had a sticker on her laptop that read "I (am) against" in Russian.

24/10/2017

Russia

Alexi Navalny 'released from jail'

Russian blogger Alexi Navalny has announced on social media his release from detention

22/10/2017

Russia

Who is Ksenia Sobchak, the socialite that will challenge Putin in Russia's 2018 election?

Sobchak has been compared to US It Girl Paris Hilton

19/10/2017

Russia

Who is Ksenia Sobchak, the celebrity who will run against Putin in Russia's 2018 election?

She's married to one of Russia's most famous actors, is the daughter of Vladimir Putin's political mentor and has her own TV show. Now Ksenia Sobchak wants to be President of Russia.

18/10/2017

Russia

Jail sentence for Russian opposition leader

A Moscow court has sent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to jail for 20 days for calling for an unsanctioned protest

03/10/2017

Russia

Arrest of Russian theatre director hampers ‘Nureyev’ premiere

Kirill Serebrennikov has a history of criticising Russian authorities and the Orthodox Church, and his supporters say he was framed in a fraud case as part of a government crackdown on artistic freedoms.

13/09/2017

Russia

Fire and fury over film about Russian tsar's romance

Alexei Uchitel's "Matilda" tells the story of the late-19th century romance between Nicholas II, before he became tsar, and half-Polish dancer Matilda Kshesinskaya.

11/09/2017

USA

Kasparov makes a comeback - for now

After 12 years in retirement, chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov is making a come back - but only for five days

14/08/2017

Russia

Moscow requires US to downsize diplomatic missions in Russia

Moscow requires US to downsize diplomatic missions in Russia

28/07/2017

Russia

Protestors march in Moscow over internet censorship regulations

Hundreds of people have marched through central Moscow calling for internet freedom after rules tightened again recently

23/07/2017

Russia

Moscow brands Washington "outrageous" in diplomatic row

Russia has toughened its rhetoric in its row with the United States

11/07/2017

Ukraine

US Secretary of State visits Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Ukraine for the first time on Sunday, meeting President Petro Poroshenko for talks.

09/07/2017

Germany

Euroviews. View: Trump and Putin - tainted love

As Trump and Putin meet at the G20, here's a recap of their bittersweet love affair to date

07/07/2017

Russia

Putin extends sanctions against EU

Russian President Vladimir Putin has exnteded his country's counter-sanctions against the EU.

30/06/2017

Russia

Five convicted over murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov

Russian court convicts five Chechens in Boris Nemtsov murder trial.

29/06/2017

Russia

Jury retires in Nemtsov murder trial

The outspoken opponent of President Vladimir Putin was shot dead as he walked across a bridge in Moscow

27/06/2017