Патриарх Кирилл призывает россиян брать пример с Николая II

Патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кирилл призвал православных россиян брать пример с императора Николая II, 145-летие со дня рождения которого отмечается в воскресенье. Read more ...

Патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кирилл призвал православных россиян брать пример с императора Николая II, 145-летие со дня рождения которого отмечается в воскресенье. Read more ...

On the night from May 18 to May 19th hundreds of thousands of people all across Russia - from Vladivostok in the Far East to Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea joined the Museum Night international cultural event marking the International Museum Day. Only in Moscow the Museum Night attracted more than 1 million people. Read more ...

Even as palladium bulls dream about every Chinese consumer buying a car, they should keep a wary eye on its neighbor, Russia. Read more ...

Peoples' first question when they hear that I've just returned from a winter in Moscow is usually: "What on earth drove you to go there?" The answer is not an easy one. Read more ...

A rare public clash between two leading figures in Russia's state-dominated oil industry hints at a split in President Vladimir Putin's inner circle and could be intended to rein in one of his closest advisers. Read more ...

Russia's Supreme Court said Sunday it would hear an appeal against the second conviction of jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Read more ...
May 19, 2013. Iran executes 2 men charged with spying for Mossad and CIA. China Premier Li Keqiang visits India on first overseas trip. France's same-sex marriage law comes into force. Read more ...

Richard Beeston, who has died aged 50, was a highly-acclaimed foreign correspondent for The Times, reporting from many of the world’s most dangerous trouble spots in a career spanning nearly 30 years. Read more ...

Russia-Cuba ties are seeing a renaissance, Valentina Matviyenko, chairwoman of Russia’s Federation Council stated during her visit to Cuba where she met with the country’s leader Raul Castro and President of Cuba’s National Assembly Esteban Lazo. Read more ...

Liberalization of liquefied natural gas exports is a must, said Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Read more ...

US diplomat Ryan Fogle, accused by Russia accused of being a spy, has now left the country according to Russian television. Read more ...

The International Olympic Committee named Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva on Sunday an ambassador of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. Read more ...

The administration of Moscow's Sokolniki park said it has accepted for consideration an application for holding a rally against homophobia on May 27. Read more ...

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American diplomat who was trying to recruit Kremlin official, according to Moscow security services, shown at airport [...] Read more ...

Russia Eases Stance On Arctic, But Draws A Line In The Ice @Worldcrunch Worldcrunch - Great stories from the world's best news sources [...] Read more ...

Russia's first public television channel began broadcasting on Sunday, with live broadcasts available on the channel's official website and also freely available to viewers of cable, satellite, or IP-TV. Read more ...
Package of bills envisages reforming public TV’s board and broadcasters' financial transparency. Read more ...
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Ryan Christopher Fogle, third secretary of the US Embassy in Moscow, who was earlier caught red-handed when trying to recruit a Russian intelligence agent, has left the country, NTV channel said airing a footage of the CIA spy passing through security at Sheremetyevo airport. Read more ...
Following Saturday's scoreless soccer game that catapulted Moscow's CSKA club to its fourth Russian Premier League title, the team's fans clashed with riot troops in downtown Moscow. Police detained 140 people [ru], later releasing all but two. Bloggers posted photos to LiveJournal here, here, and here [ru], alleging police brutality. Read more ...
Renowned Russian film director Alexei Balabanov has died at the age of 54. His breakthrough movie, criminal drama Brat (Brother) and his film Voina (War) about conflict in Chechnya, became cult… [...] Read more ...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled [...] Read more ...

A Russian shipment of Yakhont anti-ship missiles to Syria was condemned by the United States, and Israel is also alarmed by the prospect of Moscow supplying S-300 advanced air defense missile systems to Damascus. Read more ...

Mice and lizards to undergo tests in Moscow after a month in orbit, in study into effects of weightlessness on cell structure [...] Read more ...

Alexei Balabanov, a director who captured the essence of Russia's early post-Soviet years with cult films about crime and the war in Chechnya, has died at the age of 54 following a long illness. Read more ...

The importance of the Russia-ASEAN business forum, which will be held on the sidelines of the 17th St Petersburg International Economic Forum, is to attract investment into Russia and also to make Russian companies aware of money-making opportunities that exist in ASEAN countries, believes executive director of the Russia-ASEAN Business Council, Vi [...] Read more ...

The ruling United Russia party kicked off a massive two-day forum with members from regional branches in Moscow on Friday, where it lauded its social and infrastructure projects, some three months before September regional and municipal elections. Read more ...
Addressing police forces, PM Ivanishvili praises Interior Minister. Read more ...

The Russian biosatellite Bion-1M packed with animals, fish, insects, bacteria and other biological objects has returned to Earth, media reports said on Sunday. Read more ...

What are the new missile systems Russia is supplying to the Assad regime and how will they affect the region? Anshel Pfeffer breaks it down. Read more ...

Как вы думаете, как продвигается бурно начатое в Петербурге расследование скандального дорожного инцидента с Павлом Дуровым, в котором пострадал инспектор ДПС?… [...] Read more ...

Azerbaijan is ready to discuss a new deal to pump its oil across Russia on acceptable terms, the head of Azeri state energy company SOCAR said following termination of a transhipment contract. Read more ...
Tehran is ready to explain every âsuspiciousâ point of the countryâs nuclear program as well as allow experts to Parchin nuclear facility if the IAEA agrees to sign a protocol detailing all its questions, the Iranian ambassador to Russia says. Read more ...

The Russian boy, wounded in Crete, has regained consciousness. The doctors have brought him out of the induced coma, and he is now able to speak. The moment he opened his eyes, he called for his Mother and brother, bursting into tears when he saw them. Read more ...
Ivanishvili said police actions were “well-coordinated”. Read more ...