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Russian Lawmaker Wants Companies to Disclose Past Nazi Ties

A Russian lawmaker has proposed legislation that would require the commercials of foreign companies that once fostered ties with Nazi Germany to contain...

Russian Defense Ministry to Fund Prophylactic 'Color Revolution' Research

In a bid to prevent any repeats in Russia, the Defense Ministry announced plans to commission a research project on the theme of color revolutions...

Counterinsurgency Operations in Dagestan Plagued by Violations – Human Rights Watch

Russia's counterinsurgency operations in its restive North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have been marred by grave human rights violations, according...

Experts Downplay Trend of Russians Joining Islamic State

Reports of Russian citizens taking up arms for the Islamic State terrorist group have dominated headlines in recent days, sparking debate about the cause...

Ethiopian Ambassador Seeks to Upgrade Dialogue With Russia

Educated in Leningrad in the 1980s, Grum Abay Teshome, Ethiopia's ambassador to Russia, has returned to the country of his alma mater to energize...

Russian Human Rights Council: Toothless, But Not Worthless

The restrictive environment has left some of the country's most prominent human rights activists with a tough choice: remain powerless outside the system...

Latvia's Russia Fears Rooted in History

Rows of soldiers filed through the cobbled streets of Old Riga, their forest green berets tipped to the right, patches bearing their country's flag...

Russian Teen Nabbed Amid Suspected Plot to Join Islamic State May Soon Head Home

A Moscow teen who was detained near Turkey's border with Syria amid a suspected attempt to join the Islamic State terrorist group last week could be released...

Putin's Italy Visit Aims to Exploit EU Rifts - Analysts

President Putin's visit to Italy this week represents an attempt by the Kremlin to capitalize on Rome's affinity to Moscow despite the stormy ties...

Famed Russian Faith Healer Dzhuna Davitashvili Dies in Moscow

Celebrity mystical healer Dzhuna Davitashvili, who claimed she had the power to prolong life by 100 years and purportedly treated an eclectic array...

Putin: 'We Have Never Viewed Europe as a Mistress'

Putin insisted that the West should not view Russia as a threat in an interview published Saturday in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera ahead of an...

Gas Explosion Injures 8 at Moscow Region Summer Camp

Eight children were injured in a gas explosion over the weekend at a summer camp in the Moscow region, TASS news agency reported, citing regional law...

NGO Attacked in Chechnya Files Complains About Police Inaction

The Committee Against Torture, a prominent human rights NGO whose office was attacked in the Russian republic of Chechnya on Wednesday, has filed a complaint...

Attack on NGO in Grozny Renews Concerns About Russian Control Over Chechnya

The attack perpetrated Wednesday on the Grozny office of the Committee Against Torture, a prominent human rights NGO, adds to the long list of recent...

Missing Moscow Woman Believed to Have Joined Islamic State

A 19-year-old Muscovite student has run away to Turkey in an apparent attempt to join the ranks of the Islamic State terrorist organization in neighboring...

Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin Sets Conditions for Return to Government

Former Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, who left his position over personal disagreements with the Kremlin in 2011, said in an interview with...

Man Who Attacked Independent News Chief Granted Amnesty

A court in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk has granted amnesty to a man who pleaded guilty to having attacked the editor-in-chief of an independent...

Russian Authorities Scoff as Saakashvili Named Odessa Region Governor

The appointment of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili as the head of Ukraine's Odessa region Saturday was met with skepticism by Russian...

Opposition Activist Remains in Critical Condition

A Russian opposition activist with close ties to murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov remains in a coma after having been diagnosed with severe renal...

Mortality Rate on the Rise, Health Minister Says

Explaining that mortality rates are on the rise in a majority of Russian regions, the country's top health official pointed a finger at the World...

Russian Health Ministry Opens Probe as Another Cancer Patient Commits Suicide

Russia's Health Ministry has ordered an investigation into the suicide of a pancreatic cancer patient who reportedly had not been able to obtain painkillers...

Death of Dynasty Foundation Would Deal Major Blow to Russian Science

The potential closure of a leading scientific foundation that was placed this week on the Justice Ministry's list of "foreign agents" would deal a colossal...

Russia-Poland Relations to Stagnate Under New Polish President, Or Worse

At best, Andrzej Duda's triumph in the Polish presidential vote could foster stagnation in Moscow and Warsaw's already tense relations, while at worst...

Strongman Leader Kadyrov Named Honorary Chief of Chechen Night Wolves

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov announced over the weekend that he had become the honorary leader of a new regional branch of the Night Wolves, a group...

Russia's 'Undesirables' Law Expected to Boost Media Self-Censorship

Russia's media will be forced to up its self-censorship by new legislation that bans the activities of "undesirable" foreign nongovernmental organizations...

Russia Bucks Trend of Soviet States Outlawing Communist Symbols

Even as Russia moves to reinforce its Soviet legacy, the efforts of other former Soviet republics to rid themselves of their Communist past attest...

Chechen Official's Call to Legalize Polygamy Stirs Social Debate

A high-ranking Chechen official's call Tuesday to legalize polygamy has prompted soul searching among the Russian population.

Chechen Police Chief Marries Teen Bride Amid Mounting Scandal

A Chechen district police chief was married Saturday to a 17-year-old local girl, weeks after reports that she was being forced to wed the already-married...

Russian Foreign Ministry Official Warns of Threat of Nuclear Expansion

A Russian Foreign Ministry official has said that the country may be compelled to increase its nuclear capacities in response the United States' alleged...

'Undesirable Organizations' Bill to Tighten Kremlin's Grip on Civil Society

The State Duma's endorsement of a bill that would ban the activities of foreign nongovernmental organizations should they be viewed as national threats...

Russia's Regional Governors Step Down for Better Chance at Re-Election

Putin has accepted the resignations of a string of regional governors this week, a move some analysts have said could increase their chances of being...

Vigilantes From Putin's Party to Patrol Moscow's Streets – Report

The ruling United Russia party will form neighborhood patrols to maintain order and thwart petty crime on the streets of Moscow, the Kommersant newspaper...

Russia, U.S. Maintaining 'Working Relations' With Kerry Visit to Sochi

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Sochi to meet with Putin on Tuesday showcased the willingness of Moscow and Washington to continue...

Currency Crisis Leaves Russian Scientists With No Funds for Foreign Journal Subscriptions

After scientists across Russia lost access to thousands of academic journals on Tuesday due to the ruble's sharp devaluation, Education Minister Dmitry...

Chechen Teen Marriage Scandal Shows Kadyrov's Insecurities, Analysts Say

Recent reports that a 17-year-old Chechen schoolgirl had been compelled to wed an already-married police chief three times her age have embroiled Chechen...

More Than 80% of Russians Favor State Censorship of Literature, Film, Art

A vast majority of Russians think the state should censor artistic creations believed to be vulgar, immoral or harmful to society, according to a...

Russian Government Boasts Timely Completion of More than 80 Percent of Putin's May 2012 Orders

More than eighty percent of the orders President Vladimir Putin signed the day of his inauguration three years ago have been implemented on time, according...

PACE Claims Jailed Ukrainian Pilot Savchenko is Immune From Russian Prosecution

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has claimed that jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko's membership in the organization...

Berlin Court Overturns Night Wolves' Entry Ban

After German authorities canceled the visas of some of the members of patriotic Russian biker group the Night Wolves, a Berlin court overturned on Wednesday...

NGO: Russia Among Top 60 Best Countries to Be a Mom

Russia is one of the top 60 countries in the world in terms of conditions of motherhood, according to a ranking published earlier this week by international...

Russian Investigative Committee Opens Criminal Case Over Purported Harvard Remarks

Russia's Investigative Committee announced Tuesday it had opened a criminal case against a Ukrainian political scientist whom it accuses of having advocated...

Latvia Claims Russian Military Aircraft and Vessels At Its Borders

Latvia's armed forces have alleged that two Russian naval ships, a submarine and a military transportation aircraft were lurking on the edge of the...

No Clarity on Succession After Surefire Re-Election of Aging Kazakh President Nazarbayev

The guaranteed re-election of long-standing Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Sunday has left political analysts guessing as to who will eventually...

Moscow's Armenian Community Marks 100th Anniversary of Genocide

Ahead of President Putin's visit to Yerevan to attend the centennial commemorations of the Armenian genocide, Moscow's Armenian community convened...

Chechen Woman Arrested on Way to Syria

A young woman from Russia's republic of Chechnya has been detained on her way to Syria, where she was to join her fiance in the ranks of an armed...

Islamic Terrorist Leader Killed in Caucasus, Say Russian Authorities

The leader of the Caucasus Emirate terrorist organization was among five suspected Islamist militants killed during a special forces operation in Russia's...

Norway Angry That Russian Deputy Prime Minister Violated Travel Ban

Dmitry Rogozin has angered the Norwegian government by visiting that country's Arctic territory despite a travel ban imposed on him over Russia's annexation...

Moscow Police Storm Office of Khodorkovsky's Pro-Democracy Group

As the eyes of the Russian population were riveted on President Putin for his annual call-in show Thursday, Moscow police raided the offices of the pro-democracy...

Plan to Send Russian Drug Addicts to Labor Camps Slammed by Experts

The Federal Drug Control Service's proposal to revive Soviet-era work camps in order to treat drug addicts was met with skepticism by leading health...

Workers at Russian Cosmodrome Protest Conditions With Rooftop SOS to Putin

Unpaid construction workers at the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia's Far East have appealed to President Vladimir Putin to intervene in their labor...

Navalny Ally Sentenced to Community Service Over Alleged Artwork Theft

A Moscow court on Tuesday sentenced an ally of opposition leader Alexei Navalny to community service over the alleged theft of a painting.

Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas Set to Sign Agreements in Moscow

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is set to meet with President Putin on Monday, an official visit political analysts said will showcase Russia's balancing...

Ashgabat: White Marble Oasis Under a Rule of Steel

The city of Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan, is a dreamscape in white marble, an oasis of opulence on a terrain where little seems to grow except...

Sberbank Case Casts Russia's Lack of Sexual Harassment Law Into Spotlight

A former employee of Sberbank’s London office who won millions in damages in a sexual harassment lawsuit earlier this week would not have fared so well...

Owners of Tragic Trawler Deny Knowledge of Foreigners on Board

Despite official comments to the contrary, the company that owns the trawler that sunk in the Sea of Okhotsk denied any knowledge of foreign nationals...

Turkmenistan Outs Itself as Unlikely Sporting Mecca

Staged portraits of Turkmen President doing bicep curls, shooting hoops and reining in an untamable mare are ubiquitous throughout Turkmenistan's National...

Russian Law Enforcement Steps Up in Information War Against Ukraine

The glut of criminal cases Russia's Investigative Committee has launched over incidents that occurred on Ukrainian territory in recent months is...

Worker Strikes Will Only Boost Kremlin's Popularity, Say Analysts

A handful of strikes are more likely to bolster workers' support for the Kremlin than weaken it, political analysts said Monday.

Soviet-Era 'Objective Truth' Bill Would Imperil Presumption of Innocence

A freshly introduced draft law proposing to redefine the roles of judges has courted controversy among legal circles who fear that if adopted, the measure...

Russian Media Watchdog Blasts Twitter for Not Disclosing User's Data

Roskomnadzor, Russia's media watchdog, has slammed Twitter for refusing to address requests by the authorities to block access to certain content...

Uproar in Murmansk as Teachers' Salaries Withheld Amid Economic Crisis

Teachers' salaries have been withheld en masse in Murmansk as Russia's economic crisis bears down on the regional budget, news site FlashNord reported...

Escaped Prisoner on the Loose After Killing Cop, Robbing Pensioner in Vladivostok

A prisoner opened fire on a group of policemen in Vladivostok as they escorted him back to his penal colony Tuesday, killing one officer and seriously...

Hundreds of Russian NGOs Penalized Last Year Amid Government Crackdown

Russia's Justice Ministry fined more than 200 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) last year for violating legislation regulating their activities, Russian...

Russian, European Far-Right Parties Converge in St. Petersburg

High-ranking members of some of Europe's most controversial parties descended on St. Petersburg on Sunday to participate in the first International...

Putin Heads to Russia's Tightrope-Walking Neighbor Kazakhstan

As Putin heads to Astana on Friday, Kazakhstan is balancing the competing political forces in its orbit by expanding ties with a wide array of partners...

Fresh Corruption Scandal Hits Russian Defense Ministry

A Moscow court has sanctioned the arrest of a high-ranking Defense Ministry official who is suspected of having accepted millions of rubles in bribes...

Suspect in Plane Crash Death of Total CEO Seeks Plea Bargain

The driver of a snowplow that crashed into the private jet of French oil giant Total's CEO at a Moscow airport last year, killing all on board, is...

Lawyer Claims Main Suspect in Nemtsov Killing Has Alibi

Three more suspects in last month's assassination of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov have been officially charged with his murder, as the main suspect's...

Theories Run Rife Over Blaze at Novodevichy Convent

The fire that raged overnight at the bell tower of Moscow's iconic Novodevichy Convent may have been caused by a short circuit or gold thieves, Russian...

Moscow Mulls Introduction of Baby Boxes for Unwanted Newborns

Russia's expectant mothers sometimes face the unexpected. Inflation and instability can plunge pregnant women into a mood of despair that is at odds...

Death Toll Surges After Blaze Ravages Kazan Shopping Mall

The number of lives claimed by a fire that engulfed a Kazan shopping mall last week has soared to 17, the regional branch of Russia's Emergency...

Publicist Who Advocated Punching Women in the Face Named 'Russia's Sexist of the Year'

Publicist Yegor Kholmogorov was named 2014's Sexist of the Year after he called for the beating of any woman who would dare utter the word "sexism...

Five Dead, 25 Missing After Kazan Shopping Mall Goes Up in Flames

Five lives were lost as a fire tore through a Kazan shopping mall, and the whereabouts of some 25 other individuals remain unknown, the Interfax news...

Cossacks to Hunt Down Draft Dodgers in Moscow

Moscow draft dodgers beware: Cossack brigades are being mobilized to hunt down young men reluctant to complete mandatory military service, local news...

Museum Honoring Stalin's Legacy Set to Open in Russia

A museum showcasing Soviet leader Josef Stalin's political and military bravado, while disregarding the mass political repression he orchestrated, will...

Amid Booming Fish Trade, Faroe Islands Launch Representative Office in Moscow

The Faroe Islands, an 18-island archipelago that has emerged as a winner in the tit-for-tat sanctions between Russia and the West, opened on Tuesday...

Support for Putin Among Russian Voters Doubles

More than half of Russians would vote for President Vladimir Putin if a snap presidential election were held, a survey published Thursday showed.

Putin Sounds the Alarm Over Budding 'Color Revolutions' in Russia

President Vladimir Putin urged Interior Ministry officials on Wednesday to focus on smothering budding color revolutions, thus bolstering the current...

Activist Vows to Publish Nemtsov's Pre-Murder Report on Ukraine

A version of a damning report detailing Russia's alleged military presence in eastern Ukraine — which opposition politician Boris Nemtsov had been...

Russia's Vaguest Laws and Their Unexpected Consequences

Critics complain that the vague language and broad terminology used to draft some of Russia's more controversial laws make them fodder for prosecutorial...

Analysts: Nemtsov Murder Won't Consolidate Russian Opposition

Boris Nemtsov's murder is unlikely to unite Russia's opposition factions, whose ideologies have consistently prevented their consolidation into a coherent...

Shocked Muscovites Gather at Scene of Boris Nemtsov's Murder

The Kremlin's crimson walls glisten in the freezing rain. Red Square is still illuminated with holiday season lights. The multicolored domes of St...

Anti-Apartheid Heroes Return to South Africa From Resting Place in Russia

Decades after having been laid to rest among eminent Russians, two South African anti-apartheid revolutionaries are finally going home.

Q&A: Europe Will Always Need Russia, Says French Trade Chamber Chief

Emmanuel Quidet, president of the French-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a partner at auditing firm Ernst & Young, has been working in Russia...

Amnesty International Slams Russia's Rights Record

In its freshly released annual report, Amnesty International blasted Russia for a broad range of policy issues, from the heavy-handed use of its UN...

A Quarter of Russians Are All For Extramarital Affairs

Just as Dr. Zhivago was torn between his steadfastly loyal wife and his long-time lover, one quarter of Russians have no reservations about seeking sexual...

Russian Athletics Federation Suing German TV Network Over Doping Allegations

The Russian Athletics Federation has launched a series of defamation lawsuits over a German documentary featuring claims that doping had become endemic...

A Hall of Fame of Russia's Top Sexist Officials

The Moscow Times has compiled the top memorable instances of sexist comments by Russian officials and media.

Putin Visits EU Ally Hungary to Talk Energy

President Vladimir Putin arrives in Hungary on Tuesday for a rare working visit to an EU member state since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, a trip...

Russian Opposition Activist Flees to Ukraine

A Russian political activist facing jail time on extremism charges announced over the weekend that he has escaped house arrest in Moscow and fled...

Belarussian President Lukashenko: An Unlikely Peacenik

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has developed a reputation over the years as "Europe's last dictator," but a flurry of recent diplomatic...

Gay American Actor Makes Waves in Russia's Closeted Entertainment Scene

The coming-out of American actor Odin Lund Biron, who plays a starring role in one of Russia's most popular sitcoms, has rattled the Russian show...

Western Losses in Russia Are Brazil's Gain as Balancing Act Pays Off

Russia's ban on food imports from countries that sanctioned Moscow over Ukraine has freed up grocery shelves for products from other countries —...

Analysts: Russia Unlikely to Gain Access to Cypriot Military Bases

The president of Cyprus has reportedly offered the Russian navy and air force access to Cypriot military bases, an offer analysts say is unlikely...

Russia Pushes Ahead With Case Against Ukrainian Pilot Savchenko

The lawyer of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, accused of complicity in the deaths of two Russian journalists, said Saturday that Russia's Investigative...

One-Way Ticket to Dushanbe: Russia Sees Exodus of Migrant Workers (Video)

Ibragim Ishankulov stands on platform No. 1 of Moscow's Kazansky railway station, waiting for the Moscow-Dushanbe train to depart, his hands stuffed...

Regional Golos Head's Home, Office Raided

The home and office of a regional head of election watchdog Golos were raided after she was accused of large-scale tax evasion in connection with...

Doping Scandals Prompt Soul Searching in Russian Athletics Community

One year ago, Russia was reveling in the Sochi Olympic Games that turned a snowless Black Sea port city into a winter sport paradise and anonymous...

Opposition Posterboy Alexei Navalny Is Not Yet a Free Man

After a Moscow court ruled Tuesday that Alexei Navalny must remain under house arrest until mid-February, the firebrand opposition activist announced...

Greek Election Wins Putin a Friend in Europe

The landmark victory of radical leftist party Syriza in Greece's general election Sunday signals the country will strive to increase its ties with...