Russia's lists of materials banned as extremist reached 2,241 items this year.

This month marks the 22nd anniversary of the "August putsch," in which hardline Communists held Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev under virtual house...

It is well-known that those guilty of murder often cannot resist the compulsion to return to the scene of their crime, even though they know that...

Has Russia truly changed its ways on human rights? Certainly its new law restricting public protests fuels grave and widespread concerns. Moreover, in at...