It seems as if all of progressive humanity celebrated Oct. 21, 2015 as the date in the distant future that Marty McFly visited in the 1989 hit film "Back to the Future ...

Aeroflot's upcoming purchase and reorganization of Transaero Airlines follows the traditional Russian quasi-state-controlled business model.

The continuing deterioration of the economic situation, falling incomes and rising prices are increasingly affecting Russians. A new survey released by state-run pollster VTsIOM reveals recent changes in consumer behavior.

In an effort to economize, the Finance Ministry encroached on sacred ground by suggesting that the country celebrate anniversaries of major historical events only once every 100 years.

From January to April, Russia's mortality rate rose by 3.7 percent as measured for the year, and by 5.2 percent for that quarter alone, according to the State Statistics Service.

Under government orders, the Rosneft board of directors recently extended the term for CEO Igor Sechin by five years. Last Tuesday Rosneft published a declaration of the incomes of its top managers ...

Last Wednesday, the day before it was to begin appearing in Russian movie theaters, the authorities canceled screenings of the Hollywood film "Child 44" about a Soviet intelligence agent investigating the mass ...

The top managers of major state-owned companies won their recent dispute with the Russian government as to whether they must publish declarations of their income and property.

More legislative news coming after the State Duma retired for its summer recess provides yet another reminder that laws in Russia are anything but permanent.

The president of Abkhazia, Alexander Ankvab, resigned on Sunday. This political crisis came as no surprise to observers: the internal conflicts in that break-away province of Georgia have increased dramatically as of ...