Daria Litvinova

Russia 14 hours ago

Putin’s Game of Thrones: The Men in Epaulets Take Over

Putin’s Game of Thrones: The Men in Epaulets Take Over

Russia 14 hours ago

In a matter of hours, Putin replaced four governors, four envoys and an ambassador with men with security services backgrounds.

Russia 1 day ago

Office Politics, Kremlin-Style: Customs Chief Exposed During FSB Raid

Office Politics, Kremlin-Style: Customs Chief Exposed During FSB Raid

Russia 1 day ago

Stacks of cash, security officers, confused victims, compromising photos — these are now the stock images of Russia’s new political season. The raids, as usual, came out of the blue. The victim ...

Moscow 4 days ago

Moscow City Hall Denies Permit for Rally Against Anti-Terror Laws

Moscow City Hall Denies Permit for Rally Against Anti-Terror Laws

Moscow 4 days ago

Moscow City Hall has refused to give permission for a rally against the infamous anti-terror legislation “the Yarovaya package,” organizer Leonid Volkov wrote on Twitter Monday. Volkov, an ally of the opposition ...

Russia 1 week ago

Russia Nervous as Rio Olympics Ban Looms

Russia Nervous as Rio Olympics Ban Looms

Russia 1 week ago

The Court of Arbitration of Sport has rejected the appeal of Russian track and field athletes over their Olympic ban. All eyes are now on the International Olympic Committee, which will decide ...

Business 1 week ago

When Pokemon Virtual Reality Meets Russian Reality

When Pokemon Virtual Reality Meets Russian Reality

Business 1 week ago

“Pokemon Go,” the latest online game by Nintendo, went viral in a matter of days after it was released in the United States, Australia and New Zealand on July 6.

Moscow 1 week ago

Fighting Back: How Angry Kiosk Owners Took Moscow To Court

Fighting Back: How Angry Kiosk Owners Took Moscow To Court

Moscow 1 week ago

With authorities expanding a controversial scheme bulldozing against allegedly illegal kiosks, some entrepreneurs have decided to fight for Russia's small-scale retailers.

Russia 3 weeks ago

U.K. Government Warns of Russian Military Threat

U.K. Government Warns of Russian Military Threat

Russia 3 weeks ago

The language was stark. No longer was Russia an ally or partner. Instead it was to be seen as a “strategic competitor” and military threat. Russia had boosted military capacity, intensified anti-Western ...

Russia 3 weeks ago

Navalny: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Owns 10 Elite Apartments

Navalny: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Owns 10 Elite Apartments

Russia 3 weeks ago

Russian oppositioner Alexei Navalny has accused Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov of buying 10 apartments, the total cost of which is estimated at 600 million rubles ($9.4 million).

Russia 1 month ago

Mad and Bad: A Look Back at Russia's Most Notorious Parliament

Mad and Bad: A Look Back at Russia's Most Notorious Parliament

Russia 1 month ago

In the end, the State Duma went out with a bang, passing a dozen hard-line amendments on its last day.

Russia 1 month ago

'I Don't Want to Die': Harrowing Tales From Russia's Summer Camp

'I Don't Want to Die': Harrowing Tales From Russia's Summer Camp

Russia 1 month ago

Of the 47 children and four young instructors that went boating on June 18, only 37 came back alive.

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