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Realism Redux: 4 New Exhibitions in Moscow

Painter, sculptor, writer, actor and film director Rezo Gabriadze is perhaps best known for his Tbilisi-based Marionette theatre.

Moscow Restaurants: News & Openings

45th Parallel: Global cuisine, rich decor. 45th Parallel offers a round-the-world selection of cuisines.

5 Most Romantic Date Spots in Moscow

Move aside Paris, Moscow is the city for lovers. Whether entwined on metro escalators, walking hand-in-hand through the city's parks or gazing deeply...

Muchnik's Picks: The Vaccines, Hospital and More Music on Valentine's Day Weekend in Moscow

Despite recent outcry against holidays allegedly forced upon us by the West, this is going to be a weekend of love. We realize love comes in all shapes...

Much-Loved Russian Actor Zeldin Celebrates 101st Birthday In Style

Moscow's Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army will celebrate the 101st birthday of Russian stage heavyweight and national entertainer Vladimir...

Russia's Pussy Rioter Alyokhina Talks Prisoners' Rights in Los Angeles

Pussy Riot band rocker Maria Alyokhina's Los Angeles appearance last week not only drew an enthusiastic audience of 1,500 admirers but also gave her...

Lifehacks for Moscow: Ice Cream and Old Newspapers

How do I learn to eat ice cream when it's -15°C? Where can I recycle my pile of old TMT editions?

Russia's Suicide Rate Falls to 50-Year Low

The number of suicides in Russian totaled 24,982 last year — the lowest number in 50 years, the RBC news website reported Wednesday, citing official...

Snap Elections Wouldn't Change Russian Ruling Structure – Poll

If elections were held in Russia next weekend, Putin would be re-elected president and the same political parties would be elected to the State Duma, Kommersant...

Russians Spend More Than They Earn For First Time Since 1998

The spending of Russians exceeded their income in 2015 for the first time in 18 years, the Kommersant newspaper reported Wednesday, citing the Center of...

Moscow City Hall Set to Extend Bulldozing Plan

The wave of demolitions that swept through the Russian capital on Monday night is only the beginning of a crackdown that could see more than 200 structures...

Tajikistan Sets Referendum Date On Extending President's Term Indefinitely

Tajikistan will hold a referendum in May on amending the Soviet republic's constitution to allow President Emomali Rahmon to extend his term indefinitely...

83 Times Around the World - but Kerry Still Beats Lavrov

Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov has flown the world over 83 times during his time in office — but if flight time is anything to go by, it is not...

Families of A321 Victims Sue Russia's Metrojet and Ingosstrakh

The families of those killed on Metrojet Flight 9268 that disintegrated over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in October have filed a lawsuit against the airline...

Russian Foreign Ministry Slams NATO's Eastern Europe Plans

NATO's plan to beef up its military presence near Russia's borders endangers security and stability in Europe, Russian Foreign Ministry representative...

Russian Human Rights NGO Agora Banned by Regional Court

Russian human rights group Agora has been banned by Tatarstan regional Supreme Court, Agora head Pavel Chikov said Wednesday via his Twitter account.
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Gunmen Stage Robbery in Moscow Market

Three unidentified gunmen attacked and robbed two people in a Moscow market on Wednesday, according to a police spokesperson, the state-sponsored TASS...

Russia Demands South Korea Apologize For North Korea Rocket Delivery Claim

The Russian Foreign Ministry demanded an apology from South Korea for accusing Russia of supplying rocket technology to North Korea following the Hermit...

Moscow Golf Club Opens a Restaurant With a View - and an Innovative Menu

Moscow's reputation as a fountain of new wealth is perhaps no better epitomized than in the Skolkovo region to the west of the city. Nestled among...

Valentine's Day Inspiration for Moscow Couples

It's February, which means the arrival of that annual holiday which we all love to hate, or hate to love. If you're struggling to think of ways to delight...

Russia's Debt Collectors Bring Back Brutality of the 1990s

In the dead of a cold January night in Ulyanovsk, a Molotov cocktail smashed through a ground floor window of a wooden house. Within seconds, the room...

Russia Sends Medvedev to Munich Seeking Sanctions Relief

Russia's official delegation will be led by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev — the message seems to be that Russia is ready to talk about sanctions relief...

Meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill Must Have Kremlin Blessing

Head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis will meet in Cuba on Feb. 12, in Havana's José Martí International Airport...

Russian Women — They're Just Not That Into You

When Russia plunged into chaos following the collapse of the Soviet Union, many of its citizens looked for a reliable way out — foreigners were viewed...

Moscow Demolition: A Primer in Russian Propaganda

If you've been on a 36-hour flight or locked in a cabin in the woods, you might have missed the news that almost 100 buildings were destroyed in Moscow...

Fighting Under the Rug: Russian Railways Cleans House (Op-Ed)

In Russia, simultaneous investigations are rarely a coincidence. Recent developments at the behemoth Russian Railways Company are unlikely to mark...

Moscow's Overnight Demolition Blitz Sparks Legal Debate

You could hear a young woman yelling, but her voice was diluted in the sound of bulldozers, smashed glass and metal.

Rally in Russia's Dagestan Against Arrest of Conservative Cleric

Police in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan dispersed a rally that protested the detention of an ultra-conservative Salafi mosque imam, who...

Kremlin Denies Putin Will Use ICQ Messenger for Call-In Show

The Kremlin has denied Russian media reports that President Vladimir Putin will be using ICQ messenger to receive questions from Russians during his annual...

Russian Soldier Killed by Explosive Device on Military Base

A contract soldier in the Russian army was killed after stepping on an explosive device at his military base in the southern Orenburg region, the Interfax...

Russian Interpol Declares Khodorkovsky Internationally Wanted

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former Yukos CEO, has been declared internationally wanted by Interpol's Russian bureau, the Interfax news agency reported Thursday...

Small Breweries Gain Russian Market Amid Recession

Over the past five years, the share of local brands in the Russian beer market has increased from 14.9 to 26.5 percent, as recession forces more consumers...

Russian Tycoon Lebedev in Talks to Sell The Independent's i Newspaper

Russian business tycoon Alexander Lebedev and his son Yevgeny, owners of The Independent newspaper, are set to sell its cheap spin-off, the i newspaper...

Moscow Mayor Accuses Kiosks of Illegally Obtained Property Rights

The owners of the street shopping pavilions subject to demolition have no right to hide behind ownership rights that have been obtained illegally, Moscow...

Russian Miner Alrosa Discovers 122-Carat Diamond

Russian diamond producer Alrosa has announced the discovery of a 122-carat diamond, the TASS news agency reported Thursday.

Russian Air Strikes Kill Two Terrorist Leaders in Syria

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said that two influential terrorist leaders have been killed in Russian air strikes in Syria, the RIA...

Duma Deputy Gudkov Requests Investigation Into Kasyanov Attack

State Duma Deputy Dmitry Gudkov has sent a letter to Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, asking that an investigation be opened into an attack on PARNAS...

Majority of Russians Think Inflation Is Too High

The majority of Russians think that current inflation levels are very high and are trying to cut back on spending by avoiding pricey purchases, according...

Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Files Lawsuit Against Putin

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has filed a lawsuit against President Vladimir Putin, according to a post on Navalny's blog Thursday.

Russian Justice Ministry to Ban Election Monitor Golos

The Justice Ministry has asked Moscow's Basmanny District Court to ban independent election monitor Golos, the Vedomosti business daily reported Thursday...

Russia's Sochi Resort to Host Kiss Competition at High Altitude

Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics, plans to host a competition this Sunday to mark Valentine's Day — a contest...

Russia's Medvedev: Syrian Conflict May Become 'Permanent War'

The conflict in Syria may escalate into a “permanent” war to last for decades, if peace talks were to collapse or if foreign countries tried to intervene...

Soros: Russian Regime Will Face Bankruptcy in 2017

U.S. billionaire philanthropist George Soros has predicted that Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime will face bankruptcy in 2017, when the nation's...

Majority of Russians Consider Impoverishment Country's Main Threat

Fifty-three percent of Russians consider the impoverishment of citizens and rising prices to be the major threats facing the country, the Interfax news...

Only 6% of Moscow's Demolished Properties Illegal – Court

Russia's Supreme Court has confirmed that only 6 percent of street properties recently demolished by City Hall were constructed illegally, the RBC newspaper...

Lavrov Defends Russia's Support for Assad's Aleppo Offensive

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has defended Russia's support of a mass offensive by the Syrian government on the city of Aleppo by saying that...

Moscow to Spend 1 Billion Rubles on Renovating Public Areas

Moscow is to spend almost 1 billion rubles ($12.6 million) on renovating and cleaning areas around metro stations, many of which hosted street properties...

Lavrov and Kerry Agree on ‘Cessation of Hostilities’ in Syria

The United States and Russia on Friday announced a plan to curb hostilities in Syria for the provision of humanitarian aid, but stopped short of securing...

France's Hollande Urges Russia to Leave Syria

French President Francois Hollande called on Russia to cease its operation in Syria, the RIA Novosti news agency reported Thursday, citing a Reuters report...

9 Things You Didn't Know About OK Go's Zero Gravity Video

By now, you have probably seen "Upside Down & Inside Out" a couple of times. In fact, if you are even remotely interested in music alive, your social...

Russian Students Call on UN to Stop Obama's "Aggression" (Video)

Students at several Russian universities have released a video message in which they call on the UN to stop the “aggression” of U.S. President and...

Russia's Top Investigator Sees U.S. Hand in Economic Crisis, Litvinenko Probe

Russia's top investigator Alexander Bastrykin has accused the United States of heralding in a new phase of “open confrontation” with Russia that has...

Activists Block Russian Trucks in Ukraine's Zakarpattia Region

Ukrainian activists have begun to block heavy trucks with Russian number plates in Ukraine's western Zakarpattia region, the RBC news agency reported Friday...

Russia Bans Ukrainian Trucks in Retaliatory Move

Russia's Transport Ministry has banned trucks with Ukrainian plates from driving on Russian roads, announcing on Sunday the measure was a response to efforts...

Russian Snowplow Driver Faces Homicide Charge After Girl’s Death

A snowplow driver accused of dumping a pile of snow on a 10-year-old girl in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg has been charged with negligent homicide after...

Putin and Obama Discuss Syria, Ukraine in Phone Call

U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the crises in Syria and Ukraine during a phone conversation, the White House...

Russia Won't Launch Military Campaign in Iraq - Rogozin

Russia is not planning to launch an air campaign in Iraq, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who oversees the defense industry, said in an interview...

Russian DIY Market Down for First Time Since 2009

Sales of DIY products and housekeeping goods declined in 2015, for the first time in six years, the Kommersant newspaper reported Monday.

Russian Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis Meet in Cuba, Sign Declaration

Head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis met for the first time on Saturday in Havana, Cuba and the meeting concluded with...

Suspected Terror Attack in Russia's Dagestan Kills Two

A car bomb that killed two people and injured three near a traffic police post in Dagestan's Derbent region may have been planted by a suicide bomber,...

Medvedev's Munich Speech Urges West to 'End Confrontation'

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in a speech at the Munich Security Conference urged Western countries to end confrontation with Russia and instead...

Majority of Russians Back Continuation of Syria Campaign

Russians want their country's military campaign in Syria to continue, according to a recent poll by the independent Levada Center pollster, the RBC news...

Moscow Opens 200th Metro Station

The Moscow Metro opened the doors of its 200th station — Salaryevo — on Monday, the RBC news agency reported.

First Case of Zika Disease Reported in Russia

Russia has registered its first case of the Zika fever, the website of Russia's consumer rights watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, reported Monday.

Kremlin Blasts Russian Trucks Standoff in Ukraine

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has described the blocking of Russian trucks by Ukrainian activists in Ukraine as "lawlessness" and “outrageous,” the...

Chechen Leader Kadyrov to Be Investigated for Extremism

Chechnya's Prosecutor's Office have been asked to investigate comments made by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov for extremism, following an appeal by St....

EU Lifts Sanctions Against Belarussian President Lukashenko

The European Union has lifted most sanctions against Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and his administration officials, the EU Council said in...

Gas Explosion Collapses Residential Building in Russia's Yaroslavl

At least one person was killed and dozens of others may be trapped under the rubble when a gas explosion collapsed a section of a residential building...

Former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Kokh Arrested in Absentia

Former Russian deputy prime minister Alfred Kokh has been arrested in absentia on smuggling charges, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday, citing...

Russian Vodka Exports Fall 40% Amid Sanctions War

Russian exports of vodka and other alcoholic beverages dropped sharply last year due to the Ukraine conflict and Western sanctions imposed on the country...

Russian Blogger Anton Nosik Facing Criminal Charges for Syria Statements

Russia's Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against prominent blogger Anton Nosik after he supported Russia's air strikes on Syria on his...

Moscow Anti-Smoking Campaign Uses Obama's Image as Deterrent

Anti-smoking posters in Moscow have used the image of U.S. President Barack Obama smoking to deter smokers — saying that both he and cigarettes are killers...

President Poroshenko Calls to Replace Ukrainian Government

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has demanded a “total reboot” and “reformatting” of the country’s government, claiming that the acting Cabinet...

UN Says Russia Knows Who's Behind Syria Hospital Strikes

United Nations human rights spokesman Rupert Colville has said that the deadly air strikes on several hospitals and schools in northern Syria on Monday...

Russia, OPEC Countries Agree on Oil Production Freeze

Russia, Venezuela, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have agreed to freeze oil production at January levels provided that other producers join the initiative, the...

Yatsenyuk Ouster Fails in Ukraine

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and his government have survived a no confidence vote in parliament despite being asked by the country's president...