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. Last Updated: 05/24/2013

Surkov Replaced by Trusty Technocrat

The veteran foreign policy advisor will be in charge of organizing a government that has repeatedly been accused of poor work recently.

Scores Evacuated as Moscow Feels First Tremors in 35 Years

At least 9,000 people were evacuated from Moscow buildings on Friday as the capital experienced its first tremors from an earthquake since 1977.

Putin Says Amnesty Plan for Businessmen Needs Refining

President Vladimir Putin, who was expected during a meeting with more than a hundred entrepreneurs on Thursday to give a nod to the State Duma to draft an amnesty act freeing thousands of imprisoned business people, said the concept needed more work, Russian television reported Thursday.

Father of Chechen Shot by FBI Thinks Son Was Tortured

The father of a Chechen immigrant killed during questioning over his links with one of the Boston Marathon bombings suspects said he plans to travel to the U.S., where he thinks his son was tortured and killed.

Churchill and Stalin in All-Night Wartime Drinking Session

Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and Britain's wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill enjoyed an alcohol-fueled all-nighter in Moscow as World War II was in full swing, previously secret files have revealed.

Q&A: Anti-Drug Crusader Roizman Wears Many Hats

Dressed in a beat-up denim jacket and with three days worth of stubble on his cheeks, Yevgeny Roizman, 50, looked like an 80s rocker being interviewed after a concert. But the charismatic Yekaterinburg native, with eyes red from a lack of sleep, is a man who wears many hats.






Music Forecast: It Will be a Hot Summer

Some time ago, the only bands touring Russia were those popular at least a decade earlier. And even when you bought a ticket, there was still a good chance the concert would be canceled a couple of weeks in advance, with security cited as the main reason. Those days are gone.



Why the Kremlin Hates Levada Center

Even if Levada were to register as a "foreign agent," this wouldn't save it. The Kremlin's goal is to eradicate the top independent polling agency.

Top 10 Power Women in Russia

Top 10 Power Women in Russia

For the past 20 years, Russia has produced a new generation of entrepreneurs and businesspeople, and these women have reached the top. Who are the top 10 women in business in Russia?
Puppy Diplomacy: Putin Gets Pets Wrapped With a Bow

Puppy Diplomacy: Putin Gets Pets Wrapped With a Bow

Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker once recalled that Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev gave him a horse when he visited the newly independent nation in Central Asia in the early 1990s.
Q&A: Maria Yeliseyeva's Children Don't Feel Like Orphans

Q&A: Maria Yeliseyeva's Children Don't Feel Like Orphans

Maria Yeliseyeva has always been surrounded by children. In addition to the five she gave birth to, she has fostered another five from Russian orphanages.
Business Fights Back Against Kremlin War on Vice

Business Fights Back Against Kremlin War on Vice

With World Trade Organization membership taking effect this week, lovers of high-end imported spirits are in for a treat: Tariffs on whiskies, cognacs and other fine spirits are set to fall to make imported booze more competitive with local production.





Theater Plus: Russia's First Political Madman Comes to Life Again

Theater Plus: Russia's First Political Madman Comes to Life Again

Of the lesser-known great figures of Russian letters Pyotr Chaadayev surely is one of the finest and most interesting.



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