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. Last Updated: 05/22/2013

Why Navalny Will Most Likely Be Convicted

The odds are stacked against Navalny no matter whether the case is politically motivated. The fact is only 0.01 percent of defendants are acquitted.

European Rights Watchdog to Expand in Russia

The Council of Europe, the continent's oldest human rights organization, has announced an agreement to upgrade its Russian office, a sign that Russia takes the 47-member group seriously, a spokesman said, at a time when the Kremlin routinely rejects outside criticism of its rights record.

Depardieu Defends Chechnya After Boston Bombing

French actor Gerard Depardieu, visiting Grozny to film a new movie, said the ethnic Chechen brothers accused of the Boston bombing had been raised American and that residents of Chechnya were not to blame.

Rogozin Says Defense Ministry Won't Be Stripped of Pricing Function

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Wednesday that the Defense Ministry would bear responsibility for the pricing of military equipment, despite Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu's earlier plans to get rid of the function.

Banker Kim Seeks Foreign Assets

Igor Kim snapped up cast-off assets from foreign banks pulling out of Russia, and now the banker says he wants to expand into Europe.

Golden Arches Will Fuel Gold Medals in Sochi

Despite his best efforts, McDonald's Russia founder George Cohon did not manage to have his golden arches planted on Russian soil in time for the 1980s Olympic Games in Moscow, but his company will get a triumphant welcome in Sochi as the event's official restaurant.






Depardieu Defends Chechnya After Boston Bombing

The Moscow Times
French actor Gerard Depardieu, visiting Grozny to film a new movie, said the ethnic Chechen brothers accused of the Boston bombing had been raised American and that residents of Chechnya were not to blame.



Despite Cheap Wigs, the CIA Are Big Spenders

The Fogle case shows the CIA's newfound readiness to pay big money to obtain secrets from foreign intelligence agents.

The Hunt for Foreign Agents Has Begun

The Hunt for Foreign Agents Has Begun

Since early March, 94 Russian NGOs in 28 regions have been inspected in a state campaign of harassment and intimidation.
Leadership 101: Learning to Talk Like Putin

Leadership 101: Learning to Talk Like Putin

Some government officials, particularly younger ones, and businessmen have a tendency to copy President Vladimir Putin's intonation and straightforward rhetoric.
Natives of 'Russian America' Salute Shared Past

Natives of 'Russian America' Salute Shared Past

An unofficial delegation of U.S. history buffs and Native Americans have marked the 200th anniversary of the founding of Fort Ross, once Russia's southernmost North American colony, with a friendship tour of Russia that included a search for artifacts and long-lost relatives.
Russia Puts Renewed Hope in Repatriation Program

Russia Puts Renewed Hope in Repatriation Program

President Vladimir Putin has revised the state's repatriation program, simplifying the process for former compatriots to move back to Russia and bring relatives along with them. But analysts doubt that the changes will significantly alter migration flows.





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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