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Moscow 'Terror Plot' Foiled by Special Forces 1 hour ago
Special forces officers killed two men and detained one more outside Moscow on suspicion that they were plotting a terror attack in the city, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said.
Kremlin Faces Barbs From All Sides on Human Rights
Russia is facing a renewed barrage of international criticism, led by the European Union, over its human rights record in connection with an ongoing clampdown on non-governmental organizations and a State Duma proposal to ban so-called "homosexual propaganda."
Dagestan Bombing Victims to Be Flown Out for Treatment 1 hour ago
An Emergency Situations Ministry plane has been sent to Makhachkala to transfer three seriously injured victims of Monday's double car bomb attack to intensive care units in Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod, a news story said.
Medvedev, Dismissing Recession Jitters, Says Don't Stockpile Food
Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, meanwhile, said Russia will need three to five years to exit economic stagnation.
Olympics Investors Get More Honor than Profit
The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump.
Putin's Ex-Bodyguard 'Took Snaps in Kremlin to Impress Women'
A former bodyguard for President Vladimir Putin took photos of himself sitting in Putin's office in an effort to attract women, the Moskovsky Komsomolets tabloid reported Monday.
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Soviet Rock's Shadowy Undertones Endure
During the mid 1980s, Konstantin Kinchev, a charismatic rocker, pitched his voice against the Soviet system, only to be labeled as a "fascist" by the Communist press.
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Operation Total Eradication of NGOs
A huge special operation involving the siloviki is underway to eliminate all independent NGOs.
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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.
Go Posh, or Go Home
Moscow has been regularly appearing on lists of the most expensive cities and for a good reason. Russian mentality assumes that while not everything expensive is necessarily good, everything good is definitely expensive.
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.
Under New Visas, Mind the Fine Print
Those who believe in the U.S.-Russian "reset" may want to celebrate on Sunday when a landmark visa agreement comes into force. But before you put the Champagne bottle on ice, read the fine print.
Theater Plus: Russia's First Political Madman Comes to Life AgainOf the lesser-known great figures of Russian letters Pyotr Chaadayev surely is one of the finest and most interesting.
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