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Pakistan Roots Seen in Moscow Terror Plot
Suspected militants targeted this week in a deadly raid outside Moscow as they purportedly plotted an attack on the city received training in the troublesome border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Dvorkovich Upbeat on His, and Russia's, Future
In an attempt to squash media reports and assure investors, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said Tuesday that he had no plans to leave government and intended to help guide the country's economic course at least until the next presidential election in 2018.
Booted U.S. Lawyer Backed Magnitsky
The lack of an official explanation for the abrupt expulsion from Russia of U.S. lawyer and former Justice Department official Thomas Firestone earlier this month has led to a flurry of speculation about what may have prompted it.
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.
Kremlin Grapples With Series of PR Disasters
The Kremlin orders a boost to soft power initiatives to help give the country's image a more positive spin abroad.
- 13:11UN Asks Russia for More Peacekeepers
- 12:38Duma Approves 'Blasphemy Bill' in 2nd Reading
- 12:16Lawmaker Submits Bill Targeting 'Dog Hunters'
- 11:46Tajik Smashes Brazilian Embassy Window
- 11:22Brezhnev Most Popular 20th-Century Leader, Poll Says
- 10:49U.S. Couple Gives Up Russian Adoptees
- 10:47Bullet Removed From Soldier's Forehead With Pliers (Video)
- 10:28Moscow Sees Coldest Day of the Week
Depardieu Defends Chechnya After Boston BombingThe 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.
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Putin's State Capitalism Means Falling Growth
While officially condoning certain liberal economic policies, Putin has pursued the opposite course, a mixture of state and crony capitalism.
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Sochi and Soccer Drive Hotel Boom
With multinational hotel companies gearing up for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and 2018 FIFA World Cup, as well as trying to cash in on rising domestic business and leisure travel, they face the Olympian task of beating both the clock and the competition to deliver new properties.
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.
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.
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.
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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