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Police Clear Chistiye Prudy Camp, Arrest 20 Protesters
The Moscow Times
Early Wednesday police ordered opposition protesters camped out on Chistoprudny Bulvar to leave the area, ending a week-long occupation by the demonstrators.
Superjet Black Box Found
The Moscow Times
The flight recorder of the commercial Sukhoi Superjet that crashed into an Indonesian volcano last week has been found, media reports said Wednesday.
Russian Satellite Takes Highest-Ever Resolution Picture of Earth
The Moscow Times
A stunning 121-megapixel snapshot of the Earth was taken by a Russian weather satellite in what is thought to be the highest resolution picture of the planet ever taken from space.
Tractor Plows Into Siberia Bus Stop, Killing 3
The Moscow Times
A tractor in the Siberian region of Tomsk slammed into a bus stop on a rural road, killing one person instantly and sending two others to the hospital, where they later died, police said in a statement on their website Wednesday.
Russian Naval 'Spy' Released by Ukraine
The Moscow Times
A court in Sevastopol, Ukraine has acquitted a Russian defense contractor on espionage charges after he spent two-and-a-half years in prison for buying a piece of outdated Soviet equipment from Ukrainian partners.
TV Commentator Criticizes 'Disinfected' Inauguration Motorcade
The Moscow Times
Television humorist Mikhail Zhvanetsky criticized President Putin's inauguration motorcade on state television, saying it looked "disinfected" and "wiped with alcohol."
Denis Sinyakov / Reuters
Putin Looks to Strengthen Ties With Former Soviet Neighbors
At a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on Tuesday, the president said the group's influence in regional affairs will increase.
- Court Orders Protest Camp Dismantled
- Soyuz TMA-04M Blasts Off for Space Station
- Duma: Don't Read Into Summit 'Snubs' by Obama, Putin
- Russia to Sign Anti-Poaching Deal to Protect Kamchatka Crab
- Human Rights Court Awards Damages to Mother of Dead Soldier
- Navalny Debit Card to Give Anti-Corruption Rewards
- Patriarch Kirill Launches Facebook Page
- Kosovo Supports Syrian Opposition
- Tymoshenko Case Postponed
- Instruments Found at Crash
- Communal Flats Live On
- Georgia to Bid for Euro 2020
- Yukos Exec's Property Released
- Yale Attendee Tipped as Sverdlovsk Governor
Cigarette Prices to Jump 5 Times by 2018The Moscow Times
Smoking in Russia will soon be more expensive, as analysts say current plans for cigarette policy will cause the price of cigarettes to jump five times higher by 2018.
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Why Putin Is Afraid of the People
After Moscow's large protests on May 6 and the following days, we can easily dispel two widely held opinions — that the protest movement had fizzled out and that Putin had overcome his fear of demonstrations. As it turns out, the protest mood among Russians is stronger than ever and the paranoia of the ruling regime is getting worse.
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