A respected Russian political journalist who exposed the rise of modern Russian Nazi movements has drowned while vacationing in Indonesia with his family.
A respected Russian political journalist who exposed the rise of modern Russian Nazi movements has drowned while vacationing in Indonesia with his family.
Mark Deutsch, 67, known for his book about...
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The Moscow metro celebrated its birthday with a nighttime concert featuring choral music, contemporary hits and beat boxing at the Kropotkinskaya metro station.
A choir began singing while the metro was still in operation, the music occasionally drowned out by the roar of approaching metro trains, Ridus.ru reported.
Performances included a from the Russian State University for the Humanities led by Boris Tarakanov, the vocal group Broadway, international competition winners Irina Sakne and Natalia...
... the visit after a downpour and strong winds nearly knocked over the pavilion where he met with officials.
"I think we need to break off and move to another building," he said in televised remarks as the flapping of the tent grew so loud it drowned out his words.
(AP, Reuters)
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... generation's pensions, health care and debt. Or they could emigrate. It is hard to make a start in Brazil, Canada or Germany, but the alternative might be watching television in your parents' house for the next four years. Similarly, elderly Americans drowning in health-care costs should consider hotfooting it to Britain or India pronto.
Emigration is probably the quickest way of improving your career prospects, both now and for your lifetime. You make a new set of contacts. You learn survival skills...
By Jonathan Earle and Howard Amos and Alexandra Odynova and Kevin O'Flynn / The Moscow Times
... again," said Pavel Kostamarov, 36, a film director. "It's like water: You have to find the pores, the little streams, the chinks in the armor. Then you soak through and form a big mass in the ocean. When we have an ocean, all the rats will drown."
"I'm very tired," said Asya Tsturyan, 21, who works for the independent Levada Center pollster. "I've been in the thick of this all day. … When they open the metro and replacements come, I'm going to sleep."
The...
By Jonathan Earle and Kevin O'Flynn and Howard Amos / The Moscow Times
... director. "It's like water: You have to find the pores, the little streams, the chinks in the armor. Then you soak through and form a big mass in the ocean. When we have an ocean, all the rats will drown."
About 300 people made it back to the square, where police detained, once again, Navalny and Udaltsov. But the protesters were allowed to camp out, and by early morning, with the sun beating down, two young...
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A tabloid claims that Russian intelligence agencies are investigating the possibility that the U.S. military may have brought down the Sukhoi Superjet that crashed in Indonesia.
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President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced the makeup of the new Cabinet answering to Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, with three-fourths of the members having been replaced.
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As Moscow gears up to celebrate its victory in World War II, 67 years ago Wednesday, the shadow of political conflict shrouds the capital as hundreds of arrests cloud Victory Day festivities.
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.
Search and rescue helicopters and volunteers struggling through thick forest and mountainous terrain spotted bodies but no survivors on the Indonesian mountainside where a Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed by the time darkness forced an end to the search Thursday night.
Moscow’s sky was back to normal Friday after a mysterious green cloud that descended on part of the city and prompted emergency calls from residents fearing a chemical spill had dissipated.
A tabloid claims that Russian intelligence agencies are investigating the possibility that the U.S. military may have brought down the Sukhoi Superjet that crashed in Indonesia.
A 46-year-old furniture magnate was killed with six gunshot wounds to the head and chest early Sunday as he arrived in his Mercedes at his home in the Moscow region.
Three thrill-seekers who climbed two Vladivostok bridges earlier this week and took photos from the top were fined 300 rubles ($10) each for trespassing.
President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced the makeup of the new Cabinet answering to Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, with three-fourths of the members having been replaced.
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