... for his book about the rise of the Russian far-right movement, ran into trouble while swimming with the daughter of a friend. He was able to push her closer to the beach, saving her life, before being swept away by a wave himself, Russian News Service radio reported, citing his widow Ksenia Deutsch. A critical political writer, Deutsch worked for Radio Liberty and Moskovsky Komsomolets. He is known for being the author of the book "The Brown Shirts," in which he wrote about the rise of far-right...

... among scholars and other experts. Medinsky believes “all foreigners who wrote bad things about Russia were foreign intelligence agents,” said Yulia Latynina, a talk show host and Moscow Times columnist who spoke with Medinsky on Ekho Moskvy radio last week, according to comments on her blog. In one of his remarks related to culture, Medinsky complained that Josef “Stalin was good at ideology and brainwashing, but now everything is neglected.” Notably, Medinsky has been a member...

... through the metal detectors set up at the start of the march route, but people could reach Bolotnaya Ploshchad via an alternative route. Organizers estimated that there were as many as 100,000 protesters on hand. Udaltsov said on air to Kommersant-FM radio from the Yakimanka police station that organizers had not expected such a high turnout. The event began similarly to an opposition march and rally held Feb. 4 on the same route, with participants gathering around 3 p.m. at Kaluzhskaya Ploshchad...

... library in the Kremlin, in a glass case inside a table specially designed specifically for the purpose of holding the document. 11:20 a.m., Details of Reception Meal Still Secret: Office of Presidential Affairs spokesman Viktor Khrekov told Kommersant-FM radio this morning that he would not reveal the menu that guests of the inauguration ceremony would be served, saying: “When you’re a guest going to someone’s home for a meal, you don’t ask what you’re going to eat. You come...

... site go down Sunday morning and early afternoon, Kommersant-FM reported. The website underwent cyber attacks before the March 4 presidential election and the December 4 parliamentary vote as well. The websites of opposition news outlets Ekho Moskvy radio and Dozhd television were also down for stretches of time Sunday morning, as was the site of news site Slon.ru. Ekho Moskvy has suffered a number of DDOS attacks that have shut down the site in recent months. 3:36 p.m., Rollerbladers, Musicians...

... keen to incorporate into its advertising strategy. The Defense Ministry has announced its readiness to spend 24.5 million rubles ($761,000) on an advertising blitz of its upcoming June military equipment auction. The ads will appear across television, radio, print and online platforms, RIA-Novosti reported. The ministry has not announced what it will sell at the auction, but previous auctions have featured helicopters, armored vehicles and land. Meanwhile, advertising geared to weaker sorts —...

... impose sanctions on foreign officials accused of human rights abuses. "Trying to use it as an instrument of pressure on us will not bring any results except to damage Russian-U.S. relations," Ambassador Sergei Kislyak said on Voice of Russia radio. He also said the U.S. government was showing a lack of respect for Russia by intervening in the investigation into Magnitsky's death. This "is Russia's internal affair and is being investigated in accordance with Russian law," he said...

... tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky denied a report circulating Sunday in the British media that their client sent a letter to the British prime minister urging a visa ban on 308 Russian officials at the London Summer Olympics. In an interview with Ekho Moskvy radio, lawyer Yury Schmidt said: "I am absolutely convinced that Khodorkovsky could not compile such a list. It's some kind of intentional error or an overt provocation,” Interfax reported. The Sunday Telegraph said that Khodorkovsky had passed...

... “I think there is a certain speculation on the level of ancient cultural relations. There is a play on the level of spirituality. Encroachments on the friendly relations between Russia and Kazakhstan,” Marat Ainekov told on Russian News Service Radio. “I wouldn't want the statue to be a symbol of confrontation. I'd rather it were more positive,” he said. 179742

... juncture, we have no idea what was going on up there," he said. "It's too early to try and pinpoint a cause." There also was no sign after the disaster of the plane's emergency locator, which should have transmitted signals on various radio frequencies when it slammed into the cliff. That slowed efforts to locate the wreckage. 179736

... she says. The video then cuts to a group of men arriving to the scene in a car. Soon after, a fistfight breaks out. News reports said Mingayeva's son Islam was among the group that came to the scene. In an interview Thursday with Russian News Service radio, StopKham leader Ilya Fadeyev said the group was satisfied with the results of the incident, and implied no legal action would be taken. "Our main goal was to show to the violator, shame her a little bit, and we'll stop there. We're not going...

... with 4.3 percent growth in 2011. Total bank deposits in Russia will increase this year by 12 percent to 15 percent, while total loans allocated should go up 20 percent, Central Bank First Deputy Chairman Alexei Ulyukayev said during an interview with radio station Ekho Moskvy, Interfax reported Monday. 179738

... the first time in the past 12 years, every tactic the authorities might try will only work to their detriment, while every tactic the opposition can use will only hasten its ultimate victory. Yulia Latynina hosts a political talk show on Ekho Moskvy radio. 176553

... in the country. It is strange that the church does not understand this and does not come out against the practice of stoning someone for adultery and the idea of Russia joining the caliphate. Yulia Latynina hosts a political talk show on Ekho Moskvy radio. 176553

... for some reason, the government does nothing. The government does not want to stop all of the Schmidts and Aransons because the country's officials and bureaucrats are cut from the same cloth. Yulia Latynina hosts a political talk show on Ekho Moskvy radio. 176553

... access, as well as increasing Internet penetration, including mobile Internet,” Investcafe analyst Ilya Rachenkov said in a note. The convergence of various sources of information also plays its role, with products like Internet TV and Internet radio attracting more people, Rachenkov said. “A traditional television can’t offer such flexibility and variety yet,” he said. As a result, more advertisers might place bets on the Internet in the future, Chernyshyov said, adding that...

... will forge the leaders of this revolution. Whether we like them or not, opposition leaders Alexei Navalny, Sergei Udaltsov and Ilya Ponomaryov are emerging as the men who will lead this charge. Yulia Latynina hosts a political talk show on Ekho Moskvy radio. 176553

... anthem before embracing their former brothers in arms. In a more unusual tribute, earlier that day local motorists roared through the city, which stretches more than 80 kilometers along the Volga River, deafening passersby with patriotic honking and car radios cranked up to full volume. A three-dimensional, 1 1/2-hour video show called "Pages of History Come Alive," which was projected onto the New Experimental Theater daily on May 6 to 8 at a reported cost of 8 million rubles ($270,000), provided...

... currently serving 15-day prison sentences in connection with the unrest. Udaltsov, who is on a hunger strike, is currently in "critical" condition and requires urgent medical care, veteran human rights activist Lev Ponomaryov told Ekho Moskvy radio. He urged Udaltsov to end the strike and prison officials to hospitalize him or else "bear the responsibility." Free assembly advocates led by radical writer Eduard Limonov announced on Wednesday that they would rally on May 31 on Triumfalnaya...

... would also have the incomparable advantage of timing, since other companies have to wait for the allocation of frequencies to operators for 4G communication, which the Defense Ministry reserved for Osnova Telecom. Last year the State Commission for Radio Frequencies (SCRF) suggested that Roskomnadzor hold a competition before February 1, 2012 to obtain licenses for the provision of services within the RF bandwidth of 791-862 MHz, but we have only now become aware of the conditions of this competition...