VOLGOGRAD — Every May 9, Alexander Ivanovich Kolotushkin dusts off his best suit, gets out his medals from the cabinet and heads to Volgograd's main square with fellow veterans. VOLGOGRAD — Every May 9, Alexander Ivanovich Kolotushkin dusts off his best suit, gets out his medals from the cabinet and heads to Volgograd's main square with fellow veterans. "There used to be more of us. I remember that 10 years...

... motorcycle accident. A decorated war hero who had survived almost every major military campaign of Russia's modern history, earning him the moniker "The Russian Rambo," was mourned with honors Monday after being killed in a motorcycle accident. A veteran of the Chechen and Georgian wars, Lieutenant Colonel Anatoly Lebed died in Moscow on Friday after losing control of his bike. He was 48. Born in Estonia when it was part of the Soviet Union, Lebed fulfilled his military service with the Air Force...

... with the line of equipment stretching 1.5 kilometers. This year's parade will also see the new armored Lynx vehicle on Red Square for the first time, which will accompany the Topol-M strategic missile launchers in the procession. Aircraft piloted by veterans will fly over the parade with 1.8 ton flags streaming behind commemorating each branch of the Russian military. The parade started at 10:00 a.m. to the music of a composition called Holy War performed by a military orchestra composed of more...

... for its exclusion from the agenda was that President Dmitry Medvedev had a tight schedule. Gannushkina, head of refugee aid organization Civil Assistance, said she too would not join the next council because of her belief that the election was unfair. Veteran human rights campaigner Lyudmila Alexeyeva said she would continue her work in the group, while 10 others had not yet made up their minds regarding their future participation in the council, one member told Vedomosti. 179742

... rights? … [The protesters] sleep on the grass day and night, they defecate where they want and how they want." But it turns out the 72-year old woman actually lives kilometers from the area being occupied by protesters, and even chairs the veteran organization of a different city district. The woman is also a member of the dominant United Russia party and received an award for being active in the city's election commission, RBC reported. Opposition figures blasted the woman for speaking...

... promises to clear the leaden skies above Moscow. About 14,000 servicemen from all branches of the armed forces participated in the meticulously rehearsed parade, a fall from a record 20,000 in 2011. In his speech to the assembled audience of soldiers, veterans and visiting dignitaries, President Vladimir Putin warned against violations of national sovereignty and spoke of Russia's role on the international stage. "A strict observation of international norms, a respect for state sovereignty and...

... publish income declarations. But Yelena Panfilova, head of Transparency International in Russia, announced at the meeting that she would not join the next council because she would be “able to do more” with her “civic activism.” Veteran human rights defender and council member Lyudmila Alexeyeva predicted that President-elect Vladimir Putin would change the council’s composition but said the current members would continue working as a group and contacting the government...

... “for the course of rehabilitation recommended by the international medical commission.” Yanukovych appeared placid and untroubled at World War II Victory Day celebrations on Wednesday, despite the growing political pressure. Addressing war veterans in Kiev, he spoke of the need to defend world peace by shunning “populism of all types,” but remained silent about Tymoshenko. In an embarrassing setback on Tuesday, he called off an informal summit meeting in Yalta of Central and...

... the apartments in Moscow, a police spokesman said Friday. Earlier, the police said about 30 officers had been injured in the clashes. News of the free apartments sparked irritation from opposition-minded bloggers, who pointed out that hundreds of war veterans and people with special needs have been waiting for similar apartments for years. Also Sunday, socialite-turned-opposition activist Ksenia Sobchak wrote on Twitter that she had been told that she will no longer host a Muz-TV music award ceremony...

... decree. No such decree was published on the Kremlin’s website, and Churov’s name was not on the Kremlin’s awards list of 57 people. Moreover, Medvedev handed the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky at Thursday’s ceremony to Vasily Petrov, a World War II veteran who served for 70 years in the armed forces, rising from a cadet to first deputy defense minister and retiring with the rank of marshal. News reports circulated late Thursday that the order might have been bestowed on Churov in secret, a gesture...

... threat. Kobzon has said his more than five decades as a singer have put him in contact and friendship with some shady characters, but his links with crime go no further than that. A convincing argument, although the same would surely go for most Russian veteran pop stars — Alla Pugachyova, Valery Leontyev — who have set up a colony in Miami untroubled by the State Department. Kobzon's son Andrei appeared in front of the cameras on Monday — defiantly bald — as Putin and Medvedev...

... Ministry. The higher rate could apply to the total cost of the property, or it may be a progressive scale. The ministry plans deductions in the form of the estimated value of a set number of square meters — which would apply to certain groups, like veterans or pensioners. The goal is to not increase the tax burden for the majority of property owners, sources said. A standard deduction could be 30 meters, and the number of dependent minor children could also affect the calculation. There are many...

... opposition leaders Sergei Udaltsov and Alexei Navalny, are 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...

... battalions of goose-stepping soldiers and columns of armored vehicles with missiles produced 30 years ago are essential to a revival of national pride. Apparently, there is not enough national pride left over to provide thousands of Great Patriotic War veterans housing, despite the public promises to do so. Brave men and women to whom Russia owes its very existence after they defended the Soviet Union against the Nazis still live in dilapidated shacks without central heating, running water or indoor...

... come up at a joint news conference with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Governance at TNK-BP has once again been on the brink of collapse since the resignation of two independent directors, former German Chancellor Gerhard SchrÚder and mining industry veteran James Leng, at the end of 2011. Only one has been replaced. Last week the board postponed a dividend payout in a sign of a broadening rift between AAR and BP, which each received $3.75 billion in 2011 dividends from TNK-BP. TNK-BP is still looking...

... 100 people. He then exited with Medvedev to greet the elite Presidential Regiment military unit assembled in Cathedral Square within the Kremlin walls. Later Monday, Putin signed his first order as president, issuing one-time payments to World War II veterans ranging from 1,000 to 5,000 rubles ($33 to $167) each, ahead of Wednesday's Victory Day celebrations that will mark the 67th anniversary of the end of the war. On Monday he also ordered the as-yet-unformed government to draw up a plan for social...

... minister, competed with Medvedev during 2007, when both oversaw national projects as first deputy prime ministers. Their yearlong “race” ended in December of that year when Putin named Medvedev as his chosen successor. Andrei Piontkovsky, a veteran political analyst and senior member of the Solidarity opposition movement, had little sympathy for Medvedev, calling him a “totally demolished figure.” Medvedev’s main function was to delay the current protest movement “because...

... 11:20 p.m. Dubbed. Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 p.m. Dubbed. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011): A charming British comedy directed by John Madden, written by Ol Parker and starring a stellar cast of British veteran actors including Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith. The film observes a group of retirees entering a retirement home in India. Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 3:20 and 9:35 p.m. Dubbed. The Dictator (2012): Larry Charles directs...

... the world from evil and destruction. Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 1:25 p.m. Dubbed. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011): A charming British comedy directed by John Madden, written by Ol Parker and starring a stellar cast of British veteran actors including Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith. The film observes a group of retirees entering a retirement home in India. Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to Wed. at 5:30 p.m. Dubbed. The Dictator (2012): Larry Charles directs a...

... set in a Leningrad mental hospital. Sovremennik Theater Drugaya Stage. May 24, 8 p.m. Pagans: (See Sat. listing.) Teatr.doc. May 24, 8 p.m. Poplars and Wind (Topolya i Veter): Konstantin Raikin directs Gerald Sibleyras’ comedy about three war veterans planning their escape from hospital in 1959. Satirikon Theater. April 24, 7 p.m. Salome: Oscar Wilde’s play as staged by Igor Yatsko. School of Dramatic Art. May 24 and 25, 7 p.m. MT Pick The Black Monk (Chyorny Monakh): Kama Ginkas’...