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Ivanov Replaces Naryshkin In Kremlin
23 December 11
Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov became the Kremlin chief of staff in what analysts called a reward for one of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's closest allies and part of preparations for Putin's expected return to the Kremlin.
Naryshkin, Zhukov Head to Duma
16 December 11
By Alexandra Odynova and Alexey Eremenko
A government shuffle advanced Thursday with Kremlin chief of staff Sergei Naryshkin and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov stepping down to take seats in the State Duma.
Silliness, Civic Activism Merge at Record Rally
12 December 11
Nobody quite knows what "Upyachka" is, either in Russian or in English. But it was important enough for some people to mention on protest posters next to "Freedom" and "Equality."
Putin Blames Clinton for Unrest
09 December 11
By Irina Filatova and Alexey Eremenko
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of instigating the public protests against the State Duma elections as tens of thousands of people signed up to rally this weekend.
Ex-Mayor Hints He Stands With Navalny
08 December 11
Former Mayor Yury Luzhkov said he did not vote for United Russia on Sunday and that he would consider rallying under the banners of arrested Kremlin basher Alexei Navalny.
Observers Question Fairness of Vote
06 December 11
President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday dismissed claims of massive vote-rigging in Sunday's elections by declaring that the State Duma elections were democratic.
Yabloko Has Landslide Win in MT Online Vote
05 December 11
The social-democratic Yabloko party is winning the newspaper's State Duma vote with 27.8 percent of the ballots, followed by the liberal Parnas, the Communist Party, United Russia and the nationalists.
Electoral Mutiny in TV Ad Ban
29 November 11
Campaign ads by opposition parties have been banned on state television by order of the head of the Central Elections Commission, who has no authority to do so.
Report: United Russia in Vote Grab
24 November 11
A district head in Moscow asked local businessmen to collect absentee ballots for the upcoming State Duma elections from their employees and hand them over to local officials.
Top Eye Doctor Fired as Corruption Accusations Fly
18 November 11
The head of the country's top eye clinic was fired in what his supporters called a takeover attempt by corrupt officials who accused the doctor of corruption to drive him out of the job.
St. Pete May Fine Gays Who Are Open
17 November 11
In a throwback to Soviet times, St. Petersburg legislators have tentatively approved a bill that would impose fines on gays or lesbians who openly profess their sexual orientation.
Court Rejects Suit On 'Kremlin Sanatorium'
16 November 11
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a plan to carve out a plot of land from a wildlife reserve on the Black Sea for what evidence suggests is a Kremlin-connected luxury resort
Iran Lobbies for Russian Support
11 November 11
By Alexandra Odynova and Alexey Eremenko
Iran is making a strong push to secure Moscow's backing in a global diplomatic fight, asking Russia to build more nuclear reactors in Bushehr and permission to join the Moscow-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
An Expat's Guide to the Duma Vote
11 November 11
Russia's political scene has been thoroughly reworked since Vladimir Putin rose to power in 2000, with only seven political parties left in existence, four of which are represented in the State Duma.
Khodorkovsky Warns of a Revolution
09 November 11
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's government will be toppled by a revolution, jailed former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky said in remarks released Tuesday, a day after he decided not to seek parole on the grounds that Putin's government would block it.
Voronezh Officials 'Pressured' to Vote
08 November 11
By Alexey Eremenko and Natalya Krainova
Regional officials in Voronezh have asked subordinates to confirm in writing that they will vote for the ruling United Russia party in the State Duma elections on Dec. 4.
Socialite Says NTV Censored Her Show
03 November 11
NTV took off the air an episode of a talk show in which Ksenia Sobchak accuses a senior government official of corruption, drawing allegations that the TV channel has censored two programs critical of authorities in less than a week.
Water Stunt May Earn 2 Years in Jail
01 November 11
An opposition activist faces two years in jail for splashing water in the face of a prosecutor who jailed his comrades and allegedly threatened to kill him, the Agora rights group said Monday.
Medvedev Vows 2nd MSU Visit
24 October 11
National politics are notoriously devoid of public discussion, but President Dmitry Medvedev pledged on Saturday to change that by meeting with young journalists and fielding any questions they might have.
Jury Rules Death That Started Race Riots Was Murder
21 October 11
The death of a football fan that triggered nationalist rioting in Moscow in December was murder, not involuntary manslaughter, a jury ruled Thursday, Interfax reported.
Top Election Official 'Barred From U.S.'
20 October 11
The country's top elections official said he has been "honored" to be included in the "Magnitsky list" of Russian officials blacklisted for U.S. entry over human rights violations. Vladimir Churov said he would therefore not be able to travel to the United States to work as an observer at the U.S. presidential election in November 2012.
Political Zombies Are Mounting Comebacks
29 September 11
Vladimir Putin's bid for the presidency is expected to catapult him back to the top spot after four years in the White House. But then, he never really left the Kremlin — unlike many other politicians who have announced comebacks in recent months.
Just Russia, Communists Finalize Bids
26 September 11
Two left-leaning parliamentary parties, A Just Russia and the Communists, held their pre-election conventions on Saturday, approving nonflashy electoral lists in the shadow of United Russia's political show at Luzhniki.
Anger as Mikhalkov's Flop Wins Oscar Nod
22 September 11
Nikita Mikhalkov's war movie "Citadel," a critical and commercial flop, has won Russia's nomination for a foreign-language Oscar, beating out two films that drew rave reviews at European film festivals.
Smolensk City Manager Detained in Bribery Case
21 September 11
Smolensk's city manager was led away in handcuffs by masked officers toting automatic weapons Tuesday after his deputy was caught red-handed accepting a bribe on his behalf, police said.
Prokhorov Blames Kremlin for Party ‘Coup’
15 September 11
By Alexandra Odynova and Alexey Eremenko
Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov called dozens of reporters to a hastily organized news conference in his ninth-floor office on Wednesday to declare that he would not be ousted from Right Cause amid an attempted mutiny.
Yavlinsky to Run for Duma With Yabloko
12 September 11
Yabloko party co-founder Grigory Yavlinsky will come out of political retirement to head the party's list in the State Duma elections, the party announced Sunday at a Moscow congress.
Hermitage Capital: Tax Officials Stole $33M
09 September 11
Hermitage Capital Management on Thursday released a new exposé about officials implicated in the death of its lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, accusing them of siphoning off 1 billion rubles ($33 million) of state money through illegal tax refunds.
With Crash, Russia Has Deadliest Airspace
08 September 11
By Alexandra Odynova and Alexey Eremenko
In the worst sports-related disaster in decades, one of Russia's best ice hockey teams, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, was decimated Wednesday in a plane crash that killed at least 43 people.
Outgoing Lawmakers Adopt a Populist Tone
07 September 11
State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov kicked off the outgoing parliament’s fall session with a call to refrain from populism before December elections, but his request fell on deaf ears.
