President Vladimir Putin's regular calls for ""dictatorship of the law"" when he took office seven years ago have faded into memory. What we have today is something very different.

Do we really have a dictatorship in Russia?"" my 16-year-old son asked me recently.

Better late than never. The Defense Ministry has announced its plans to open an institute devoted to the training of professional sergeants for the armed forces.

Take a ride in a hot air balloon -- and if you really like it, learn to fly one.

Dozens of big names in Russian cinema, stage, television, pop and rock are coming together this Friday to participate in a concert benefiting children with cancer.

Tyubiteika is an Uzbek eatery with a view -- not just any view, but a space-age super view.

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A teenager studying to paint icons has claimed involvement in more than 30 murders in Moscow, law enforcement sources said.