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Orange Weather Alert as Moscow Prepares for More Snowfall

Russia's weather center issued an orange weather warning on Tuesday as heavy snowfall threatened to disrupt traffic in Moscow.

Russian Woman Dies Following Snowstorm Traffic Jam

A Russian woman has died after being rescued from a severe traffic jam on a snow-covered highway in the southern Urals, the Interfax news agency reported...

Moscow Airports Slash Flights After Heavy Snowfall

More than 50 flights were canceled at Moscow airports on Wednesday as the city remains buried under almost a quarter of a meter of snow, the Interfax news...

Russian Animated Film Gets Oscar Nod

The Russian animated film "We Can't Live Without Cosmos" has been shortlisted for an Academy Award.

B.I.G.G.I.E. Restaurant Is Big on Flavor

In place of the Beefbar Junior restaurant in the Hotel Ukraina, Restaurant Syndicate has opened a new Russian restaurant called B.I.G.G.I.E.

Start the Year With Contemporary Art in Moscow

If the long holiday break has left you exhausted from over-consumption of everything from presents to champagne and rich desserts, here is a good...

60% of Muscovites Have Noticed Russia's Worsening Economy – Poll

Sixty percent of Moscow residents believe economic conditions in Russia have worsened recently, the RIA Novosti news agency reported Wednesday, citing...

Moscow Restaurants: News & Openings

Cafes, bars and restaurants opened in Moscow last week.

Russian Legal Activists Offer Advice for 'When They Come for You'

A team of St. Petersburg lawyers and journalists take on high treason cases and continue the crusade against the abuse of freedom of information...

What to Call Russia's Last Man Standing

The holidays are over, and you are hoping that the price of vegetables has fallen from their are-you-out-of-your-flipping-mind peak on Dec. 31, when...

Cinema

Where to go and what to see if you like cinema and live in Moscow.

Muchnik's Picks: Music on the Weekend in Moscow

Moscow is slowly coming out of its annual holiday hibernation. It may be cold, but it's time to get out and play — or, to be more precise, get out...

Reports 2 Russian Children Destined for Organ Harvesting Being Investigated

The Novosibirsk regional branch of the Investigative Committee is looking into a reported attempt to harvest the organs of two Russian children in Kyrgyzstan...

Concerts

Where to go and what to see if you like classical music and live in Moscow.

Dance

Where to go and what to see if you like ballet and live in Moscow.

Opera

Where to go and what to see if you like opera and live in Moscow.

Theater

Where to go and what to see if you like theater and live in Moscow.

Gigs

Where to go and what to see if you like gigs and live in Moscow.

Exhibits

Where to go and what to see if you like exhibits and live in Moscow.

Agents of Change: Promoting Tolerance and Acceptance in Russia

Foreigners in Russia have advocated tolerance towards people with special needs for over two decades — their work continues to improve public understanding...

China's Economic Turmoil Ruins Russia's New Year

New fears over China's economy and sharp falls in the price of oil have worsened the outlook for Russia as it tries to emerge from recession.

Bogged Down in the Middle East, Russia Loses Honest Broker Image

Saudi Arabia cut off diplomatic and trade ties with Iran in retaliation for the provocative ransacking of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran by what appeared...

Kremlin Critic Pribylovsky Found Dead in Moscow Apartment

Prominent political analyst and journalist Vladimir Pribylovsky has been found dead in his apartment in Moscow at the age of 59, his colleague, historian...

Putin Says Russia Developed World's Best Ebola Vaccine

Russia has registered the world's best vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus, President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday.

Netflix's Desire for World Domination Reaches Russia

China, the world's most populous country, might have slipped through its fingers, but with Russia Netflix pocketed the largest country by landmass and the...

RuNet 2016: Pressure Shifts From Companies to Citizens (Op-Ed)

The stakes are getting higher in the battle between the state and the Internet giants.

Obama Calls Putin to Discuss Global Crises

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama conducted a telephone conversation on Wednesday for the first time since June 2015, according...

Russian College Burns Books Published With Soros Foundation Support

Fifty-three textbooks published with the support of the Soros Foundation — an NGO deemed “undesirable” in Russia last year — were burnt at a college...

Russian Oligarch Yevtushenkov Cleared of Charges in Bashneft Case

A legal case against Russian billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov has been dropped, his company said Thursday in an online statement.

Russia Replaces Israel as 'Biggest Threat' to Turkey – Poll

Russia has replaced Israel as the country that “poses the biggest threat to Turkey,” according to an opinion poll conducted by a Turkish University...

Russian Car Sales Down 36% in 2015

The sales of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Russia dropped by 35.7 percent last year, the Automobile Manufacturers Committee of the...

World-Class Medical Complex for Moscow's Skolkovo

An international medical complex will be built in the Moscow region town of Skolkovo within five to seven years, the Vedomosti newspaper reported Thursday...

Russia Bans Bad Language for Remand Prisoners

Russia's Justice Ministry has banned prisoners kept in pretrial detention centers from using abusive language and prison slang, the Interfax news agency...

Woman Dies After Elevator Accident in Elite Moscow Residence

A woman died in Moscow on Thursday after the floor of an elevator fell into the elevator shaft at the elite Alye Parusa residential complex in northwestern...

Top International Officials Knew About Russian Doping - Report

A report has detailed “embedded” corruption at the governing body of world athletics and suggested collusion between Russian and IAAF officials at...

Russian Culture Minister Says Burning Books 'Completely Unacceptable'

Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky has denounced an incident in which 53 publications funded by the George Soros Foundation were reportedly incinerated...

Russian Imports Drop 36% in 2015

Imports into Russia from beyond the former Soviet Union dropped by 36.4 percent and totaled $161.5 billion last year, the Federal Customs Service...

Russian Regional College Denies Burning Books

The northwest Russian republic of Komi's Education Ministry has denied that books published with Soros Foundation support were burned at a local college...

Russian Violinist Repin to Open U.K.-Russia Year of Cultural Cooperation

Acclaimed Russian violinist Vadim Repin will open the Year of Language and Literature of Russia and the United Kingdom, the TASS news agency reported Friday...

Russians Increasingly Pessimistic About Job Prospects – Poll

The number of Russians that believe they would be able to find a good job if they lost their current position fell by 10 percent last year, the results...

Kadyrov Controversy Turns Into Opposition Phone Tapping Scandal

A statement by Chechen leader Kadyrov branding the Russian opposition "enemies of the people" has evolved into a whirlwind of allegations and misinformation...

Service Employee Detained After Moscow Woman's Elevator Death

A maintenance worker has been detained in connection with the death of a woman on Jan. 14 in an elevator in northwestern Moscow, the local branch of the...

Russian Ministry Predicts More Recession, Lower Incomes and Less Employment

New falls in the oil price mean that Russia's economy will likely shrink again in 2016, as incomes continue to fall and unemployment rises, according...

Indebted Russian Drivers Could Lose Their Licenses

Some 300,000 Russian drivers evading traffic fines or alimony payments could be deprived of their driving licenses as a new law comes into effect on Friday...

Turkey's Pegasus Airlines Resumes Flights to Russia

Turkey's Pegasus Airlines announced that flights between Russia and Turkey would resume on Jan. 15 as the Turkish crew's visa problems have been resolved...

Russian Pensioners Protest Transport Benefits Cuts in Sochi and Krasnodar (Video)

About 100 people blocked a central road in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi on Friday, demanding the return of transport benefits, the local Sochi...

Turkish Police Releases Russian Suspect in Deadly Istanbul Bombing

A Russian citizen has been released after being detained by Turkish police in connection to a terrorist attack in Istanbul earlier this week, a correspondent...

Russian Domestic Tourism Up 18 Percent in 2015

More than 50 million Russians holidayed in Russia last year, 18 percent more than in 2014, the TASS news agency reported Friday, citing Rostourism head...

2 Russian Grannies Caught in Heroin Drug Heist

Two Russian pensioners have been detained in St. Petersburg after they were caught selling heroin, the local branch of the Interior Ministry said Friday...

Belarus' Alexander Lukashenko: Thank God for Snow!

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has urged his countrymen to thank the heavens for the cyclone that has swept through the country.

'Downshifter' Russia Is Losing Global Competition, Warns State Bank Chief

Russia has failed to adapt to economic and technological change and has fallen into the ranks of "downshifter" countries that will catastrophically...

Chinese E-Retailer to Sell Russian Brands

Major Chinese e-commerce company, JD.com, will sell Russian products from Jan.18, the RBC newspaper reported Friday, citing Victor Xu, president of JD...

Putin's Aide Surkov Meets Nuland in Kaliningrad

President Vladimir Putin's aide Vladislav Surkov, known in the 2010s as the "gray cardinal" of the Kremlin, met with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State...

Russia Continues Boycotting 'Russophobic' PACE

Russia will continue to boycott the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in retaliation for sanctions imposed on it over its role in the Ukraine...

Russian Selfies Get Stalinified With New App

You could be a fluffy bunny. You could be a scary Zombie. You could even be Conchita Wurst. But you just had to be Stalin, huh?

Japan's Abe: 'We Need Putin for Global Peace'

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for a thaw in relations with Russia, urging dialogue in order to resolve flaring violence in the Middle...

Russia's Ruble Falls as Oil Price Tumbles

The ruble weakened sharply on Monday morning as the price of oil fell to new lows, worsening the outlook for Russia's recession-hit economy.

Russia Considers Suspending Loans to Other Countries

Russia could suspend loans to foreign countries as the country's budget continues to be strained by economic recession, the Interfax news agency reported...

Investigation Into Moscow Policeman Who Stopped Ambulance for Government Motorcade

The Moscow police officer who reportedly held up an ambulance carrying a sick child to let an official motorcade pass has come under fire.

International Conflicts Are Russians' Biggest Fear - Poll

The escalation of international conflicts is currently the issue that most frightens Russian citizens, the results of a poll by the state-run VTsIOM...

Slow Holiday Sales for Russian Winemakers

Champagne sales decreased significantly during the New Year holidays, according to Russian winemakers, the Kommersant newspaper reported Monday.

Kadyrov's Aide Threatens Russian Opposition Activists With Dog

Magomed Daudov, aide to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and a speaker in the republic's parliament, used Kadyrov's dog to threaten Russian opposition...

Russians Expect Kremlin to Stabilize Economy - Poll

The majority of Russian citizens expect that the government will stabilize economic and political conditions in the country, a poll carried out by the...

New Anti-Gay Law Rejected by Russian Duma Committee

The State Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building has rejected a bill that would make it illegal to come out as gay in Russia...

Hillary Clinton: New 'Reset' Possible in U.S.-Russian Relationship

A new "reset" in the U.S.-Russian relationship is possible, "depending on what the U.S. will get for it," former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary...

Russian Capital Outflow Hit $59 Billion Last Year

Russia saw a net capital outflow of $58.9 billion last year, almost three times less than in 2014, preliminary data published by the Central Bank on Monday...

Unhappy Employee Guns Down Former Bosses in Moscow

Two managers of a landscaping company were shot dead with a hunting rifle in Moscow on Monday by a former employee, the Interfax news agency reported...

Russian Orthodox Believers Take Icy Plunge to Mark Epiphany

What do you do if it's cold outside? You stay indoors, have a hot shower or maybe even a nice long bath. Unless you're Russian, of course.

Russia Plans to Oblige Graduating Doctors to Work for the State

Russia plans to oblige graduating doctors to work for a period of time in state hospitals as part of efforts to solve staff shortages, Health Minister...

Moscow's Apartment Market Down 30 Percent

The market for previously-occupied housing in Moscow has dropped by almost 30 percent over the past year, the Vedomosti newspaper reported Tuesday.

Crimea Vacations Will Cost 30% More in 2016

Prices in Crimean hotels this summer could increase by 15-30 percent, the Kommersant newspaper reported Tuesday, citing Russian tour operators.

State Duma Speaker Suggests EU Sanction Kiev Over Minsk Violations

State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin has suggested the European Union impose sanctions on Kiev for violating the Minsk agreements, the TASS news agency...

Turkey Sales Skyrocket Amid Russian Crisis

Meat consumption in Russia is falling amid economic crisis, but turkey production has increased by more than third over the past year, the RBC newspaper...

Putin's New Internet Adviser Reportedly Former Owner of Illegal Torrent Website

Russian President Vladimir Putin's newly appointed Internet adviser has links to an illegal torrent website, the business daily Vedomosti reported Monday...

Russian Court Rules to Keep Karaulova in Custody

Moscow student Varvara Karaulova, 19, will remain in custody until March 27 after a Moscow City Court rejected her lawyer's appeal, the RIA Novosti news...

Russian Betting Syndicate Embroiled in Tennis Match-Fixing Scandal

Russian and Italian criminal organizations have allegedly bribed professional tennis players as part of a worldwide match-fixing scandal, an investigation...

Criminal Investigation Opened After Eight Babies Die at Russian Hospital

A criminal investigation has been opened into the deaths of eight newborns in Russia's Oryol region, the local branch of the Investigative Committee said...

Russian TV Report on Alleged Berlin Rape Criticized in Germany

A German lawyer has asked prosecutors in Berlin to investigate a report on Russian state television that may have been faked about the rape of an underage...

Sapsan Offers $12 Train Tickets to St. Petersburg

The Sapsan high-speed train between Moscow and St. Petersburg will offer $12 tickets for sale starting from Jan. 19, Russian Railways said in a statement...

Russian Alcohol Consumption Down 9 Percent Since 2009

Russians consume about 9 percent less alcohol than they did in 2009, Russia's consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said in statement on its website...

Russian Defense Ministry Releases Video of Su-24 Bombing Run (Video)

Russia's Defense Ministry on Tuesday released a high-definition video showing one of its Su-24 fighter-bombers conducting a sortie over the skies of war-torn...

Information on Soviet Secret Police to Remain Classified

Russia's Interdepartmental Commission for the Protection of State Secrets has refused to declassify information on the work of Soviet law enforcement services...

Navalny Loses Case to Senator Sablin, Ordered to Pay $5,000

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has lost a case against Senator Dmitry Sablin, the Vedomosti newspaper reported Wednesday.

70 Percent of Russians Think It’s Too Dangerous to Travel Abroad

Seventy percent of Russians think it is too dangerous to travel overseas in the aftermath of terror attacks in Paris and the Middle East, a poll published...

Masked Teenagers Brutally Attack Man on Moscow Train — Report

A group of masked teenagers on a Moscow suburban train allegedly beat a man from Russia's North Caucasus with baseball bats in an apparent racist attack...

Cinema

Where to go and what to see if you like cinema and live in Moscow.

Concerts

Where to go and what to see if you like classical music and live in Moscow.

Dance

Where to go and what to see if you like ballet and live in Moscow.

Opera

Where to go and what to see if you like opera and live in Moscow.

Theater

Where to go and what to see if you like theater and live in Moscow.

Exhibits

Where to go and what to see if you like exhibits and live in Moscow.

Dance

Where to go and what to see if you like ballet and live in Moscow.