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1993 White House storm

Fighting Engulfs Moscow

Scores were killed and hundreds wounded in the center of Moscow on Monday after tanks and troops loyal to President Boris Yeltsin blasted the White House...

Putin Wins, Promises No Miracles

Vladimir Putin secured a narrow first-round win Monday in the presidential election, but met his victory with an immediate disclaimer that he had no miracles...

'religious hatred'

Pussy Riot Trio Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison

A Moscow court on Friday sentenced three members of female punk group Pussy Riot to two years in prison each, in a decision that...

'generation putin'

Born Under Putin, Dead Under Putin: Russia’s Teenage Soldiers Dying in Ukraine

Young contract soldiers lacking military expertise are being sent to the frontlines.

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Jan. 16, 2008

Belarus Allows Baumgertner to Swap Prison For House Arrest

Belarussian authorities have changed the terms for Vladislav Baumgertner's detention and will allow the head of the Russian potash...

A Peek Behind the Barbed Wire

Violent crime has been drawing an increasing number of women in recent years.

Russia's Bold Real Estate Investors

Alexander Levchenko bought a small building a year ago and turned it into a Western-style office space. Then he bought a bigger building that he is turning...