Tom Balmforth covers Russia and other former Soviet republics from his base in Moscow.
Bloggers say famous figures and innovations on a new statue ensemble have little or nothing to do with its centerpiece, Tsar Alexander III.
The U.S. ambassador to Russia has visited the Moscow bureau of RFE/RL and Voice of America in a gesture of support for American media that could be targeted by new Russian legislation.
One of President Vladimir Putin's longest-serving lieutenants has ignored a second summons to testify in a major corruption trial. Some say that even getting called into court laid bare tensions between powerful Kremlin factions.
Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky appears to shrug off the Western frenzy over sexual assault and harassment allegations, casting Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's downfall as symptomatic of "political correctness" that has "reached the absurd."
Thousands of communist supporters from around the world rallied in downtown Moscow on November 7 to mark the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution as the Kremlin avoided commemorating the tumultuous event.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik seizure of power in Russia, an event that determined the course of the entire region and the world. Yet, Russians today seem unsure of what to think of the 1917 events and are increasingly unwilling even to attempt to assess them.
Speculation by Russian lawmakers that the West is collecting Russian DNA to devise a biological superweapon gets shorter shrift from people who aren't Russian officials.
Russia's tough rhetoric on the Council of Europe has prompted speculation that the Kremlin could be moving to leave the 47-member bloc, which would potentially deprive Russians of a key avenue for legal recourse.
Ksenia Sobchak -- the Russian socialite, TV personality, and opposition activist who announced last week she would run in the presidential election in March -- has called on the authorities to release political prisoners.
Russia’s law against offending religious feelings has typically been used to defend the Orthodox Church. But in an apparent first, a criminal case has been opened against a man for offending the feelings of atheists.
Yury Bykov, whose biting social commentaries have resonated among Russians, has apologized for the "betrayal" of his fans after his TV spy thriller was derided as Kremlin propaganda.
Analysts say the Kremlin's latest replacement of regional leaders is designed to give the “illusion of renewal” as 65-year-old Vladimir Putin likely prepares to seek a fourth term as president.
Police tactics varied greatly from city to city on October 7 as thousands of Russians took to the streets in antigovernment protests on President Vladimir Putin’s 65th birthday.
Thousands of supporters of Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny rallied across the country on October 7 as part of protests coinciding with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 65th birthday.
Russia's opposition claims officials are offering free showings of a new movie about the Kremlin's 2014 annexation of Crimea in order to lure would-be protesters away from antigovernment rallies on October 7, President Vladimir Putin's birthday.
Russian authorities have not acknowledged that two purported IS captives are Russians, but a family member says one of them was fighting for a private military-contracting agency.
A top Russian academic council has recommended stripping Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky of his doctorate after panning his dissertation as unscholarly.
As violence marred a banned independence vote by the Spanish region of Catalonia, Russian media drew attention to the clashes and accused Brussels of double standards and "repressive" meddling.
Russia is forecasting a dramatic decrease in the number of working-age citizens over the coming years, a fall that could stymie a return to growth after a deep two-year recession.
A stream of leaks and media reports claim Ksenia Sobchak, a Russian journalist and socialite often critical of the Kremlin, might run for president in March. That’s ruffling feathers among erstwhile allies in the opposition camp.
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