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Petersburg will be left with almost no large-format advertising space. The bill, which would amend the law concerning �monuments of historical and cultural legacy of the peoples of the Russian Federation,� was brought before the State Duma in August 2008,...

Council chairwoman Ella Pamfilova expressed her concern about Medvedev�s plan to fight corruption. �There is one serious problem,� Pamfilova said. �Who will carry out this plan, and how will it be carried out?� Medvedev answered, �Only you and I will,...

Secretary-General Mourns Victims Of Russian Train Bombing New York, Nov 30 2009 4:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced the hope today that investigations will shed more light on the circumstances behind the bombing of a Russian train that killed 25 people...

A presidential marionette controlled by a master prime minister-puppeteer? Or is Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev a visionary reformer with a mind of his own, slowly but surely sidelining his mentor, Prime Minister and former president Vladimir Putin?

Government forces killed more than 20 militants in Chechnya on Friday, law enforcement authorities said. Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said it was possible that Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov was among those killed in the fighting in the province�s southern...

Petersburg on Friday. �We will see signs of stabilization next year. There are still some clouds in the sky.� Munich-based BMW sold 13,718 cars in Russia, including the Mini brand, in the first 10 months of the year, a decline...

The president acknowledged that �In the 21st century, our country once again needs to undergo comprehensive modernization. This will be our first ever experience of modernization based on democratic values and institutions.� I interpret this to mean that all of...

Last Tuesday, employees of the Ministry of Internal affairs searched Stroimontage�s offices as part of an ongoing case opened in September by Baltiisky Bank in accordance with article 196 of the Criminal Code (premeditated bankruptcy), a law enforcement source told...

The fire broke out in the northeastern Vyborg district of the former capital and spread to cover an area of 6,000 square metres (65,000 square feet), the reports said, quoting the local emergency services...The blaze was labelled a grade five,...

Maksharip Aushev, one of the most influential people in Ingushetia, was gunned down near Nalchik on Sunday. He was murdered the day after he bitterly denounced former Ingush President Murat Zyazikov on �Nedelya,� the analytical news program on Ren-TV hosted...