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  • Collective buying power on the march in Russia

    In spring 2010 Russian internet consumers welcomed a new online shopping concept to the market, with sites offering products and services at a discount, provided enough buyers take part, becoming ... Read more »

  • Animal kingdom in the center of urban jungle

    The capital’s zoo, Russia’s largest and oldest, has come a long way from its beginnings as a humble zoological garden to the green oasis that it is today. Read more »

  • Russia passes presidential plane crash evidence on to Poland

    Russia has passed on documents regarding the April plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski to Polish authorities. Read more »

  • Underdogs Sibir punish PSV

    Sibir, who are bottom of the Russian Premier League, has grabbed a stoppage-time 1-0 win at home to Dutch league leaders PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of their Europa League play-off. Read more »

  • ROAR: Police plans to “minimize contacts with citizens”

    The Russian Interior Ministry and analysts differently assess the discussion continuing on the Internet over the new draft bill on police. Read more »

  • New Russia Blogs to Watch

    Profiles of the great new Russia blogs that you really should be reading. New Russia Blogs to Watch is a post from: Siberian Light Read more »

  • Russian judges want their own TV channel

    Soon enough, Russians may get a chance to enjoy live court-room drama TV, as the country’s judges have demanded that a channel of their own be launched as part of the overall modernization of ... Read more »

  • Okroshka – Russia’s most beloved summertime soup

    Learn how to treat yourself with Russia’s cold summer soup, both tasty and cooling. Read more »

  • Historama, August 18

    Russia’s most famous monument and Nabokov’s most controversial novel are discussed in tonight’s Historama. Read more »

  • Ivan the Terrible’s descendants want to regain control of Moscow Kremlin

    The Russian capital’s main landmark may soon get a new master as the offspring of the first Russian tsarsist dynasty are suing the state to get it back. Read more »

  • Breakfast more important than safety

    American and German tourists whose boat crashed into another watercraft in a lake in Central Russia refused to leave the sinking vessel without first having their pre-paid breakfast. Read more »

  • Medvedev urges not to turn back on Soviet projects

    Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan could come back to developing Soviet-era economic projects, President Dmitry Medvedev has said at the four-country summit in Sochi. Read more »

  • Russia’s business community to approve all draft laws on their activity

    Businessmen working in Russia will soon have a say on all laws affecting their interests, even before they are adopted. Read more »

  • Romania banishes a Russian diplomat

    An employee of the Russian embassy in Romania has been banished from the country. This follows the arrest of a Romanian diplomat accused of spying in Moscow. Read more »

  • Moscow ranks fourth on list of most expensive cities

    According to a recent survey performed by Forbes, the Russian capital is among the priciest cities for expats in the world. Read more »

  • Tens injured in blast in Southern Russia

    At least thirty people have been injured in a blast in the southern Russian city of Pyatigorsk. The Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor General's Office has qualified the incident as a ... Read more »

  • Religious underground world to be revealed

    The first underground church museum is set to open in Moscow on the territory of the oldest women’s monastery in the Russian capital, Zachatyevsky. Read more »

  • Ushahidi fights Russian fires

    How Russian bloggers are using the Ushahidi crowd mapping service to fight Russian fires Ushahidi fights Russian fires is a post from: Siberian Light Read more »

  • Defenseless Themis: Russian judges feel vulnerable

    The security of judges is a matter of great concern in the Russian judiciary as judges have pleaded for better protection since the number of criminal acts against them have increased. Read more »

  • Violent brawl during football game sees at least 40 injured

    A football game held Saturday outside Russia’s city of St. Petersburg turned bloody when a group of intoxicated fans started a skirmish that saw more than forty people injured. Read more »