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July 14, 12:00 AM

Battle Over Sergei Magnitsky’s Death Escalates

The battle over the death of anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky reached new heights this week, after former Magnitsky’s employer Jamison Firestone released another video on YouTube, exposing one of the prosecutors involved in the case.

June 11, 10:00 AM

How To Steal A Million

Today, a Moscow court issued an arrest warrant for Igor Popov, the deputy to the artistic director of the venerable, historical, mythical Moscow Art Theater, founded by Constantin Stanislavski in 1898 and home, once upon a time, to Anton Chekhov and Mikhail Bulgakov.
July 12, 11:00 PM

Curious Facts of Road Construction

Ironically, it is cheaper to build the road from Adler to Sochi, the capital of 2014 Winter Olympics, from actual $100 bills and oysters than from asphalt.
July 11, 11:00 AM

Travel Diaries: Around Moscow (Slideshow)

Russia! introduces a series of reports from towns small and large around Moscow. This week, it’s Dubna and Kymri, situated on the banks of Volga river, 120 kilometers south of the Russian capital.
July 8, 11:00 PM

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov: "Chess - A Bridge Between the East and the West"

July 8, 12:00 AM

Exclusive: Helsinki Commission may investigate possible link between Phillip Morris and corrupt Russian officials

The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) may soon be reviewing a possible connection between U.S. cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris and a circle of corrupt Russian government officials.
July 1, 12:00 AM

Deripaska Wants to Lead the Nornickel Board, Reuters Reports

Russian aluminum tycoon Oleg Deripaska claims he wants to head the newly elected board of directors of Norilsk Nickel, causing tensions between Norilsk Nickel and the aluminum giant Rusal, Russian Reuters reported yesterday.
June 23, 11:00 AM

President Medvedev Follows You on Twitter

Today, during his trip to California, Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev visited Twitter headquarters and opened his Twitter account.
June 5, 10:00 AM

Geo-tagged Map Of Moscow

INFORMATION DESIGNER ERIC FISCHER created a geo-tagged world atlas, where color density on the maps of world's largest cities represents the number of photos uploaded by Flickr users.
May 1, 10:00 AM

Who Gave Mr. Medvedev His iPad?

Dmitry Medvedev — the first Russian president who actually uses the internet, owns an iPad.
April 15, 7:00 AM

Americans Can't Return and Exchange Unwanted Russian Children

In a blow to the US Consumer Protection Act, which allows buyers to exchange and return unwanted merchandise, Russia suspended adoptions of Russian children by Americans.
April 13, 3:00 PM

Pronouncing Russian Names Correctly Is Too Much For American Television

Today, Good Morning America aired a segment where three Russia's most powerful women (?) talked about their country.
March 28, 10:00 PM

Images: At Least 20 Died in the Moscow Subway Explosion [Updated]

At least 26 people died and dozens more were injured in the Moscow subway explosion Monday morning.
March 23, 7:00 PM

God Does Not Want Russians To Enjoy Cheap Furniture

Slon.ru, Russian online newspaper, compiled the "Ikea index", the relative cost of the 32 Ikea products basket across 28 countries. According to the newspaper, the index shows the cost of doing business in the given country. And guess what: Russia's Ikea products are some of the most expensive in the world.
March 2, 7:00 PM

High Note

Former Russian intelligence operative builds $150,000 stereo systems out of his basement.
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