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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a meeting with religious leaders in the Danilov Monastery

Divine Backing For Presidential Candidate Putin

Russian Orthodox Patriarch says Putin's time as Russia's leader a "miracle" More

An ice core is seen in April 2010 at the Russian camp above Lake Vostok.

Russian Drills Reach Antarctic Lake

Russia's Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute says its team reached Lake Vostok on February 5 after more than two decades of drilling. More

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe (left) calls Syria's talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (right) "manipulation."

U.K., France Cool On Russia's Syria Moves

France and Britain have expressed doubts about Russian efforts to mediate in the Syrian crisis. More

Yabloko party founder Grigory Yavlinsky opens a box of signatures supporting his presidential candidacy at the Central Election Commission in Moscow on January 18.

Yavlinsky Presidential Bid Thwarted

The Russian Supreme Court upheld a Central Election Commission decision to bar liberal opposition politician Grigory Yavlinsky from next month's presidential election. More

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is flanked by Gazprom CEO Aleksei Miller (left) and Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuriy Boiko during a meeting in August.

Ukraine Says Russian Gas 'Low'

Ukraine's energy minister, Yuriy Boiko, has said Ukraine is receiving less natural gas from Russia than required under current contracts. More

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The Power Vertical -- Blogging Russia

The Tandem In Winter

Dmitry Medvedev has not only become the lamest of lame ducks, but his political partnership with Putin appears to have outlived its sell-by date. More

Meet Russia's Political Entrepreneurs

An interesting new species has appeared in Russia: the political entrepreneur, longtime insiders who are now hedging their bets. More
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Features & Commentary

Video Workers of the World, Rally!

Officials say nearly 140,000 protesters turned out for February 4 rally in support of Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin. But not all were there by choice. In addition to paid "rent-a-crowd" protesters, many public sector workers were forcibly delivered to the gathering, under pressure of disciplinary action or losing their jobs. Critics say there are few alternatives for workers who want to keep their professional and political lives separate.
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Video The Politics Of Crowd Estimates In Russia

What conclusions about Russian society's mood can be drawn from dueling pro and anti-regime protests on February 4? The answer, of course, depends on whom you ask -- and which side of the barricades they stood on.
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Perestroika Veterans Pass The Torch To A New Protest Generation

Amid the young middle class professionals that made up the backbone of the anti-Kremlin rally in Moscow, there were pensioners who were veterans of an earlier protest era.
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'Why I Came To The Anti-Kremlin Protest'

RFE/RL correspondent Tom Balmforth took to the streets of Moscow to ask people why they had attended the anti-Putin rally.
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One More Cup Of Coffee To Stay Warm At The Rally

For the tens of thousands of protesters expected to take to the streets in frigid Moscow on February 4, staying warm will pose a challenge. A hip online magazine in the capital is seeking to help them out with a handy guide
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Video Russian Art Crimes

The Voina art group, notorious for its provocative stunts in Russia, is now touring Europe with its latest protest. The group displayed a massive photo of one of their members in Prague to protest the charges against him in Russia.

Video Russian Security Forces Undermine Stability in Ingushetia

People in Russia's North Caucasus region of Ingushetia say security forces are undermining stability by violating basic human rights. RFE/RL correspondent Gregory Feifer traveled to Ingushetia with cameraman Yuri Timofeev and reports that even the region's popular leader has been unable to tackle the root causes of violence there.


Video FBI Releases Videos Of Russian Sleeper Agents

FBI surveillance tapes released on October 31 show members of a ring of Russian sleeper spies, including spy-turned-celebrity Anna Chapman, apparently exchanging information and money. The footage was shot during a decade-long counterintelligence probe that ended in the biggest spy swap since the Cold War. AP video


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