Prominent Russian economist Sergei Guriyev says he will not return to Russia after fleeing amid growing pressure from investigators. Guriyev, who has criticized President Vladimir Putin's policies, fears he could face prison as part of a new criminal investigation linked to jailed oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Sergei Udaltsov is a determined man. One of the lead organizers of the opposition March of Millions demonstration to be held on September 15, he is calling on the authorities to open a dialogue with the opposition and agree to early and fair elections. And he has no intention of backing down.
Russian prosecutors have appealed to the State Duma to revoke the mandate of a prominent Kremlin critic, lawmaker Gennady Gudkov, accusing him of being involved in commercial activity in violation of government rules. Gudkov says the charges are part of a Kremlin drive to "shut down" political opponents ahead of a planned opposition march later this month.
With the conviction in the United States of arms dealer Viktor Bout on November 2, the Russian government has stepped up its protests and vowed to secure Bout's return to Russia.
Russian blogger and anticorruption campaigner Aleksei Navalny talks to RFE/RL correspondents Danila Galperovich and Tom Balmforth in Moscow about the criminal investigation Russian authorities have opened against him.
A recent series of hacker attacks against Russian websites has drawn attention to the central role the Internet plays as a forum for free speech in Russia. One blogger in particular is dominating attention: Aleksei Navalny.
A close look at Russia's new military doctrine reveals interesting comparisons with the version issued in 2000. The earlier version was considered a "transitional" document, while the latest iteration hints that Moscow is uncertain about resetting relations with the West.
In Moscow to sign an agreement on a Russian base in the separatist territory, President Sergei Bagapsh says Abkhazia needs Russian help for its own security.
When one sees a mass of deputies quitting the hall to protest dishonest elections, one's heart swells and the mind races. But then one remembers one vital point: Liberal Democratic Party of Russia leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky is no oppositionist.
