The trial of two Russian citizens arrested following December protests questioning Belarus's presidential election has begun in Minsk.
Environmental activists in Russia post photographs of a Black Sea mansion they say is being built on protected land for the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned that the unrest sweeping across the Middle East and North Africa could trigger the disintegration of Arab countries into "little pieces" and lead to decades of strife.
Thanks to the Internet, we now have photos of Ramzan Kadyrov's mansion in Tsentoroi. The photos don't tell us much about the man aside from a penchant for expensive, if tasteless, furnishings.
After longtime Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov was forced from office last year, Russian law enforcement has been working overtime looking into municipal affairs on his watch and into the business affairs of his wife, billionaire Yelena Baturina.
A defendant charged in the 2009 murders of journalist Anastasia Baburova and lawyer Stanislav Markelov says her husband has been framed as the main suspect in the case.
A court in eastern Russia has ruled that a former mayor charged with extortion will remain in jail despite demonstrations calling for his release.
Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin argued in a speech at the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum that Russia needs political reform in order to create a "mandate of trust" for tough economic choices. The ruling United Russia party was not amused.
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev today accused Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of arrogance over their plan to jointly decide who should run in next year's presidential elections.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a crackdown on police and security service corruption, "regardless of rank or title." The move came after police broke up an illegal gambling ring in the capital Moscow that had allegedly operated for several years with authorities turning a blind eye.
Barely a month goes by in Russia without national television airing images of a high-ranking official touring a hospital.
Three people have been killed and two others wounded in the North Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria on their way to a ski resort.
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