This is a strange story.The Communist party in St. Petersburg, Russia, has approached the Orthodox Church to make Josef Stalin a saint if he wins this television poll to nominate him as the greatest Russian in...
highlighted by amyjudd | 3 days ago | updated 3 days ago 103 views | 3 comments
It appears that the leadership in Russia wants to maintain its unique Russian culture. Much like the French in wanting to maintain their language as a "global" language, The Russian President, Medvedev, feels...
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Grobachev has stated that the body of Vladimir Lenin should be finally committed to the earth. Currently Lenin's embalmed corpse is encased in glass and on display in a mausoleum in...
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Talking about Putin's poor decision making skills or even making jokes about it could get you banned from television in Russia and literally wiped from the screen. Expanding on an unofficial stance to censor any...
Update: Vladimir Putin has been confirmed as Russia's new Prime Minister under President-elect (and Putin Protege) Dmitry Medvedev."A day after the new Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev was sworn in, his predecessor...
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It was an eerie sight, I'm sure; Nuclear missile launchers, columns of tanks and thousands of troops marched through Red Square in Russia today. The occasion was to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the victory overy...
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Here we go again.This could be the beginning of another Cold War."MOSCOW - NATO forces sent jets to escort two Russian long-range air force bombers patrolling neutral skies near Alaska on Wednesday, Russian news...
Update: Dmitry Medvedev has won, with just over 70% of the vote, according to exit polls. the official result will be announced tomorrow by the Central Election Commission. Update: Turnout is high, induced by...
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"A young KGB spy falls in love with an air hostess called Lyudmila and then conquers the Kremlin.Sounds familiar? The plot of Russia's latest film bears a remarkable resemblance to the life of President Vladimir Putin.The film, "Kiss Me Off The Record", breaks a taboo which...
"The growing cold war with Russia has a new front besides oil fields and undersea territorial claims: the internet. Russia's government is pushing for greater control over the Russian-language part of the net - and its aim seems to be to create a web that operates in...
The Kremlin is using Russia's new anti-software-piracy laws to target dissident media outlets and shut them down.
This is an eerie echo of the Soviet era, when black marketeering and other universal activities were...
"US actor Johnny Depp is reportedly producing a separate account of his life and death.
The confirmation came on the day Marina Litvinenko's book "Death Of A Dissident: The Poisoning Of Alexander Litvinenko And The...
"Russia's security services last night claimed they had uncovered a plot to assassinate President Vladimir Putin during his trip this week to Iran.
Suicide bombers were planning to blow up Mr Putin, Interfax news agency said, citing a source in Russia's security agencies....
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Andrei Lugovoi's name had been linked to the mysterious polonium 210 poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko. The British wanted Russia to extradite Lugovoi to the UK to stand trial for the murder of...
BREAKING STORY "DEVELOPING STORY: Russian news agencies cite the Kremlin as saying that President Vladimir Putin dissolved the government Wednesday.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov asked the Kremlin to...