Comments (0) “I’m scared,” the girl says, “I want my choice to be based on love.” The doctor, his glasses perched on his nose, looks down at her reclined on a leather chair. View full post on Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
“Putin’s Kiss,” a critical documentary about the Russian pro-government youth organization Nashi, is told through the story of teenage leader Masha Drokova. View full post on Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
In an RFE/RL interview, Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov lays out elements of his electoral manifesto ahead of the presidential vote in March and says he’d shorten presidential terms from six to four years and appoint former Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin as his prime minister. View full post on Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has appointed a top Kremlin official as deputy prime minister in charge of a modernization drive. View full post on Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
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Russian officials claimed as many as 25,000 people turned out to back the ruling party and its leader Vladimir Putin during the December 12 protests on Moscow’s Manezhnaya Square. Photographs and eyewitness accounts, however, tell a different story. View full post on Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
After posting a message on Facebook ordering officials to look into reports of possible violations at polling stations during the December 4 vote, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev page has been overwhelmed by negative comments. View full post on Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Longtime Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov was removed from his post just over a year ago following weeks of accusations against him in the Russian media. In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL’s Russian Service, Luzhkov gives a rare inside glimpse into the ways of Russian politics and offers a harsh assessment of the ruling United Russia party that he helped found. View full post on Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
From Prokhorov’s resignation to the United Russia congress to Kudrin’s ouster — It was the 12 days that shook the Russian political system. View full post on Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
The Russian government has confirmed that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has arrived in Russia. View full post on Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
The Kremlin has rejected a proposal by a senior official of Russia’s main domestic security agency who said authorities should ban Skype, Gmail, and Hotmail because they are a major threat to national security. View full post on Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
