
Pictures and video of the Russian space shuttle Buran, as it is sailed down the Rhine to its final resting place in a German museum.
A hard fought 12-8 win over Romania propels Russia to the top of the European Nations Cup table, setting up a winner takes all title clash with old rivals Georgia.
Dmitry Medvedev is Russia’s new President. But what kind of President will he be? Will he wield actual power, or will he just be Putin's right hand man?
Liveblogging the election in which Russians will choose their third President.
The four men vying to be Russia's next President - Putin's Poodle, the Neo-Communist, Mad Vlad, and the liberal Masonic Grandmaster who likes to blog.
Posted on 05 May 2008
The latest, best articles from around the Russia Blogs. Plus a warning about nasty people hacking into your blogs, and details of my Twitter profile. Continue Reading
Posted on 02 May 2008
On 30 April 1945, Mikhail Petrovich Minin scrambled to the top of the ruined Reichstag to raise the Soviet flag. Unfortunately, he didn't have a photographer with him... Continue Reading
Posted on 28 April 2008
A violent confrontation between the motorcades of President Ramzan Kadyrov and Badruddi Yamadayev threatens ignite yet more conflict in Chechnya. Continue Reading
Posted on 27 April 2008
Normally, faux cyrillic writing does nothing more than irritate me. But this advert, for Russian Bear vodka, made me smile. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 April 2008
If you ever travel to Russia on business, and want to use your notebook's Wi-Fi, or perhaps your brand new iPhone, you might want to think again. Because Russia has just adopted a new regulation that requires every owner of a wireless device to register it with the authorities. Continue Reading
Posted on 25 April 2008
There are 110 billionaires in Russia today. Only the United States has more. Continue Reading
Posted on 21 April 2008
Amazing video footage of an (allegedly) Russian MiG shooting down a Georgian drone over Abkhazia. Continue Reading
Posted on 18 April 2008
Russia has written off Libya's $4.6 billion debt in exchange for bilateral trade deals. The world's attention has been on the arms deal, but lower profile deals are more valuable. Continue Reading
Posted on 17 April 2008
Which way is Russia really heading today? Is Russia on the way to leadership by personality cult, or on the hard way to true democracy? Continue Reading
Posted on 13 April 2008
On a snow covered Krasnoyarsk pitch, Georgia ground out an 18-12 victory over Russia to secure the European Nations Cup title. Continue Reading