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The murder of 12 journalists for the French satirical weekly
The murder of 12 journalists for the French satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo provoked an extraordinary response in Russia. However, paradoxical...

This December, 14 Chechen police officers died during a
This December, 14 Chechen police officers died during a counterterrorist operation in Grozny. Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov’s subsequent threat o...

Over the past three months, the Kremlin has appeared to shift its
Over the past three months, the Kremlin has appeared to shift its strategy from further military advances to negotiations. The reasons for this maneuv...

On December 17, Vladimir Putin gave his annual end-of-year press
On December 17, Vladimir Putin gave his annual end-of-year press conference, summarizing the events of the past twelve months. But during this three-h...

December 12 - the Constitution Day in Russia. According to the
December 12 - the Constitution Day in Russia. According to the Russian state poll survey, 55% respondents believe that president is the primary sourc...

Prominent TV presenter and star of the so-called “old” NTV
Prominent TV presenter and star of the so-called “old” NTV channel, Evgeny Kiselev has been living and working in Kiev since 2008. He was one of t...

On September 20, Christophe de Margerie, CEO of French energy
On September 20, Christophe de Margerie, CEO of French energy giant Total, was killed in a plane crash at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow. According to poli...

Since September, deputies’ signatures have been being collected
Since September, deputies’ signatures have been being collected in the State Duma to remove from the Russian Constitution the ban on state ideology ...

Education reform has brought much chaos to the complex Russian
Education reform has brought much chaos to the complex Russian education system. Holdovers from Soviet schools are mingled with issues arising from po...