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Russia Prepares for Doomsday
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Officials are trying to stem public fears that the Mayan apocalypse will hit Russia next week,...
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A Secret Putin Palace?
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Extravagant mansions are popping up along Russia’s Black Sea coast....
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Medvedev Brushes Off Romney
Says Russia is hardly U.S.’s No. 1 foe. MORE
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Gorbachev Lashes Out at Putin
It took 10 years, but the former Soviet leader is finally unleashing a barrage of criticism on the P.M. MORE
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A Return Engagement for Russia
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How Russia Lost Its Mojo
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Medvedev May Edge Out Putin as Russia's Top Leader
The Russian political elite has lined up behind the new president, Dmitry Medvedev, rather than the old one, Vladimir Putin. MORE
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Viktor Bout's Secrets Frighten the Kremlin
There's a reason Russians oppose the extradition of arms dealer Viktor Bout—the man known as "the merchant of death"—to the United States: he knows their... MORE
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Ella Pamfilova on Human Rights in Russia
Between 2004 and the end of July, Ella Pamfilova served as the Russian president’s adviser on human rights.... MORE
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Russia’s Activists Lose Hope in President
When Dmitry Medvedev was elected president of Russia, he publicly criticized the country’s human-rights record and called for reform.... MORE
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Russian Spy Case: Why Now, and What It’s About
The FBI investigation has been going on for years—maybe as long as a decade, according to law-enforcement officials.... MORE
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Obama and Medvedev Talk Chicken
An otherwise newsless visit between Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev is punctuated by a deal on U.S. poultry exports to Russia.... MORE
