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Putin’s new team brings no changes?

May 23, 2012 Dan Peleschuk, Russia Profile
Russia’s experts make guesses of whether Vladimir Putin’s new administration will shift all power back to the Kremlin

Russia announces the new Cabinet

May 21, 2012 RIA Novosti
President Vladimir Putin replaced the unpopular education and health ministers, renewed most of the economic bloc, formed two new offices and split one ministry in the new Cabinet

From Chisty to Chisty

May 17, 2012 Dr Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra
Perhaps it is time to cultivate more the teachings and spirit of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisty, which can show the way for peace, stability and development in the region.

Muscovites walked for control

May 14, 2012 Russky Repoter
Thousands of people responded to a call by Russian writer Boris Akunin to march in central Moscow to support those detained during the recent rallies

Can PM Medvedev walk the talk?

May 8, 2012 Alexander Bratersky, The Moscow Times
Russians will be closely watching how Medvedev spurs political reforms and satisfies their hunger for a more democratic system

Medvedev meets with TV journalists

April 26, 2012 RIR
Russia’s outgoing Presidents Dmitry Medvedev sat with TV journalists to discuss Astrakhan’s hunger strike, the Pussy Riot scandal, the country's censorship, and other political problems

Back to the Kremlin

April 24, 2012 Marina Volkova, specially for RIR
Vladimir Putin will become president of Russia on May 7. RIR takes a closer look at the ceremony and the privileges it will afford him

Private Military Companies in Russia: to be or not to be

April 17, 2012 Konstantin Bogdanov, RIA Novosti
Russia may create private military companies and possibly use them for missions abroad. Prime Minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin mentioned this possibility after he delivered his report to the State Duma

Medvedev's foreign policy paid off

April 16, 2012 Vladimir Solovyov, Kommersant-Vlast
As Dmitry Medvedev prepares to leave the Kremlin, there is much to be said about his accomplishments in the foreign policy sphere

Military reform “almost” complete

April 9, 2012 Ivan Safronov, Kommersant-Vlast
Modernizing Russia’s army has been Dmitry Medvedev's primary concern. As he prepares to leave the presidency, he took stock of reforms in the sector

Putin looks to reprise his familiar role on world stage

April 5, 2012 Yevgeny Shestakov, RIR
Upholding the rule of international law and defending Russia’s interests are as crucial to Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy today as they were 12 years ago

Russian army to increase information security

March 29, 2012 Ilya Kramnik
The Russian Defense Ministry takes a calculated stand against cyberwarfare

Russia gets a modern army

March 27, 2012 Viktor Litovkin
One accomplishment outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev can be proud of is the reform of Russia’s armed forces

Tandem shuffle has experts divided in their assessments

March 20, 2012 Forbes, RIR, Combined report
Dmitry Medvedev is expected to become prime minister as planned, but as a condition, many Putin loyalists will have to go

No shift: India-Russia ties special

March 13, 2012 Manish Chand, specially for RIR
Vladimir Putin's return to Kremlin marks a continuity in Russia's foreign policy. India can expect stronger bilateral ties with Moscow

Russian opposition: Too many words and no action

March 7, 2012 Lev Pravin, Pravda.Ru
Opposition activists, who organized a rally in the center of Moscow yesterday, looked miserable against the background of previous protest meetings held in December 2011 and February 2012

Putin wins again

March 6, 2012 Vladimir Babkin
It was no surprise that Vladimir Putin won a third term as Russia's president, and the reason cannot be explained simply by calling the elections "fraudulent"

Opposition rallies against Putin’s victory

March 5, 2012 RIA Novosti
Thousands of opponents of president-elect Vladimir Putin rallied in Moscow on Monday evening, denouncing his victory at the presidential polls as illegitimate

Tearful Putin declares victory at rally

March 5, 2012 Alexandra Odynova, Nikolaus von Twickel, The Moscow Times
Vladimir Putin reclaimed the presidency Sunday in a landslide victory, winning more than 61 percent of the vote, according to early results

Authorities, opposition left with lessons

March 5, 2012 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Several rallies are scheduled to be held today in central Moscow. Neither the authorities nor the opposition really understood what the protestors who have taken to the streets since Dec. 4 actually wanted
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