Fading away into oblivion
The most vocal opponents of the Russian president have not been able to gather the kind of mass support that they had hoped for since they started protesting last year’s election
12 months of Putin’s presidency
Vladimir Putin’s first year in his latest term as president has been highly eventful. Here is a look at the most notable facts and quotations of the past 12 months
Most Russians positive about first year of Putin’s third term
More than 72 percent of those polled by the Public Opinion Fund offered positive or neutral comments about the president’s first year in his new term
Kremlin’s long term ideologue Surkov leaves government
The news comes soon after a publicised dispute broke out between Surkov, widely seen as the creative force behind the Skolkovo innovation hub, and Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin
Opposition rally in Moscow attracts thousands
In a mass opposition rally on the first anniversary of President Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin, protestors demanded that the Bolotnaya Square case against 27 political activists to be dropped
Jailed Russian activist complains to European Court
Lawyers for a Russian political activist’s wife, whose eight-year prison sentence was slammed last year by then-President Dmitry Medvedev as “harsh,” have filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights
Brookings book looks to de-mystify Putin
“Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin,” a new book analyses the Russian President's personality instead of surrounding stereotypes
In Q&A, Putin talks about terror, takes on critics
In a five-hour televised session, Vladimir Putin decries foreign interference in Russian domestic politics and gets tough with local critics
Russian Presidential Council for Human Rights offers to abolish NGO law
Experts believe that this initiative of the human rights activists will hardly be put into practice
Russian MPs concerned over Apple's stranglehold
Members of the State Duma are complaining about being prevented from using Android gadgets for work
Russian politician asks media to hush up mass killings
Populist Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the nationalist LDPR party, called on the media on Tuesday to stop covering mass killings in order to avoid sparking copycat incidents
Putin ‘2.0’: A look at the first year of the president’s third term
In the absence of significant economic achievements, Vladimir Putin is trying to consolidate support on the basis of conservative values
Russia to impose strict limits on “golden parachutes” to CEOs
The initiative to constrain compensations paid to top managers in the event of early termination of employment contracts came from President Vladimir Putin last week
Khlebnikov murder suspect found in UAE
Chechen Kazbek Dukuzov, a suspect in the murder of the editor of Forbes Russia Paul Khlebnikov was found imprisoned in Dubai
What to expect from Iran after the presidential elections
The presidential campaign in Iran gets underway on April 21. No matter how events unfold in the Middle East, one thing is certain: Iran will remain at their centre
Geopolitics makes a global comeback
The growing and increasingly open rivalry between the US and China is adding to Russia’s weight in matters of foreign policy
Russian-made limousines in store for officials
The authorities want to bolster patriotism and also give an impetus to the domestic automotive industry amid market stagnation
What’s behind the ‘nationalisation of the elite?
The Russian president’s anti-corruption campaign is quickly gaining momentum with a sharp focus on government officials
Opposition leader Navalny announces presidential ambitions
Anti-corruption campaigner and opposition activist Alexei Navalny says he plans to run for the Russian presidency. Some politicians suspect his motives
Putin to face German wrath over NGO raids
Inspections of two Russia-based German foundations by prosecutors as part of a blanket audit of NGOs launched in February have triggered a strong reaction from the German government