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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

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

Delhi rejects Congress Party

April 18, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar
In his regular blog Melkulangara Bhadrakumar talks about the implications of the Delhi state elections Tuesday this week

Putin’s new foreign policy: strategy and self-interest

March 13, 2012 Dmitry Babich, RIR
During Vladimir Putin’s first two presidential terms, Russia pursued a more aggressive foreign policy. Will it be more collaborative this time around?

Protest movement comes to an end?

March 11, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines, Combined report
The recent rally orchestrated by the opposition in central Moscow indicates that the post-election discontent is gradually coming to an end

Russia retains stance on Syria after presidential elections

March 7, 2012 RIA Novosti
Russia’s stance on Syria has always been based on the principles of international law and it will be not changed after the recent presidential elections, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday

Indian PM congratulates Vladimir Putin

March 7, 2012 Combined reports
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday congratulated his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on his election as the President, DNA reports Tuesday.

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"

Authorities cracked down the opposition

March 6, 2012 RIA Novosti
Police detained several opposition activists including vocal anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny and leftist leader Sergei Udaltsov during the rally in Pushkin Square in central Moscow

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

Figuring out Russia’s political future

March 2, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
Russia Beyond the Headlines asked the experts and representatives of political forces if Russia will see an escalation of protests and a "tightening of the screws" after the presidential elections

How serious is Putin 2.0?

March 2, 2012 Oleg Tsyvinsky, Sergei Guriyev, Vedomosti.ru
The fight against corruption is at the top of Russia’s political agenda and one of the key points of Vladimir Putin’s electoral platform.

Candidates spar over Russia’s ' enemies'

February 29, 2012 RIA Novosti
During televised debates in Russia’s Siberia, presidential candidates Mikhail Prokhorov and Vladimir Zhirinovsky disagreed over the country’s potential friends and enemies.

Putin 2.0: Insight from experts

February 29, 2012 RIR, Combined report
RIR offers a series of opinions from experts who talk about Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's latest article on the country's foreign policy

Russians to cast votes from Goa for presidential polls

February 29, 2012
Russians holidaying in the coastal state would also cast their vote for the presidential elections scheduled on March 4.

Putin takes on international politics

February 28, 2012 Pavel Koshkin
In his last article describing his positions before the presidential vote, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lays out his vision for Russia’s foreign policy

Putin and Russia’s yearning for change

February 27, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar
Predicting the outcome of democratic elections is fraught with risks. Russian electorate sought political stability. The rejection of the liberal camp and the rise in the popularity of the Left contained its own political message.
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