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14.04.2009, 19:36

“Dirty tricks” claim ignites Sochi election

As the Sochi mayoral election campaign enters its final phase, the list of candidates hoping to run the Olympics city has been getting shorter and shorter.

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Georgian spy nabbed in Sochi – FSB

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) says it has caught a Georgian spy operating in the city of Sochi.

Sochi 12.05.2009, 19:06

Sochi’s ‘Olympic’ mayor inaugurated

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03.02.2010, 19:54 16 comments

Russia’s future: from research to reality

A presidential think-tank has proposed radical changes in Russia, including a return to certain liberal elements of Yeltsin’s policy, a multi-party system and cutting the president’s term.

Ria Novosti 06.09.2010, 19:23 13 comments

Putin still to decide whether to run for presidency in 2012

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said he will make the decision whether to run or not in the presidential elections in 2012 depending on the situation in Russia.

Nikita Mikhalkov playing Czar Alexander III in his 1998 movie The Barber of Siberia 27.10.2010, 17:48 6 comments

Director's directives

Nikita Mikhalkov goes beyond directing actors and cameras. He’s sent a 63-page political manifesto to the Kremlin.

12.10.2009, 02:42 5 comments

First post-Soviet local elections held in Chechnya

Among other Russian regions, polling stations have closed in Chechnya where people have cast ballots in municipal elections for the first time since the Soviet era. Voter turnout is reported at over 80 per cent.

21.10.2010, 12:26

If new mayor solves at least some problems, he will become a political figure

What challenges face the new mayor of Moscow and how is it different from New York? Will the native of a remote oil-rich region be able to solve the Russian capital’s problems?

RT Politics Interview
09.10.2009, 15:49 2 comments

Russia ready for major election day

October 11 will be the next election day in Russia – on Sunday millions of citizens will be able to vote for deputies of local legislatures throughout the country.

03.06.2010, 12:55 3 comments

Terrorists will attempt to foil Sochi Olympics – FSB

Terrorists are planning to foil the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the Federal Security Service (FSB) head, Aleksandr Bortnikov has said.

Battle for Sochi mayoral seat heading into Olympics ends

Published: 26 April, 2009, 21:25


A man votes at a polling station in Sochi (AFP photo /  Artyom Korotayev)

With a sweeping mandate, Anatoly Pahomov, the candidate of Russia’s ruling party, United Russia, has won the mayoral elections in Sochi.

 
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