Russia

27.05.2012 14:37 Russian violinist wins Queen Elisabeth Competition The young and talented Russian violinist Andrey Baranov has beat out 77 international participants to win the Queen Elizabeth International Competition in Brussels. Andrey Baranov, 26, from St. Petersburg, will receive a money prize of 25,000 euro and eve		26.05.2012 17:03 6 comments Russia's Road To success paved with swear words Swearing is bad, they say. But often those words are the most effective. This proved to be the case for a Russian film student who has won the top award for her short film ‘The Road To’ at the 15th Cinefondation Prizes in Cannes.
26.05.2012 15:39 8 comments Medvedev occupies Putin's chair in United Russia Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev have changed places again. This time the job swap concerns United Russia as Medvedev has been elected the party leader at the congress in Moscow on Saturday.		25.05.2012 22:18 ‘Protests in Moscow will carry on’ – expat Moscow's expats speak up about the Occupy Russia movement, its success and prospects.
25.05.2012 20:51 2 comments Russian war drama covers Cannes with Fog Film buffs on the glamorous French Riviera have finally found themselves in the thick of action set during WWII, orchestrated by Russian director Sergey Loznitsa, whose dark latest feature is a hot candidate for the coveted Golden Palm.		25.05.2012 19:31 16 comments Pundit frenzy as Putin prepares for European road trip Fresh from approving the members of his government and presidential offices, President Vladimir Putin is ready to venture out on his first foreign trip, a tour that will see him visit three European capitals and trigger lots of speculation.
25.05.2012 18:36 1 comment Medvedev’s reforms will not save UR - opposition The chairman of liberal party Yabloko, Sergey Mitrokhin has expressed doubts that the modernization of the majority United Russia party will be a success.		25.05.2012 16:26 19 comments Muslims outraged at xenophobic graffiti Moscow’s mufti Albir Krganov has appealed to the capital’s Bureau for Human Rights over nationalistic slogans and graffiti which he says insult the feelings of believers and non-Russian nationals.
25.05.2012 15:52 4 comments Medvedev urges universal primaries in UR Three days after joining United Russia, Dmitry Medvedev told its leaders that they must introduce primaries on all levels in order to keep the party’s leading role in the country.		25.05.2012 15:18 32 comments Geography gone bad: Merkel moves Berlin to Russia (VIDEO) One would assume the German Chancellor would have no trouble locating her own country, and its main cities, on a map. But as it turned out, Angela Merkel had a spot of trouble finding Berlin, finally placing it… in Russia.
25.05.2012 15:11 12 comments Moscow wants London to lift fog on Litvinenko case It has been almost six years since the mysterious death of Alexander Litvinenko blew a cold wind through Russia-UK relations. Now, Moscow is requesting that Scotland Yard establish the real facts surrounding the Russian’s death as soon as possible.		25.05.2012 12:44 10 comments Way to Obama’s heart: Russian cook turns long pen-pal of US president The way to an American man’s heart indeed lies through his stomach. While Russian and US diplomats struggle to forge closer ties, a Russian cook has established a close diplomatic connection with the US President himself!
24.05.2012 21:47 Job and the city: Muscovites to elect their mayors A draft law being considered by the city government is part of a nationwide reform to reinstate elections for regional leaders.		24.05.2012 21:41 1 comment Nuclear-proof cradles to save VIP babies from apocalypse More than 100 capsule cradles aimed at protecting officials' babies from a nuclear blast and chemical or biological attack have been ordered by Russia’s security service.
24.05.2012 20:44 4 comments Good Will Hunting: Smith kisser confesses Stealing is a sin, even pinching “innocent” kisses. Stealing kisses from buff Hollywood film stars while they’re smiling on camera is either plain evil or crazy.		24.05.2012 17:37 33 comments Lithuania compensation claims meaningless – Russian ombudsman A top human rights official has said that Moscow is not planning to react to Lithuania’s compensation claims.
24.05.2012 16:42 1 comment Parents protest Shakespeare play with 'rape and pedophile content' Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream has turned into a real nightmare after it was revealed what a Russian version of the classic comedy, staged in one of Moscow's theaters, was all about: a boy raped by a pedophile school teacher.		24.05.2012 15:11 11 comments Opposition set to continue fight The Russian opposition is preparing for new mass protests in June and early September, says popular blogger Aleksey Navalny.
24.05.2012 14:52 11 comments Bye-bye Gabala? Russia may quit Soviet-era radar Expressing its frustration over Azerbaijan’s new contractual conditions for Moscow’s future lease of the Gabala Radar Station, the Defense Ministry may be forced to walk away from the deal. Missile defense shield		24.05.2012 14:22 12 comments Influential think-tank paints Russia’s future black Russia is in the middle of an irreversible political crisis, and a peaceful positive solution is unlikely, reads a fresh report published by the Center of Strategic Research NGO.

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