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Russian Transport Official Fired After Wife Purchases 66 Cars for Personal Use

908 public officials have been fired in Russia over corruption violations in the first nine months of 2018, Russia's Prosecutor General said. [Read More]

Painter Isaac Levitan and the Big Screen

2 hr ago Moscow Times

Go to the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center to see familiar landscape paintings - and the landscapes themselves - in a totally new way. [Read More]

'We Don't Want Protests Like in Paris Here,' Putin Says, Explaining Jailing of Activist

3 hr ago Moscow Times

"We don't want to have events that resemble those in Paris, in which cobblestone pavements are torn up and everything is set on fire," Putin... [Read More]

Putin Says His Spy Chiefs Know Nothing About Alleged Agent Butina in U.S.

5 hr ago Moscow Times

"Ahe risks 15 years in jail. For what?" asked Putin. [Read More]

Putin's Stasi Card Discovered in German Archives

5 hr ago Moscow Times

Bearing the serial number B 217590, the card bears Putin's signature next to the black-and-white photograph. [Read More]

Russian Cosmonauts Take Spacewalk to Probe Mystery of Craft Hole

5 hr ago Moscow Times

A 2 mm-wide hole was found on the Russian Soyuz capsule in August . [Read More]

Kremlin Critics Accuse Putin of Hypocrisy for Attending Veteran Dissident's Wake

5 hr ago Moscow Times

Putin joined hundreds of others who paid their respects at the open-cask ceremony for Lyudmila Alexeyeva, the founder of Russia's oldest human rights group. [Read More]

On Its 25th Birthday, Russia's Constitution Is Still Worth Defending (Op-ed)

Tuesday, December 11 - 6:32 PM Moscow Times

But if we want to return to the democratic path declared during perestroika, our constitution will need an overhaul. [Read More]

Remembering Lyudmila Alexeyeva, the Matriarch of Russia's Human Rights Movement (Оp-ed)

Tuesday, December 11 - 6:32 PM Moscow Times

To honor her, we should do our part to make the world a better place. [Read More]

The Yellow Vests Aren't Imported from Russia (Op-ed)

Tuesday, December 11 - 6:31 PM Moscow Times

Faced with a version of the Yellow Vests, any nation's elite must look inward. [Read More]

Russia Is Ready to Publish Correspondence on Alleged U.S. Election 'Interference,' Official Says

Tuesday, December 11 - 9:45 AM Moscow Times

The official said that the U.S. had first approached Russia about the alleged hacking campaign in October 2016. [Read More]

Time Magazine Honors Russian Journalist Tatiana Felgenhauer

Tuesday, December 11 - 9:35 AM Moscow Times

Felgenhauer, 33, was stabbed in the neck in October last year at the headquarters of the liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy. [Read More]

Russian Watchdog Fines Google Over Violations, Warns Twitter and Facebook

Tuesday, December 11 - 9:15 AM Moscow Times

Google was fined 500,000 rubles ($7,530) for failing to filter searches based on a government registry of banned websites. [Read More]

Russian Priest Apologizes for Gucci Photos, Says He Was Fighting for Freedom

Tuesday, December 11 - 8:36 AM Moscow Times

"I tried to be an open person. I was warned [against it], but I fought for this freedom," the priest wrote. [Read More]

49% of Russian Women Say They Are Most at Risk of Violence by Family Members, Poll Says

Tuesday, December 11 - 8:35 AM Moscow Times

73 percent of respondents said violence against women is a significant problem in Russia. [Read More]

Bulgari in the Kremlin: Jewels in a Jewel Box

Tuesday, December 11 - 7:34 AM Moscow Times

Don't miss this unique exhibit of more than 500 pieces of jewelry by Bulgari. [Read More]

Lyudmila Alexeyeva's Funeral Gathers Kremlin and Opposition Politicians, in Photos

Tuesday, December 11 - 7:11 AM Moscow Times

Alexeyeva was a driving force behind the civil-rights movement in the Soviet Union and headed the oldest Russian human-rights organization. [Read More]

Kremlin Brushes Off U.S. Criticism of Bombers Dispatch to Venezuela

Tuesday, December 11 - 4:34 AM Moscow Times

Russia sent two nuclear-capable strategic bombers to Caracas on Monday in a show of support. [Read More]

U.S. State Department Upgrades Russia in Travel Advisory System

Tuesday, December 11 - 4:34 AM Moscow Times

The State Department reclassified Russia as a Level 2 "increased caution" country, together with states including Italy, Spain and France. [Read More]

Russia Gas Pipeline to Boost Grip on Ukraine and Europe, U.S. Diplomat Says

Tuesday, December 11 - 2:01 AM Moscow Times

The pipeline has been opposed both by President Donald Trump, a Republican, and his Democratic predecessor Barack Obama. [Read More]

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