Putin's support over 50% - VCIOM

20.01.2012 17:03   News dept, edited by Semyon Kvasha

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's Election rating has jumped again reaching 52% on January 14, VCIOM Public opinion research center reports. If the elections......

Prokhorov would appoint Kudrin, Khodorkovsky as PMs if elected

18.01.2012 12:50   News dept

Tycoon presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov said he would appoint Mikhail Khodorkovsky to a prime-minister position if he wins the March 2012......

Medvedev introduces new bill on direct governor elections

16.01.2012 16:55   News dept

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has submitted an amendment project to the State Duma introducing the direct election of local governors, Larisa Brycheva,......

Putin's program article published

16.01.2012 16:35   Ekaterina Vinokurova, edited by Karina Ayvazova

Vladimir Putin's program article titled "Russia is focusing – challenges we must respond to" was published on Monday in the pro-government......

VCIOM published first polls this year: 48% to vote for Putin

13.01.2012 19:35   News dept

Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev and their party, United Russia, have improved their ratings among Russians, says the public opinion research center,......

Putin's election website online, but users are asking him to leave

12.01.2012 15:31   News dept

Vladimir Putin's pre-election website was launched on Thursday, said a Gazeta.ru reporter who attended its official opening. ...

Russian officials warn about extremist threat from abroad

12.01.2012 12:53   News dept

Two Russian high ranking officials have expressed concerns about social networks which allegedely "spread extremist ideas". Russia's General Prosecutor,......

Communist leader pledges to free Khodorkovsky if elected president

11.01.2012 16:08   News dept

Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Russian Communist patry, has promised to "demonstrate humanism" and grant a pardon to the ex-Yukos oil company director......

Russians split on feelings about election corruption

29.12.2011 18:09   Politics dept., edited by Karina Ayvazova

"The State Duma elections were unfair, but it is not important – the new parliament will respond to the people's demands," think the respondents of......

Putin on Sakharova rally: looks like Brownian motion

27.12.2011 15:15   News dept

Vladimir Putin has commented on the largest anti-government rally in Russia held on December 24, in Moscow. He accused its organizers of trying to......