Park victim of metro expansion, despite protests

17.02.2012 14:43   News dept

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin signed a decree allowing a new metro line to be built through the underground of the natural historical Bitsevsky park in......

Historical Dinamo stadium being demolished in Moscow

10.02.2012 16:09   News dept

Heritage activists from the Archnadzor movement have reported that the demolition of the Dinamo stadium in Moscow has started. Activists and football fans......

Moscow ranks 1st in overpriced hotels

11.01.2012 14:09   News dept

Moscow tops the rating of the European cities for the most expensive hotels, Prime news agency reported Wednesday, citing research conducted by the......

Snow strike in North Moscow

23.12.2011 20:38   Mikhail Lobachev, edited by Semyon Kvasha

The North Administrative Okrug (an area incorporating several districts in Moscow) prefecture found out that the snow-plow drivers refused to work during......

Moscow roads paralyzed by heavy snow

22.12.2011 17:16   Automobile dept, edited by Semyon Kvasha

Recent snowfall intensified in the night from Wednesday to Thursday, resulting in gigantic traffic jams across Moscow. Due to poor visibility and......

Mysterious dust blankets Moscow Metro stations

24.11.2011 19:32   Varvara Petrenko, edited by Karina Ayvazova

During the last couple of days, passengers of the Moscow metro have noticed piles of sand lying on connecting passages and platforms. Moreover, dust was......

Ex-mayor Luzhkov came to interrogators, his mood is "cheerful"

15.11.2011 12:03   News dept

Former Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov arrived on Tuesday to the Interior Ministry's Investigative Committee to testify in a criminal case relating to......

Ex-mayor Luzhkov has allegedly returned to Moscow

09.11.2011 13:48   News dept

Former Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov has arrived back in Moscow, although many experts and media sources had expressed doubts he would do so after a series of......

Famous Mercedes ad dismantled in Moscow

02.11.2011 10:35   News dept

A Mercedes sign which stood above the famous House on the Embankment in downtown Moscow for over 10 years was dismantled on Wednesday night, RIA Novosti......

Luzhkov will appear for questioning on November 15 says lawyer

28.10.2011 21:55   News dept, edited by Karina Aivazova

Moscow's former mayor Yury Luzhkov will appear for questioning in a corruption inquiry on November 15, his lawyer Genry Reznik told Interfax news agency on......