Cossacks sabotage contemporary art exhibition opening in Krasnodar

16.05.2012 17:03   Sergei Ladozhsky (Krasnodar), Alexei Volodin, edited by Semyon Kvasha

The exhibition entitled "Icons," organized by famous Russian contemporary art curator Marat Guelman, recently opened in Krasnodar. "Icons" features......

Dmitry Medvedev voted and appointed prime minister of Russia

08.05.2012 18:55   News dept., edited by Semyon Kvasha

State Duma voted to appoint ex-president Dmitry Medvedev Russian prime minister. The appointment procedure was finalized after the new President, Vladimir......

WW2 veterans to be issued panic bracelets

03.05.2012 15:34   News dept.

Moscow authorities are going to issue panic GPS bracelets, Interfax quotes the head of Moscow's Department of Welfare, Vladimir Petrosyan....

Anti-Cybercrime chief tops government employee income list

02.05.2012 18:16   News dept., edited by Robert Gally

The head of one of the offices of the Bureau of Special Technical Measures (BSTM - the anti-cybercrime unit - Gazeta.ru) in the Ministry of the Interior of......

Voronezh deputy who killed a woman in road accident paid up, got probation

02.05.2012 15:59   News dept.

Ostrogozh district court in Voronezh oblast sentenced regional assembly deputy Sergei Lysenko to 4 years probation and 3 years drivers license suspension......

Medvedev fires Yaroslavl governor

28.04.2012 18:56  

Dmitry Medvedev has just fired the governor of Yaroslavl Oblast Sergei Vakhrukov. His temporary replacement is Sergei Yastrebov....

Death of a hero: paratrooper dies in motorcycle accident

28.04.2012 17:37   Boris Ignatenko, edited by Semyon Kvasha

A hero of Russia, lieutenant colonel Anatoly Lebed died in motorcycle crash this Friday, he was hurrying to the opening of motorcycle season....

Medvedev about Nurgaliev's resignation: "If we fire everyone, couldn't form a team"

26.04.2012 17:12   News dept., edited by Semyon Kvasha

During a multi-channel TV interview, President Dmitry Medvedev refused to discuss the resignation of the Minister of Interior, Rashid Nurgaliev, after......

Duma approves gubernatorial election law, several governors could be elected this Ooctober

25.04.2012 19:12   News dept., edited by Semyon Kvasha

State duma has adopted a law on direct gubernatorial elections. Out of 450 deputies, 237 were for it, 83 against, and all others didn't vote. ...

Putin to step down as United Russia leader, suggests Medvedev as replacement

24.04.2012 16:55   News dept

Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin has announced plans to leave the post of the chairman of the ruling United Russia party and has suggested the......