The street has turned to the left
May 16, 2012 Dmitry Oreshkin, Ogoniok magazine
What do the events of May 6-7 say about the future of the Russian protest movement?
Street level Moscow
May 16, 2012 Tim Kirby
Moscow is full of interesting spots that aren’t in any guidebooks – and many of them are an affordable way to spend an afternoon in one of the world’s most expensive cities
Muscovites walked for control
May 14, 2012 Russky Repoter
Thousands of people responded to a call by popular Russian writer Boris Akunin to march through the boulevards of central Moscow
Opposition and Nashi unite over forest
May 14, 2012 Tatyana Kasimova, Russky Reporter
The standoff over the Tsagovsky Forest brings together protestors from across the political spectrum
Russian and British veterans celebrate together on Victory Day
May 10, 2012 Eve Harris
Last week London’s Russian and British communities came together to salute the bravery of the sailors involved in the Arctic Convoys of World War II
Six young Muscovites have teamed up to form White Light, a folk band that is attempting to resurrect a musical tradition that is now nearly extinct – the ritual chants of Russian peasants
Anna Starobinets, an acclaimed author of frightening short stories and apocalyptic novels, writes in a style that has been compared to that of Edgar Allan Poe and George Orwell
In a quick, anonymous phone bid, an Aivazovsky brings in an unprecedented $5.2 million at auction. RBTH views the Russian art explosion up close
Making Russia a better place to live in six years
May 14, 2012 Philip Sterkin, Maxim Tovkailo, Vedomosti.ru
The fourth president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, plans to make the country a great place to live and do business within six years
Winning hearts and minds, one cake at a time
May 12, 2012 Joy Neumeyer
Trends American-style desserts and breakfast treats are slowly finding a place in the counters of Moscow’s restaurants and coffeeshops
Medvedev to stand in for Putin at G8
May 11, 2012 Lev Makedonov, Gazeta.ru, Kommersant
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will be too busy to attend the upcoming G8 summit at Camp David as U.S. President Barack Obama makes the same claim about the APEC summit in September
Russians on trial: from Bout to Gaydamak
May 3, 2012 RIA Novosti
Viktor Bout is far from the only Russian citizen who has been subjected to prosecution abroad. Here are 10 of the most notorious
Russia’s balancing act
May 14, 2012 Vasily Kashin, Vedomosti.ru
It would be wrong to see Putin’s refusal to attend the G8 summit at Camp David as a sign of an anti-Western turn in Russia’s policy and a change of its priorities
Back to the future: Putin 2018
May 14, 2012 Fyodor Lukyanov, Ogoniok magazine
A utopian political experiment with an uneasy beginning and a happy ending. Fyodor Lukyanov takes a look at May 7, 2018
Cultural exchange builds relationships
May 15, 2012 Kim Palchikoff
In April, I interviewed former Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones, who is now senior vice president of communications and government relations for Harrahs Hotels & Casinos, which has its own circus show on the Strip. Absinthe, a tent circus show
Michael McFaul: The first 100 days in Moscow as an ambassador 
May 11, 2012 Michael McFaul
Several days ago, one of my Twitter followers pointed out that 100 days have passed since my family and I arrived in Moscow. I was quite surprised by that figure - glad someone is keeping track!
