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Moscow spent a “Night at the Museum”

May 21, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
During the annual Night at the Museum event, locals and tourists alike had the opportunity to attend a number of exhibitions and performances in some of the Russian capital’s most beautiful and interesting spaces

Russia returns to direct election of governors

May 2, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
With adoption of the law on gubernatorial elections Medvedev has partly fulfilled the demands of the protesters who took to the street starting last December

Medvedev meets with TV journalists

April 26, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
Russia’s outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev sat with TV journalists to discuss Astrakhan’s hunger strike, the Pussy Riot scandal, censorship in the country, and other political problems

The world's first collider from Novosibirsk

April 17, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
The Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics is one of Russia’s most significant nuclear physics research centres. Take a tour to the birthplace of the world’s first particle accelerator.

A prominent literary critic reveals Tolstoy's mystery

April 7, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
Literary critic Pavel Basinsky answered questions about Leo Tolstoy from RBTH readers

What will happen to Bout?

April 6, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines, Combined report
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has promised to secure Victor Bout’s release, but experts question the move’s feasibility

Pussy Riot prank in cathedral has Russians divided in their assessments

March 30, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
Russian feminist punk rock band Pussy Riot became popular overnight after it staged an unsanctioned performance in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior

Tandem shuffle has experts divided in their assessments

March 19, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines, Forbes, Combined report
Dmitry Medvedev is expected to become prime minister as planned, but as a condition, many Putin loyalists will have to go

Outlawing homosexuality

March 14, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
The local parliament in St. Petersburg recently adopted a controversial law imposing large fines (up to $34,000 for organizations) for the promotion of homosexuality and pedophilia among minors. What do the experts think?

Putin puts forward a realistic foreign policy

March 12, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines, Combined report
A shift eastward and policies based on economic cooperation and pragmatism will be the focus of Russia's relationship with its international partners during Vladimir Putin's third term

Can Russian democracy grow up?

March 12, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
The nature of the post-election protests indicate that maybe Russian democracy is moving out of adolescence into adulthood, but like any teenager, it needs wise parents

Protest movement comes to an end?

March 10, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines, Combined report
The recent rally orchestrated by the opposition in central Moscow indicates that the post-election discontent is gradually coming to an end

The Women in politics – make your choice

March 7, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
In honor of International Women's Day – one of Russia's biggest holidays – Russia Beyond the Headlines invites you to choose the most beautiful women in Russian politics

How will Prokhorov convert his political ratings?

March 7, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
As a result of the 2012 presidential elections Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov took almost 8 percent of the vote nationwide. RBTH talked to some Russian political experts about his future in Russian politics

The voting intelligentsia

March 5, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
RBTH spoke to about a dozen cultural figures as they reflected on election day 2012

Figuring out Russia’s political future

March 2, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
Russia Beyond the Headlines asked the experts and representatives of political forces if Russia will see an escalation of protests and a "tightening of the screws" after the presidential elections

Putin 2.0: Insight from experts

February 28, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines, Combined report
RBTH offers a series of opinions from experts who talk about Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's latest article on the country's foreign policy

Revealing an attempt on Putin’s life

February 28, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines, Combined report
A plot to assassinate Russian presidential candidate and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was uncovered in Ukraine

Political figures as seen through the camera's lens

February 22, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
An exhibition, "Russian politicians through the camera's eye," portraying leading Russian politicians in informal settings opens today in Moscow and St. Petersburg

Who is behind the attempt to kill the Abkhazian president?

February 22, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines, Combined report
An attempt to assassinate President of Republic of Abkhazia Aleksandr Ankvab turned into the political scandal. Georgian pundits relate the incident to FSB's behind-the-scene activity
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