Full Coverage: Russia
G-8 summit gives chance to gauge Medvedev's power
AP - Fri Jul 4, 1:50 PM ETMOSCOW - Dmitry Medvedev's grand debut on the world stage at the Group of Eight summit Monday promises insights into the riddle all Kremlinologists are trying to crack: Is he calling any of the shots as Russia's president — or is he merely a puppet of Vladimir Putin?
Off the Wires
- Moscow prosecutor denies TNK-BP head summoned: reports AFP - Sat Jul 26, 12:27 PM ET
- Russia slams Bush for linking Nazi and Soviet evils Reuters - Sat Jul 26, 9:55 AM ET
- Gazprom agrees to pay more for Turkmenistan gas: company AFP - Fri Jul 25, 12:33 PM ET
- Britain says dispute over TNK-BP hurts global economy AFP - Fri Jul 25, 12:04 PM ET
- Russian stock markets plunge AP - Fri Jul 25, 6:54 AM ET
News Stories
- Russia: Skinhead gang accused of killing 20 in Moscow at The Guardian (UK). - Tue, Jul 01, 2008
- Three More Charged In Journalist's Killing at The Washington Post - Thu, Jun 19, 2008
- Escape From Moscow: Side Trips in the City's Suburbs at The Wall Street Journal - Fri, May 30, 2008
- Russian justice 'fails thousands' at BBC - Tue, May 27, 2008
- Russian Curator Subpoenaed Over Censored Art at The New York Times - Tue, May 13, 2008
Feature Articles
- Art shock troops mock Russian establishment Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed, Jul 23, 2008
- Kremlin youth group seeks new role in Medvedev's Russia AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue, Jul 22, 2008
- The Incredible, Edible Front Lawn Time.com via Yahoo! News - Thu, Jun 26, 2008
- In Siberia, Shopping Malls Are Sprouting All Over at The New York Times - Sat, May 17, 2008
- Family Science Project Yields Surprising Data About a Siberian Lake at The New York Times - Tue, May 06, 2008
- Russia's region of 'lawlessness' at BBC - Sat, Apr 26, 2008
Opinion & Editorials
- Moscow Can Help the U.S. Safeguard the World's Nuclear Arms at The New York Times - Fri, May 30, 2008
- Belatedly Making Nice at The New York Times - Mon, Mar 31, 2008
- The power games are just beginning at Financial Times - Mon, Mar 03, 2008
- Vladimir Putin's Russia at The New York Times - Wed, Feb 27, 2008
- Myth of the Strongman at The Washington Post - Sun, Dec 23, 2007
- Politics, Putin-Style at The New York Times - Wed, Dec 12, 2007
Related Web Sites
- Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington D.C.
- includes foreign policy news and a profile of the country and its leaders.
- Rich in Russia: How to Make a Billion Dollars
- examines the new Russian business class, from entrepreneurs remaking Moscow to the billionaire tycoons, or "oligarchs" that the Kremlin regards as rivals for power. From PBS' Frontline/World.
- U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Russia
- Includes facts-at-a-glance and sections on ethnicity, religion, culture, early to modern history, geography, government, and the economy.
- Dollar-to-Ruble Currency Rate
- from Yahoo! Finance.
- Amnesty International: Russian Federation
- updates and in-depth reports on the human rights situation in the country.
- Human Rights Watch: Russia and Chechnya
- bulletins and reports on human rights developments in the country.