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Putin's United Russia: Communist Party clone or modern democratic force?
Gorbachev calls it a 'bad copy' of the Communist Party. But the United Russia party has relentlessly trounced any serious opposition to Putin, who is now running for president again.
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Russia faces another six – or 12 – years of Putin at the helm
Former President Vladimir Putin, who announced yesterday that he will run again next year, is likely to win. But falling oil prices may create social discontent – and push him to make political reforms.
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The forgotten victims of 'Russia's 9/11'
Those injured or who lost loved ones in a wave of Sept. 1999 bombings in Russia feel that they have been abandoned by the Russian public, media, and government.
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Russian jet crash kills hockey team in stinging national tragedy
Russian jet crash Wednesday killed most of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team and follows a string of tragic airline accidents in Russia.
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Why half of Russians regret the 1991 August Coup
After the August Coup that dissolved the Soviet Union and secured democratic reforms, many Russians saw limitless possibilities. Twenty years later, many are disillusioned.
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The Soviet August Coup still resonates 20 years later
Twenty years ago today, Communist Party hard-liners staged a coup to guard against further democratic reforms. The takeover failed but triggered the Soviet collapse.
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Are Russia's recent hints of reform grounded in real change?
As Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin position themselves for next year's election, Russians are seeing hints of future reform. Is it genuine, or political posturing?
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Chechen terrorist issues stark video warning to Russians
Russia's most wanted terrorist, Chechen Doku Umarov, warned Muscovites of an upcoming wave of suicide assaults. His video comes just two weeks after a suicide attack at Domodedovo airport.
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Goodbye Lenin? Russians consider burying former Soviet leader's corpse (finally).
The body of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has been on display in downtown Moscow for 87 years. A growing number of Russians appear finally willing to bury him.
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Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky sentenced again, supporters cry foul
Mikail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's wealthiest man, was sentenced anew for corruption in what his supporters claim was a politically motivated trial.
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Medvedev misses chance to disprove WikiLeaks label: 'Robin to Putin's Batman'
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, criticized in a WikiLeaks cable as marginal, avoided sensitive topics in his national address today.
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At Khodorkovsky trial, defiant ex-oil tycoon lashes out at Russia
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, faces at least seven additional years in prison on charges he stole millions of tons of oil while running Yukos oil company.
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In Russia, the price of bribes rise as its corruption rating slides
Russia ranked 154th on the annual Corruption Perceptions Index of 178 countries, sliding down eight spots from last year. A promised 'war on corruption' isn't yielding fruit.
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Leaked Russian document: Could Medvedev era tilt more pro-West?
A leaked Russian document lays out a major reappraisal of the country's foreign policy priorities under President Medvedev. The confidential Foreign Ministry report calls on the Kremlin to abandon the prickly, go-it-alone approaches of the Vladimir Putin era.
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Russia's Red Square parade includes NATO countries for first time
This year's Red Square parade - which included soldiers from four NATO countries, including the US - was the most elaborate since the collapse of the Soviet Union almost 20 years ago.
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Russia protests: Thousands rally in 'Day of Wrath' against Putin
This weekend's Russia protests, in which thousands gathered in 20 Russian cities for 'Day of Wrath' demonstrations against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and other government officials, brought together diverse political forces.
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At Russia meeting, Putin and Medvedev tangle over democracy
At a meeting, President Dmitri Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appeared to disagree over whether Russia is democratic enough, with an eye on the freewheeling politics of their neighbor, Ukraine.
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Why nearly 60 percent of Russians 'deeply regret' the USSR's demise
A new poll finds that many Russians - particularly older, poorer, and more rural people – 'deeply regret' the collapse of the Soviet Union. How could that be?
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Russia: Why Kremlin still pursues banished oil tycoon Khodorkovsky
In Russia, where public support for Kremlin attacks on oil tycoon Khodorkovsky is waning, there are two starkly different narratives. But both sides agree he was singled out for punishment.
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Medvedev pitches economic – but not political – changes for Russia
In a state-of-the-nation speech Thursday, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev reviewed his own pet economic innovations but didn't criticize the tightly controlled political edifice
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Lawsuit to defend Stalin divides Russia
The Soviet leader's grandson is accusing an opposition newspaper of publishing lies about the controversial figure, in a case that opened in Moscow Tuesday.
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Five years after Beslan tragedy, questions linger
Half of all Russians surveyed say they don't know the whole truth about how more than 300 people, mostly children, were killed when the military raided the school where they were held hostage.
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Who is really running Russia?
President Medvedev is likened to a general without an army, with most top posts held by Putin's people. But there are signs he's pushing back.
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Springtime in Russia: Eurovision, hockey championships, and the world's most beautiful woman
The country is feeling unusually cheerful as it claims top spots in beauty, talent, and sports competitions.
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Russian election: Medvedev set to become president in Sunday vote
Polls indicate more than two-thirds of voters plan to vote for Vladimir Putin's longtime aide, despite little campaigning.
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