Belarusian Centenarian Recounts Repression Under Stalin
A year after her father was found shot dead along with his two brothers, the Soviet authorities came for Yauheniya Arlouskaya. Russia’s Children’s Rights Advocate...
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A Quote For Today’s World By Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. Dostoyevsky’s literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual...
Illegal Migration, Drug Trafficking Greatest Organized Crime Threats To Baltic States
Illegal Migration, Drug Trafficking Greatest Organized Crime Threats To Baltic States....
Putin’s Payouts For Firstborn Babies Seen As Popular Preelection Move, But No Cure For Looming Demographic Slump
Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t formally said he will stand for reelection in March, but his campaign appeared well under way this week as he...
Saakashvili Calls For New Maidan Protest Camp
Saakashvili Calls For New Maidan Protest Camp....
Russian Wheat Expected to Benefit From Mild Weather, Good Snow Cover
Image by Afonin A mild early start to the Russian winter bodes well for a banner crop of wheat as Russia tries to maintain its...
Putin Hails ‘Traditional Values’ In First Church Congress In Moscow
Image by Kremlin.ru Russian President Vladimir Putin made the first appearance ever for a Russian President to the Russian Orthodox Church Congress of top clerics...
Tillerson To Meet Lavrov In Vienna To Discuss Syria, Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov next week in Vienna on the sidelines of an OSCE event. The...
Russian Orthodox Church Says Will Recognize ‘Yekaterinburg Remains’ If Given Proof
Russian Orthodox Church assumes that the remains unearthed near the Russian city of Yekaterinburg and thought to belong to the Romanov royal family might be...
Video: Father Of Slain Son Kills Self, Killer With Hand Grenade During Court Session In Ukraine
Screenshot RFERL The father of a slain son detonated two hand grenades during a court session in the East Ukrainian town of Nikopol this week,...