MOSCOW: One evening last summer, Mikhail Khachaturyan decided that his living room wasn’t tidy enough, so he summoned his three teenage daughters one by one...
ST. PETERSBURG: The principal of a prestigious school near St. Petersburg summoned 16-year-old Leonid Shaidurov and 14-year-old Maxim Dautov in for a chat....
MOSCOW: Before he was killed by a sniper in Syria at age 23, Ivan Slyshkin wrote a poignant message on social media to his fiancee: “We will see each other...
NOVOKUZNETSK, Russia: Three months ahead of Russia’s presidential election, apathy and disappointment pervade incumbent Vladimir Putin’s heartland. Alexandra...
MOSCOW: It’s an uphill battle trying to promote contemporary dance in a country that prides itself on keeping its trademark ballets intact for a century. But...
MOSCOW: A film about the last Russian czar’s affair with a ballerina had its Moscow premiere Tuesday, despite sparking outrage among some Russians – expressed...
MOSCOW: Separatists in eastern Ukraine Tuesday proclaimed a new state that aspires to include not only the areas they control but also the rest of the...
MOSCOW: The sale of nine Soviet-era masterpieces that fetched $3 million at a London auction in 2014 is causing uproar in Moscow’s art community, where it was...
TAMBOV, Russia: The city of Tambov in southern Russia is one of those sleepy, provincial centers that have in the past been the heartland of support for...
MOSCOW: A prominent rebel leader in eastern Ukraine has been killed in an explosion in his office, his associates said Wednesday. The rebels’ Donetsk News...
MOSCOW: In Russia, giving one’s spouse a slap is nothing extraordinary for many people. This week, the Russian Parliament is expected to take a step closer...
MOSCOW: Champagne corks popped Friday in Moscow as Russians celebrated the start of Donald Trump’s presidency, confident of better relations ahead...
BALTIYSK, Russia: Russia held civil defense drills involving 40 million people this month, the largest since the collapse of the Soviet Union. State media...
Complaints of election violations in the Russian parliamentary vote were increasing Sunday amid reports of a record low turnout in Moscow, signaling voter...
MOSCOW: The KGB major was on vacation in the Russian countryside in August 1991 when he woke up to a radio broadcast announcing a state of national emergency....
MOSCOW: Russia plans to retaliate against Turkey for the downing of a warplane by imposing sanctions, cutting economic ties and scrapping major investment...
KOMSOMOLSKOYE, Russia: Security forces in Russia’s southernmost Republic of Dagestan keep devout Muslims under surveillance, routinely raid their homes and...
KRASNODON, Ukraine: In this town deep in eastern Ukraine’s rebel heartland, about a quarter of the population works in the coal mines owned by billionaire...
MOSCOW: Emboldened by a deal with international creditors to write down part of its debt, Ukraine Friday asked Russia for lower gas prices for the winter...
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday evening in St. Petersburg, but the question of...
DONETSK, Ukraine: A methane explosion ripped through a coal mine before dawn Wednesday in war-torn eastern Ukraine, killing at least 17 workers, officials...
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine: After weeks of relentless fighting, the embattled Ukrainian rail hub of Debaltseve fell Wednesday to Russia-backed separatists, who...
MOSCOW: Russia has seen its credit grade cut to “junk” status for the first time in over a decade, a big blow for a country that wants to be a world economic...
MOSCOW: Russia's central bank launched another initiative to shore up the ruble Wednesday, offering hard currency loans to help companies and banks service...
SNIZHNE, Ukraine: Associated Press reporters saw more than 80 unmarked military vehicles on the move Saturday in rebel-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine,...