Russia’s reaction against gay rights starts in St Petersburg
Russia has become the worldwide target of gay activists for its new law banning “gay propaganda.” St. Petersburg is the
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Russia’s anti-gay law tests Olympic tenets
The Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, are less than six month months away. But a controversy over a Russian
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Social media erupts over Putin article
Social media erupted with criticism after Russian President Vladimir Putin appealed in a New York Timesarticle to the American people for support
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EU slams Russia over pressure on former Soviet states
European enlargement commissioner Štefan Füle has criticised Russia for the pressure Moscow has put recently on former Soviet satellites due
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Russia hands US its plan for Syrian diplomacy
Russian news agencies report that Moscow has given the United States its plan for securing Syria’s chemical weapons ahead of
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Russia Watch: Kremlin denies fathering Syria’s chemical Frankenstein
Lost in the verbal smokescreen that Russian officials throw up around the use of poison gas in Syria is one
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Navalny denounces Moscow mayor election results
Russian anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny, who was a candidate in Sunday’s election to become the mayor of Moscow, has denounced
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Incumbent leads race for Moscow mayor
Kremlin-backed incumbent Sergei Sobyanin is leading in Sunday’s vote which will decide whether he will remain the mayor of Moscow.
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Moscow votes for new mayor
Voters in Russia’s capital are going to the polls to choose a mayor.Kremlin-backed incumbent Sergei Sobyanin is widely expected to
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