The convention of the United Russia party, Russia's party of power, held on Thursday in Moscow, was essentially a crisis meeting. Even though it was not officially called so by its organizers, every speech included the "c" word, and everyone

Last week, Russia made it clear that it would not make good on its threat to deploy Iskander short-range missiles in its westernmost region of Kaliningrad, if the new administration in Washington reconsiders George Bush's decision to deploy missile defense

The growing number of unemployed migrant workers in Russia's big cities is leading to an increase in ethnic crime rates, and thus to growing racist sentiments among the cities' native population, which could translate into ever more ethnic violence on

The Russian delegation of businessmen and state officials, headed by Dmitry Medvedev, is going to get busy in Latin America, with the president expected to make four stops across the continent in less than a week. Despite the seemingly defiant

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and his Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have sent out conflicting and confusing signals over the constitutional changes Medvedev proposed in his first State of the Nation address. This historic initiative has been rolled out so hastily

The annual Russia-Ukraine gas dispute was kicked off last week with a demand from Gazprom for $2.4 billion from Ukraine. President Dmitry Medvedev weighed in with threats of legal action, and on Monday the Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko sent

Boris Nemtsov was the vice president of the Russian government under Boris Yeltsin—handsome, extremely intelligent, and greatly admired by women. Even though he is no longer in power, many present-day Russian politicians envy him. In the mid-1990s, some democrats looked

By 2020, Russia will grow into a global financial center and become one of the top five of the fastest growing nations, all the while becoming a better place to live. Or at least that's the ambitious plan laid out

Moscow is having the last laugh in the international war of words over Russia's brief war with Georgia last August. Back then, Russia, while quickly routing the Georgian military, squarely lost the propaganda battle with Mikheil Saakashvili, who managed, with

Russian Art Week, London's bi-annual auctioning bonanza of everything Russian from paintings and icons to antiquarian books, Fabergé jewelry and cavalry sabers, drew to a close on Thursday. From the auction houses who hosted it there was an almost audible

Speaking at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam Saturday, Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov made the case against Russian authorities. A new film which documents the challenges faced by the political opposition in Russia also premiered at the festival.

Journalist Vitaly Portnikov argues that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's unrealistic assertion, that the financial crisis in Russia will have no social impact, may ultimately define how his tenure is remembered. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.

In his latest editorial for the Wall Street Journal, Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov advises that US President-elect Barack Obama take a close look at the record of Russia's leaders, standing up for democratic values and the Russian people.

Two unknown assailants have attacked and beaten the deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly Novoe Delo newspaper, marking the second attack on a journalist in the Russian region since the start of November.

Around 350 politicians, activists and public figures gathered in Moscow Sunday to discuss the future of liberal democracy in Russia.

A slew of economic data revealed this week indicate that the Russian economy is heading deeper into crisis.