Jessica PhelanDecember 28, 2012 10:06

President Vladimir Putin has approved a bill that bans Americans from adopting Russian children, turning the controversial proposal into law.

Sergei Udaltsov, Russian opposition leader, charged with plotting riots

Jessica PhelanOctober 26, 2012 12:26

Sergei Udaltsov, the head of the Left Front, faces up to 10 years in jail if he is convicted of conspiring to spread unrest.

Simon SaradzhyanAugust 17, 2012 06:16

Does Medvedev’s indecisiveness justify Putin's return?

Commentary: A YouTube "documentary" on Putin and the war in Georgia stirs controversy in Russia.

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A column of Russian armoured vehicles moves towards the Roki tunnel on the border with Russia as they leave South Ossetia on August 23, 2008. (Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP/Getty Images)

This August Russia, Georgia and its breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia commemorate the fourth anniversary of the war they fought in 2008. But while the mood has been predictably festive in Moscow and the two provinces that prevailed in that war, there has already been, as Russians say, at least one spoonful of tar in a barrel filled with honey.

Pussy Riot trial: Russia's protest punks plead not guilty to hooliganism

Jessica PhelanJuly 30, 2012 08:28

Five members of Pussy Riot, masked and costumed, invaded Moscow's biggest cathedral to sing a protest song exhorting the Virgin Mary to overthrow President Vladimir Putin.

Lyudmila Alexeyeva, veteran human rights activist, fears her 85th birthday party is illegal in Russia

Jessica PhelanJune 28, 2012 13:58

"There will be more than 200 guests," Alexeyeva reportedly wrote on her blog. "People are sure to walk in groups. In such cases a police escort is needed."

Russia sees more protests following Putin inauguration

Amy SilversteinMay 8, 2012 11:51

"If we are pushed away from here, we'll move to other squares."

Vladimir Putin sworn in as Russian president, again

Jessica PhelanMay 7, 2012 08:24

"The future of next generations of Russians depends on us," Putin said in his inauguration speech.

Obama asks Medvedev for "space" until after election, not realizing the exchange was caught on microphones

Amy SilversteinMarch 26, 2012 11:48

"This is my last election ... After my election I have more flexibility."

Russia: Putin orders 'gardening' holiday for his inauguration day in May

News DeskMarch 15, 2012 12:01

Russia's Vladimir Putin has ordered a holiday in May that will officially give people time to tend their gardens — but will also coincide with his inauguration, according to Agence France-Presse.

Russia: Post-election protests continue in Moscow, with lower turnout (VIDEO)

Jessica PhelanMarch 10, 2012 09:53

"These authorities are illegitimate," organizer Vladimir Ryzhkov told the crowd on Moscow's central Novy Arbat. "The same people are in power, the same people who took away our right to choose, the same people who destroyed freedom of speech and political competition."