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Putin Will Run for President: Medvedev Stepping Aside

John Johnson — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 07:04:41 CDT

He wasn't honing his image as an oh-so-buff Renaissance man for nothing: Vladimir Putin will again run for president in Russia next year, and the odds are that he will lead the nation through 2024, reports the Guardian . Current President Dmitry Medvedev ended months of Kremlin speculation today with the...

Russia Votes on Burying Lenin

Nick McMaster — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:02:11 CST

The body of Vladimir Lenin has been on public display at a mausoleum in Moscow's Red Square since he died in 1924. With the Soviet Union now a 20-year-old memory, many wonder if perhaps it's time to retire the socialist leader's remains to a cemetery. To that end, the pro-Kremlin...

Medvedev Rips Into Pol: No Tweeting!

Polly Davis Doig — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:14:29 CDT

Dmitry Medvedev is mod enough to have a vlog, but that didn't stop President Crankypants from slamming a lawmaker who was busily tweeting during a Kremlin meeting yesterday. "There's Nikita Yurievich Belykh sitting there and writing in Twitter right from the State Council session," Medvedev sniped. "Apparently, he's got nothing...

'Grand Prince of All Russia' Claims Ownership of Kremlin

Nick McMaster — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:50:29 CDT

The descendants of a dynasty that ruled Russia for 600 years are suing for ownership of the Kremlin, AOL News reports. The claim is being made by Valery Kubarev, a man who can trace his family back to the Rurik dynasty, and is in fact its designated "Grand Prince of...

Twitter Imposter Mocks Medvedev

Kevin Spak — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:32:36 CDT

Dmitri Medvedev has discovered one of the great joys of Twitter: the satirical impersonator account. Just days after the Russian president sent his first dispatch from his @KremlinRussia page, another account—called @ Kermlin Russia —is delivering mocking responses to his dispatches. One, for example, poked fun at his attempts...

Female Suicide Bombers Kill 37 in Moscow Subway

Rob Quinn — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:58:54 CDT

Two explosions in Moscow's subway system killed at least 37 people at the height of rush hour this morning. The city's mayor says both explosions were caused by female suicide bombers who blew themselves up as trains pulled into busy stations, the AP reports, and security officials said the bombers...

Russians Float Swearing Ban

Emily Rauhala — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST

As part of a Kremlin-backed push to clean up Russia's morals, a group of senators is looking into a country-wide swearing ban. The proposed rule is inspired by the Russian city of Belgorod, where police already issue on-the-spot fines for bad language. Utter a swear in this clean-talking town and...

Putin Hints He'll Run for President Again

Nick McMaster — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:00:58 CST

Vladimir Putin is moving closer to retaking the Russian presidency. In a question-and-answer session with the Russian public, a student asked the prime minister whether he'd like to be president again. "I will think about it," Putin said, adding that "there's still plenty of time" before the 2012 election. Observers...

Russia Says It Won't Deploy Missiles Near Poland

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:11:09 CDT

Russia said today it will scrap a plan to deploy missiles near Poland since Washington has dumped a planned missile shield in Eastern Europe. It also harshly criticized Iran's president for new comments denying the Holocaust. Neither move, however, represented ceding any significant ground. A plan to place Iskander missiles...