Russian President Vladimir Putin has been told about a plot to assassinate him during a visit to Iran this week, a Kremlin spokeswoman said Sunday. picked by wags273 1 year ago

DEVELOPING STORY: Russian news agencies cite the Kremlin as saying that President Vladimir Putin dissolved the government Wednesday
In a second story from Russia, Russia said to have created the "Father of all bombs" picked by Hoosker 1 year ago

Russia is leading the race to complete a manned mission to Mars and could land a Russian on the Red Planet by 2025, a leading scientist was quoted as saying on Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been pushing for a Russian satellite navigation system known unfortunately as GLONASS, and yesterday the system had its first launch: a tracking collar for the PM's dog, a black labrador named Koni. According to Putin, "She's wagging her tail, she likes it." picked by suebe 1 month ago

"Sarkozy is interested in martial arts and we have decided to do some training together," said Vladimir Putin picked by Antt 2 months ago

OSLO, Norway - Norway's Defense Ministry said Russia has informed it that it plans to cut all military ties with NATO. picked by shep182 3 months ago

In addition to the loan to Venezuela's fiercely anti-US government, Russia may also launch a nuclear cooperation with Venezuela. picked by bernardblack 2 months ago

Putin Airplane "Ил-96-300" costs 10 000 000 pounds! The decorating work was done by British Company Diamonite Aircraft Furnishings. This is much cheaper then Eltsin's Airplane, his plane was worth 300 000 000$. picked by mindfvck 2 years ago

...last sentence in article 'Russia says the rocket is capable of penetrating the proposed US missile defence.' picked by topofall 3 months ago

The United States and Russia appear to be in a new race to the moon, and an isotope under the lunar surface may be the prize. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Russia forces the USA out from the traditional arms market. Russia has won a 4-billion-dollar contract with Saudi Arabia in a competition with the USA and France. picked by deepdiver 6 months ago

Surprisingly, after heavy discussions regarding the White House plan to place defense missiles in Europe, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, proposed an alternative, i. e. to create a joint system in Azerbaijan, a former Soviet Republic. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

I would like to mention that the successor's name is Dmitry Medvedev and that he chairs Gazprom BOD since June of 2002. picked by maxriter 11 months ago

In the Soviet era, censorship was simple and complete. An official censor vetted every word and image that appeared in the media. The current system of censorship is more complex, more dangerous and harder to expose. picked by unknown 10 months ago