Russians celebrated 70 years since the defeat of the Nazi forces in World War II, otherwise known as the Great Patriotic War, today. The signing of the surrender document was on May 8 for most of the world, but on May 9 Moscow time. The celebration of the holiday dates […]
Over the weekend, news outlets began reporting on the purported disappearance on Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin had not been seen in public since March 5, an extraordinary amount of time for a public figure whose support often depends on his cult of personality. However, he dismissed those rumors […]
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was killed today on a bridge near the Kremlin. Nemtsov had previously served as First Deputy Prime Minister under President Boris Yeltsin. Nemtsov also has a record as a reformer, especially for economic affairs. However, the past few years of Nemtsov’s life have been marked by his opposition to the policies […]
As a result of Russia’s recent economic woes, President Vladimir Putin has cancelled the holiday vacations that Russian government officials are promised. Officials are entitled to a vacation from January 1 to January 12, which includes New Year’s Day and Christmas. Russians celebrate Christmas on January 7 because of the Julian […]
From the White House: I welcome the progress made between the United States and Russia through our talks in Geneva, which represents an important, concrete step toward the goal of moving Syria’s chemical weapons under international control so that they may ultimately be destroyed. This framework provides the opportunity for […]
