Russia Revamps Crumbling Bolshoi
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Behind the curtains of the Bolshoi Theater, top ballerinas practice arabesques in a room with moldy walls and peeling plaster.
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The BBC's James Rodgers watches Russia's Communist Party relive past glories - and asks what new it can offer.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will seek to appoint regional rulers and change voting to aid national parties that can unite the country to fight terrorism after four attacks in 10 days killed at least 430 people.
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The Russian leader today called for new measures that include the naming of regional governors and an overhaul of the electoral system.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a radical overhaul of state bodies in response to recent attacks.
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A British cultural organization reopened offices in two Russian cities Monday in defiance of an order to close, reportedly prompting Russian authorities to summon the British ambassador to the Foreign Ministry
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The Kremlin is to revive on May 9 the Soviet-era practice of parading its big weaponry, the Russian defence ministry confirmed yesterday
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Moscow's elite have lost their fun venue, where only the very rich and beautiful met
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KONDOPOGA, Russia  - Dozens of wrecked market   stalls rot in the rain and a restaurant stands burned and   looted, its windows boarded up.
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Russia resumes regular passenger flights between Moscow and war-damaged Grozny in Chechnya.
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It's been nearly 13 years since the break-up of the former Soviet Union, and many Russians still are getting used to the freedoms which have followed.
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The Kremlin's pervasive control over the legislative branch and regional bodies would be strengthened under the plan.
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James Rodgers in Moscow examines the ups and downs of Russian-style capitalism.
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Russia, the world&#39;s second-biggest oil exporter, next month will increase northern Baltic port loadings on expectations winter storms in the Black Sea and traffic in the Bosporus
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On Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the biggest shake-up of Russia&#39;s political system since its 1993 adoption of a post-Soviet constitution, drawing heaps of scorn from both the Russian and international press.
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The Kremlin is tired of Western criticisms Â that Russia is becoming more authoritarian, human rights are violated, journalists are at risk and elections are rigged.
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New criminal charges against former leaders of the Yukos oil company are likely to strengthen the Kremlinâs control over the industry.