Russians buy back national treasures that went West
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In a string of London auctions culminating, newly rich Russians have spent millions of dollars buying back Russian paintings and other treasures which ended up in the West both before and after the 1917 Communist revolution.
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After luring in foreign investors, Moscow switched directions with an auction to dismantle Yukos that set off criticism both at home and abroad.
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In the days of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Russians used to think of the Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - as the "Soviet West", a haven from the austerity of the vast socialist ...
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A gang of armed robbers from the former Soviet Union took in more than &#36;1 million from heists including the robbery of a Manhattan jewelry store, according to court documents released Monday.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- A Danish-born czarina who left Russia following the overthrow of the monarchy in 1917 was reburied in her adopted homeland yesterday. Many see the czarina's reburial as another step toward post-Soviet Russia's reconciliation with its turbulent past.
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Russia is trying to collect back taxes from wireless telecommunications company Vimpel.
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Two ancient Greek artefacts, which were   smuggled out of the country, came home on Thursday as part of   an agreement with the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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A gambling tycoon preempts controversy by purchasing a bronze looted by westerners in the 19th century
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Thieves make off with more than 200 items from Russia's prestigious Hermitage art museum.
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A Russian dive that was the basis of a claim to nearly half of the Arctic seabed had American origins.
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For years, pipelines from the former Soviet Union have shipped the prosaic necessities of oil and gas to western Europe.
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Russia is considering an early repayment of its debt to the Paris Club group of rich lending nations.
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Iraq will owe Russia between US$700 million (euro530 million) and US$1 billion (euro750 million) after the bulk of its debt is forgiven under a deal with international creditors, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin was quoted as saying Monday.
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Russia will pay $2 billion to acquire 60 German high-speed trains, The Moscow Times reported Wednesday. The deal was announced Tuesday during Russian President Vladimir
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A Russian dive that was the basis of a claim to nearly half the Arctic seabed had American origins.
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PETER CAVE: A mystery Russian company has bought what&#39;s been described as the heart of the country&#39;s beleaguered oil giant, Yukos.
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The J. Paul Getty Museum on Monday settled a decade-old cultural heritage dispute with Greece, agreeing to hand over two ancient treasures that Athens claims were illegally spirited out of the country.