Russia's rich follow Putin to ski playground
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It takes more than a little  imagination to see this Russian ski resort in the same bracket  as St. Moritz or Aspen.
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MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - Russian art is gathering international attention and hefty price tags as the country's elite buy their motherland's masterpieces away from home.
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In the first trip to Saudi Arabia by a Russian leader, President Vladimir Putin and his Saudi counterparts are expected to discuss economic and military cooperation and the conflicts that continue to trouble region.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to give his annual news conference at the Kremlin.
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President Vladimir Putin has taken advantage of the political climate following the tragic school hostage taking in Beslan earlier this month to accelerate his longstanding political course toward increased authoritarianism.
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The Russian bid-team from Sochi erupted in euphoria on Wednesday after Olympic president Jacques Rogge announced that the Black Sea resort would stage the 2014 Winter Games.
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The investment signaled the intense interest these days in companies providing services to the growing middle class of Russia.
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President Vladimir Putin has awarded renowned cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich with a state medal, the Kremlin said Monday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin wins backing from Greece and Bulgaria to push ahead with a key oil pipeline.
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President Vladimir V. Putin warned Russia&#39;s business elite on Tuesday to &quot;get used to paying taxes and observing the law,&#39;&#39; but he also sought to allay investor fears
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Russian President Vladimir Putin,  accused in the West of backtracking on democracy, turns East  this week to visit China which many in the Kremlin camp see as  a model of an economically-successful autocracy.
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President Vladimir Putin promised rich natural snow and no traffic jams as he presented the case on Wednesday for Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi to stage the 2014 Winter Olympics .
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Russian President  Vladimir Putin, a black belt in judo, apparently has the time  to contribute to a textbook on the sport in addition to running  the world's largest country.
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RUSSIAN security systems were stepped up yesterday as Vladimir Putin, on holiday in the resort town of Sochi, said the crashes of two airliners would be investigated &quot;without delay&quot;.
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The man seems to get his way at home, but President Vladimir Putin's none-too-subtle expressions of support for candidates facing elections abroad have raised a few eyebrows in Russia at least.
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A battle is under way in Russia for the stately homes of the country's former aristocracy.
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The rise of Ostozhenka as a luxury neighborhood is only one of many morality tales of money, power and real estate playing out across post-Soviet Russia.