Russian nobles seek palaces
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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 Kremlin's strategy is beginning to take shape.
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FOR SALE: Hundreds of bottles of sweet and fortified wines from the personal cellar of Nicholas II, Russia's last czar.
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One of Russia, Austria or South Korea will be celebrating later on Wednesday when the host venue of the 2014 Winter Olympics is decided.
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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.
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Claims of Putin's $40bn fortune spark battle between rival clans before president's transfer of power
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Japan has told Russia it will not be satisfied with the return of just two of the four disputed Kuril islands. Russia&#39;s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested at the weekend that Moscow might return two of the islands.
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Arts & entertainment: Â· Russian billionaire pays over Â£25m for treasures Â· Usmanov coup follows major Arsenal investment
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MOSCOW Russia&#39;s lower house of Parliament took its first step on Friday toward adopting President Vladimir Putin&#39;s sweeping overhaul of the country&#39;s political system, despite signs of popular dissent, particularly in regions distant from the capital.
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Moscow's elite have lost their fun venue, where only the very rich and beautiful met
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has  offered new talks to resolve the fate of four rocky islands  seized from Japan in the closing days of World War Two,  prompting Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda to consider a  visit to Moscow.
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Descendants of two pre-Russian Revolution art collectors are seeking compensation from Moscow for confiscated masterpieces going on display in a controversial London exhibition, they told AFP Tuesday.
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Ossetian policemen with a sniffer dog search a classroom in a school in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia. Picture:AP. President Vladimir Putin has announced radical changes to Russia&#39;s democratic
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MOSCOW -- Last May, Maria Paphiti, an icons specialist at Christie's auction house in London, was invited to inspect some religious paintings on wood that were among the contents of a building recently bought by an English family. The artworks had been found wrapped in plastic, and the building's...
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James Rodgers explores Russia's relationship with its stormy history and larger-than-life leaders.
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A DNA survey aims to identify descendants of Britons who settled in Russia hundreds of years ago.
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Vladimir Putin could become the leader of a land even larger than Russia Â a development that may hinge on talks beginning Thursday in neighboring Belarus.