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Since 2010, Russia have released 100,000 prisoners, bringing the number incarcerated in Russia to approximately 5 per thousand, compared to the US's 7.4 per 1000.
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Riot policemen have been captured on camera beating up CSKA fans after the match that saw them win the premier league in Russia, allegedly after fans threw bottles.
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Depardieu spoke to the press during a visit to Grozny, where he's filming, saying that he considers Putin to be on a par with Mitterand and the former pope.
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A man is currently in custody after spraying pepper spray and then shooting another customer after a fight broke out standing in the queue for the cash machine.
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A video has emerged of young Russian hockey players engaging in a brawl which has shocked commentators. Most Russian netizens are not so surprised, however ...
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Chelyabinsk, the place that hit the headlines earlier this year due to the meteor strike, now has a vacancy posted for a gondolier, who must "sing in Italian".
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Netizens react to news that a third level secretary at the US embassy in Moscow has been detained in connection with attempts to recruit Russians to spy for the US.
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Netizens deplore their postal service in the wake of a fire that broke out in one of the firm's buildings, destroying an area of 10 square metres worth of letters.