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The General Prosecutor has claimed that Alexei Navalny is receiving funds from abroad for his pre-election campaign, but he claims it is all les and fabrication.
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A woman has been arrested in Moscow after breaking an icon worth over £20,000 in what was apparently a "fit of hooliganism", but netizens remain unconvinced.
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A massive crack-down is underway in Moscow in response to an attack on a plain-clothes police officer who was trying to arrest a man suspected of child abuse.
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Mayoral candidate Alexei Navalny has answered an open letter from an Azeri-born journalist, asking him to explain some of his more nationalistic tendencies.
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In news reminiscent of the Usual Suspects' "New York's Finest Taxi Service", Russian police in Moscow are suspected of offering illegal escort services to VIPs.
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Russia's most prominent opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, was yesterday sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzling money, in a move he says is political.
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A group of pastafarian lawyers have petitioned the Moscow local government to recognise the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster as a genuine religion in Russia.
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The Moscow authorities are dealing with a plague of rats which has infested the capital due to both a very warm May and the closure of several shopping centres.
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Former spy Anna Chapman has offered to marry Edward Snowden to help him get asylum in Russia. The American is still on the run from the law, currently in Moscow.
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New plans have been unveiled to install hanging gardens along Moscow's motorways to protect residents from fumes, but netizens see it as a money-making scheme.
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A fire in the capital's underground train network apparently caused by a short circuit resulted in line closures yesterday from morning rush hour until lunchtime.
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An FSB agent has been photographed at his luxury wedding in Moscow. Netizens discovered pictures on a social networking site, and have posted them for all to see.
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The first beauty contest at the international tattoo convention in Moscow has been won by Svetlana Ananas, who says she gets a new tattoo "nearly every day".
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A man arrested driving a digger has been found carrying a driving licence purportedly belonging to Luke the Apostle. Police are dubious about its authenticity.
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Acting governor of the Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov is concerned about immigration and believes in the need to reduce it, though no decisions have been announced.
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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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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.
The General Prosecutor has claimed that Alexei Navalny is receiving funds from abroad for his pre-election campaign, but he claims it is all les and fabrication.3
A woman has been arrested in Moscow after breaking an icon worth over £20,000 in what was apparently a "fit of hooliganism", but netizens remain unconvinced.
A massive crack-down is underway in Moscow in response to an attack on a plain-clothes police officer who was trying to arrest a man suspected of child abuse.
Mayoral candidate Alexei Navalny has answered an open letter from an Azeri-born journalist, asking him to explain some of his more nationalistic tendencies.
In news reminiscent of the Usual Suspects' "New York's Finest Taxi Service", Russian police in Moscow are suspected of offering illegal escort services to VIPs.
Russia's most prominent opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, was yesterday sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzling money, in a move he says is political.
A group of pastafarian lawyers have petitioned the Moscow local government to recognise the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster as a genuine religion in Russia.
The Moscow authorities are dealing with a plague of rats which has infested the capital due to both a very warm May and the closure of several shopping centres.
Former spy Anna Chapman has offered to marry Edward Snowden to help him get asylum in Russia. The American is still on the run from the law, currently in Moscow.
New plans have been unveiled to install hanging gardens along Moscow's motorways to protect residents from fumes, but netizens see it as a money-making scheme.
A fire in the capital's underground train network apparently caused by a short circuit resulted in line closures yesterday from morning rush hour until lunchtime.
An FSB agent has been photographed at his luxury wedding in Moscow. Netizens discovered pictures on a social networking site, and have posted them for all to see.
The first beauty contest at the international tattoo convention in Moscow has been won by Svetlana Ananas, who says she gets a new tattoo "nearly every day".
A man arrested driving a digger has been found carrying a driving licence purportedly belonging to Luke the Apostle. Police are dubious about its authenticity.
Acting governor of the Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov is concerned about immigration and believes in the need to reduce it, though no decisions have been announced.
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.
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.