The Guardian
Putin's Russia: from KGB agent to Kremlin operator
As Vladimir Putin wages a bloody and unrelenting war in Ukraine, Guardian foreign correspondent Luke Harding examines Putin's unlikely path to the Russian presidency. From his humble beginnings in St Petersburg to his mysterious and...
Economics Explained
The Modern Economy of Russia
This is Russia: the largest country on the planet by pure landmass. The country is the center of many controversies that have today made it a bit of a boogeyman in the international community. It is enormous military power with the...
Curated Video
RUSSIA: REACTION TO NATO CRUISE MISSILE ATTACK IN BOSNIA
English/Nat
Russia may be edging closer to pulling out of the NATO Partnership following Sunday night's NATO cruise missile attacks on the Bosnian Serbs.
The Duma recommended on Saturday to resume the country's relationship with...
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Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev have inherited the long and complicated US-Russia relationship. AP's former Moscow bureau chief Steve Hurst looks at how the leaders plan to improve relations
HEADLINE: US, Russia poised to restart relationship
CAPTION: Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev have inherited the long and complicated US-Russia relationship. AP's former Moscow bureau chief Steve Hurst looks at how the leaders plan to...
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Finland - Clinton and Yeltsin arrive for summit
A long-awaited summit between ailing presidents Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin opened around a dinner-table on Thursday (20/3), with little prospect of a deal on NATO's plan to expand eastwards into Europe but hopes high for an accord on...
Sky News
Police Hunt for Clues over Boris Berezovsky Death
Police Hunt for Clues over Boris Berezovsky Death
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Italy - Clinton & Yeltsin Cement Ties At G7 Summit
Russian President Boris Yeltsin said on Sunday (10/7) he was prepared to cooperate with a new post-Cold War regime that aims to withhold sensitive technology from extremist states. Clinton said he and Yeltsin made progress on the...
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FINLAND: PREPARATIONS FOR HELSINKI SUMMIT
English/Nat
It's being billed as the most important world summit since Yalta more than fifty years ago - and the message from the host city is clear - Helsinki is ready to take its place in 20th century history alongside Bill Clinton and...
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Russia - Reactions to Yeltsin's health
The former head of the Russian presidential council and close confident of Boris Yeltsin, Gennady Burbulis, said on Thursday (9/1) Yeltsin should step down from the presidency due to his continuing health problems. His comments were...
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USA: BILL CLINTON URGES YELTSIN TO EXERCISE RESTRAINT IN CHECHNYA
Eng / Nat
President Bill Clinton has appealed directly to his Russian counterpart Boris Yeltsin for restraint in Chechnya.
In a letter written earlier this week, Clinton urged Yeltsin to forestall an all-out assault to retake the...
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Russia - Yeltsin Reaction
President Boris Yeltsin's stock dropped on Friday morning (28/6)
at the Moscow stock exchange, following rumours that the Russian
president is unwell.
Exterior of Russian stock exchange;
Interior of stock exchange;
MS a guy walking...
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Russia - Rouble devaluation
After spending billions of dollars over the past three months to prop up Russia's weak currency, the government gave up on Monday (17/08) and let the ruble's value drop by up to 34 percent. President Boris Yeltsin returned to Moscow from...
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As President Obama's wraps up a two-day stay in Russia, AP White House Correspondent Mark Smith examines relations between leaders of the two counties
HEADLINE: First Person: US, Russian relations
CAPTION: As President Obama's wraps up a two-day stay in Russia, AP White House Correspondent Mark Smith examines relations between leaders of the two counties. (July 7)
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Former President Boris Yeltsin has died, a Kremlin official said Monday. He was 76.
HEADLINE: Boris Yeltsin dead at 76
CAPTION: Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who engineered the final collapse of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 76. (April 23)
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Russia - Yeltsin radio address
Russian Radio on Friday (14/2) broadcast Boris Yeltsin's first address to the nation since being hospitalized for double pneumonia on January 6. The radio address touched on three main points: pensions, peace in Chechnya and changes to...
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Chechnya - Yeltsin Orders Grozny Bombing Halt
President Boris Yeltsin ordered a halt to Russian bombing of the
battered Chechen capital Grozny from midnight (21OO GMT) on
Wednesday (4/1) to prevent any further civilian deaths. But Chechen
rebels were in full control of the centre...
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Russia - Government crisis
The crisis in Russia deepens as Russian deputies voice their annoyance concerning Yeltsin's decisions.
0.00 People lining up in bank;
0.09 WS exterior Duma, interior media;
0.16 SOT Duma speaker Selezynov in Russian (replying to...
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RUSSIA: COUNTRY'S DEEPENING FINANCIAL CRISIS LATEST
Russian/Eng/Nat
Russian President Boris Yeltsin is being written off by Russia's politicians and people as the country's financial crisis deepens.
Reappointed prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin was spending the day on Thursday meeting...
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Europe - May Day Celebrations Throughout Europe
Election politics dominated May Day marches in Moscow on Wednesday (1/5) with Russian President Boris Yeltsin and communist rival Gennady Zyuganov each rallying about 10,000 supporters six weeks before presidential polls. Yeltsin, in...
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Chechnya - Situation
Gaidar warns Yeltsin as Chechens parade paratroop PoWs Rebel fighters battled Russian forces inside buildings near the presidency in Grozny on Sunday (15/1) but held onto the towering palace, the symbol of resistance in the Chechen...
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USA: CHESS CHAMPION KASPAROV BRIEFS OFFICIALS ON DAGESTAN
English/Nat
The U-S government on Thursday had a briefing on the situation in Russia from an unusual source.
Chess champion Garry Kasparov, who has worked in the Russian legislature met the House Policy Committee to talk about the...
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Russia - Hardliners Mourn Victims Of October Coup
The sworn enemies of President Boris Yeltsin, led by his former
vice-president Alexander Rutskoi, massed on Sunday (3/4) to mourn
those killed in last October's political uprising. The
country's former top judge, Valery Zorkin who was...
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USA: WASHINGTON: ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI
English/Nat
The White House hands-off approach to the Chechen crisis has come under fire from all sides.
Former national security adviser to the then U-S President Jimmy Carter, Zbigniew Brzezinski, called the administration response...
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USA: GERMAN CHANCELLOR KOHL MEETING WITH BILL CLINTON UPDATE (2)
German/Eng/Nat
German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, meeting with President Bill Clinton in the United States, says he hopes Russian President Boris Yeltsin will be re-elected in elections this month.
Their meeting, in Milwaukee, has been...