THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Skinheads, Russian angst and a royal eco-city

22/08/2011 21:43

The Orthodox Church calls on skinheads to fight racism, while Prince Charles is asked to fund a town in Yakutia

Jets, parks and sharks

18/08/2011 21:57

Putin praises Russian aviation at the MAKS air show, while protesters dispute the sale of historic land near Moscow

Gorbachev lashes out, smoking ban and Magnitsky

15/08/2011 21:15

The former Soviet president attacks United Russia, while plans for a public smoking ban move forward

Support for Tymoshenko and a Red Square show

11/08/2011 21:18

President Medvedev queries Ukraine gas dispute while Moscow moves its party to his doorstep

Tymoshenko arrest sparks protest

08/08/2011 21:28

Russians see red over ‘unfair’ text message charges, and an ancient city is uncovered

Parasites, sober girls and alien statues

04/08/2011 22:06

Vladimir Putin blasts the U.S. for leeching off the world economy, while ‘Medvedev’s girls’ take on ‘Putin’s Army’

Georgia, protests, sports and crime

01/08/2011 21:10

U.S. lawmakers condemn the ‘occupation’ of South Ossetia and Abkhazia

Lebedev, Captain America and ‘Russian Dolls’

28/07/2011 21:32

Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s business partner fails to get paroled, while a poster campaign portraying Dmitry Medvedev as a superhero is foiled

Opera, wargames and crocodiles

25/07/2011 21:23

Placido Domingo tries out the new Bolshoi stage, while Dmitry Medvedev calls for a Russian ‘World of Warcraft’

Airport probe, tabloid bid and beer reprieve

21/07/2011 22:06

Investigators raid Domodedovo to find evidence of ownership, while Alexander Lebedev eyes

Bus crash, ‘Putin Army’ and lottery winners

18/07/2011 21:31

A bus crash raises new concerns about transport safety; women urged to ‘tear’ their T-shirts for Putin

Airline crackdown, metro heatwave

14/07/2011 21:40

Authorities take away the license of the air company responsible for the Petrozavodsk Tu-134 disaster

Boycotting tourists and bullish boffins

11/07/2011 21:43

Russian air passengers in Turkey mutiny on being told to get on a plane shortly after one of its engines caught fire

Charity ads, Putin remix and botched suicide

07/07/2011 21:35

Billboards in Moscow promoting a new fundraiser for the controversial ‘Federation Fund’ are blasted by charities’ groups

Birthday buckets, Sharapova and airport raids

04/07/2011 21:33

Cops fail to see the funny side when cheeky anti-migalka protesters take to the streets on the Traffic Police holiday

Lady Gaga sees red over Russian gay rights

30/06/2011 21:46

The pop princess criticizes Russia over its gay rights record, while Putin backs animators

Lasers, metros and racism

27/06/2011 22:09

After last week’s Tu-134 crash, Russia’s aviation watchdog turns its ire on simple laser pens as a threat to plane safety

Navalny, God and an eternal fry-up

23/06/2011 22:18

Alexei Navalny queries the legality of the People’s Front, while God is invited to rule on Russia’s constitution

Judges, officials and Angry Birds

20/06/2011 22:17

Investigators clear the judge of wrongdoing in the Khodorkovsky case

Carry on camping

16/06/2011 22:13

Eco-activists and anti-corruption campaigners head to the Anti-Seliger camp in Khimki for four days of counter-culture

February 2011

USD	25/08	28.9037	-0.0510
EUR	25/08	41.6618	+0.0018