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The judge in the Pussy Riot parole hearing has refused to grant parole, despite receiving letters from Sir Paul McCartney requesting the release of the musicians.
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The government body maintaining the Great Firewall of Russia have added Russia's largest social network to the blacklist, without making their reasons known.
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A video has emerged of a pizza delivery man helping himself to some of a customer's pizza in the lift of their apartment building. Netizens are completely outraged.
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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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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.
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Despite the G4S scandal that hit the London 2012 Olympics, Vladimir Putin and David Cameron have agreed on limited support from British security services at Sochi.
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A young man has been killed in Volgograd by a homophobic group, who also decided to mutilate the body, cut off his genitals and insert beer bottles into his anus.
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Netizens discuss this positive, heartwarming video showing a compilation of free hugs given out and received by a number of young Russians holding placards.
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The 9th of May is a public holiday in Russia, dedicated to those who fought in the Second World War. Netizens comments on photos from the parade in Red Square.
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A bronze bust of Stalin on a granite pedestal has been unveiled on private land in Yakutsk, after several years of work by the local communist party, who are happy.
The judge in the Pussy Riot parole hearing has refused to grant parole, despite receiving letters from Sir Paul McCartney requesting the release of the musicians.
The government body maintaining the Great Firewall of Russia have added Russia's largest social network to the blacklist, without making their reasons known.
A video has emerged of a pizza delivery man helping himself to some of a customer's pizza in the lift of their apartment building. Netizens are completely outraged.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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".
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.
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.
Despite the G4S scandal that hit the London 2012 Olympics, Vladimir Putin and David Cameron have agreed on limited support from British security services at Sochi.
A young man has been killed in Volgograd by a homophobic group, who also decided to mutilate the body, cut off his genitals and insert beer bottles into his anus.
Netizens discuss this positive, heartwarming video showing a compilation of free hugs given out and received by a number of young Russians holding placards.
The 9th of May is a public holiday in Russia, dedicated to those who fought in the Second World War. Netizens comments on photos from the parade in Red Square.
A bronze bust of Stalin on a granite pedestal has been unveiled on private land in Yakutsk, after several years of work by the local communist party, who are happy.
Interestingly, nobody's REALLY sure what has been happening. There's also another factor here in that the head of VKontakte is a wanted man, currently on the ru ...2 days ago»
Thanks – you wouldn't happen to have a link to the longer version so I can add it to the post? ...7 days ago»
They're at a German manufacturing show. I'm not sure if it's a McLaren though, I think it's an Audi. ...22 days ago»
Sounds legit. ...27 days ago»
No cats were harmed during the making of this video! ...33 days ago»
That's a really interesting point, I'd never considered the issue in this way before. ...33 days ago»
Unfortunately, I am unable to find an English version of the book, leading me to believe it has not yet been translated into English. ...39 days ago»
I agree, struggling to see how it's "promoting" it... although for the record, Wikipedia seems to be still up and running, and the page that caused all the fuss ...48 days ago»
Careful you don't go saying that too loudly around East London ... ! ...52 days ago»
Who knows? Maybe it was just a massage that went a bit too far ... ...55 days ago»