All News, Russia and former Soviet Union

SCAN data: Gaidar's death catches media attention Moscow, December 21 (Interfax) - A founding father of Russian market reforms Yegor Gaidar who died in Moscow on Dec. 16, ranked third in the list of Russian persons most frequently mentioned by the media last week.
Dec 21, 2009 at 17:22 | Interfax-Ukraine
IMF to provide Belarus $700 million in loan tranche Minsk, December 21 (Interfax) - The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) board of directors decided on Friday to close the third part of a stand-by program for Belarus through allocating $700 million in a loan tranche, the IMF's Belarusian office told Interfax.
Dec 21, 2009 at 15:40 | Interfax-Ukraine
Moscow regrets lack of U.S., ex-Soviet states support to anti-racism resolution Moscow, December 21 (Interfax) - The decision of certain former Soviet republics to abstain from voting on the UN resolution on the impermissibility of racism and xenophobia is disrespectful to those who died in WW2, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Dec. 21.
Dec 21, 2009 at 14:44 | Interfax-Ukraine
Russia's Communists mark Stalin's birthday MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Communist Party is calling for a moratorium on criticizing Josef Stalin to allow the country to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the Soviet dictator's birth in peace.
Dec 21, 2009 at 14:23
Russian Strategic Rocket Forces to have unified missile systems Moscow, December 21 (Interfax-AVN) - The Russian Strategic Rocket Forces will have unified missile systems in the future, deputy head of the Moscow-based Pyotr Veliky Strategic Rocket Forces Academy Maj. Gen. Alexei Konnov said.
Dec 21, 2009 at 12:29 | Interfax-Ukraine
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan to create common economic space by early 2012 Almaty, December 21 (Interfax) - The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan have agreed to create a single economic space by Jan. 1, 2012, according to a joint statement adopted by the three countries' leaders after an informal summit.
Dec 21, 2009 at 12:17 | Interfax-Ukraine
Astronauts blast off for Christmas space mission BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) — A Russian rocket blasted off from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan lighting up the frigid Central Asian steppe Monday, shuttling an American, a Russian and a Japanese to the International Space Station.
Dec 21, 2009 at 11:10
Atria, AS Dan Invest putting 40 million euros into new Russian hog complexes Moscow, December 21 (Interfax) - Atria of Finland and AS Dan Invest of Denmark plan to invest 40 million euros in the building of two hog-farming complexes in the Krasnodar territory and Tambov region, chair of the AS Dan Invest board of directors Kent Skaanning told Interfax.
Dec 21, 2009 at 01:32
Common Dreams: Chernobyl exclusion zone radioactive longer than expected Radioactive Material Isn't Disappearing From the Environment as Quickly as Predicte.
Dec 20, 2009 at 21:33
ITAR-TASS: Lavrov begins working trips to Egypt and Uzbekistan MOSCOW, December 20 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is beginning a three-day working trip on Sunday that will take him to Egypt and Uzbekistan.
Dec 20, 2009 at 21:29
BBC News: 'Stalin's' rude jottings An exhibition opened in Moscow of nude prints with scrawled comments written by Joseph Stalin with ribald references to his comrades.
Dec 20, 2009 at 19:59
ITAR-TASS: Restoration of South Ossetia proceeding as planned TSKHINVAL, December 19 (Itar-Tass) - Restoration of South Ossetia is proceeding as scheduled, the country's President Eduard Kokoity said Saturday in an interview with Itar-Tass.
Dec 20, 2009 at 18:45
RIA Novosti: Medvedev addresses Russian special services on professional holiday Russian special services should work more effectively to prevent internal and external threats to the country's security, President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday.
Dec 20, 2009 at 18:42
Black belt Putin offers to join Russian judo team MOSCOW (Reuters) - Black belted Russian leader Vladimir Putin has offered to join the national judo team after showing off his martial arts skills to members of the squad.
Dec 20, 2009 at 17:38 | Reuters
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan to create common economic space by early 2012 The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan have agreed to create a single economic space by January 1, 2012, according to a joint statement adopted by the three countries' leaders after an informal summit on Saturday.
Dec 20, 2009 at 16:19 | Interfax-Ukraine