Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a law which will tighten controls on civil right groups funded from abroad.
In his first major political announcement since his re-election, Putin unveiled his new government which critics have described as uninspiring.
Russian protesters have clashed with riot police in a violent demonstration against Vladimir Putin’s rule, on the eve of his return to the presidency.
Was it fear, was it rage – or was the ex-KGB tough guy exploring his feminine side when he wept during during his victory speech?
Russia’s opposition is worried that Vladimir Putin is resorting to old tactics to crush dissent after riot police detained hundreds of protesters.
Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained among those arrested after one of the biggest protests in Moscow for years.
A journalist infiltrated and followed a group of what he called "carousel" voters, people who are allegedly paid to vote for a specific candidate.
Vladimir Putin won a resounding victory in Russia’s presidential election, exit polls showed, securing a new six-year term in the Kremlin.
Vladimir Putin sought a convincing victory in Russia’s presidential election to strengthen his hand in dealing with the biggest protest of his rule.
Russian president’s growing popularity among the elite increased tension with the prime minister, Vladimir Putin.
The timing of news that the Russia’s Vladimir Putin was almost killed has attracted scepticism from those opposed to his bid for re-election.
Thousands have marched in Moscow to back Vladimir Putin’s bid to return to the presidency. And many of them weren’t paid or coerced into doing so.
Hacked emails suggest a youth group pays people to sing the prime minister’s praises
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/ 9 February 2012
Armoured reinforcements poured into Homs as President Bashar al-Assad’s army attacked the city for a fourth day, worsening the humanitarian situation.
Tens of thousands of Russians are set to march through Moscow, braving freezing temperatures to challenge Vladimir Putin’s grip on power.
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/ 2 February 2012
The groups behind anti-Vladimir Putin protests disagree on more than they agree on and chaotic meetings are often an exercise in conflict resolution.
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/ 29 January 2012
Thousands of cars filled Moscow’s ring road in a protest demanding free elections and slamming Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s bid to regain power.
Russia has charged that any suggestions that its recent elections were not free and fair are the empty and unfounded imaginings of Western powers.
Vladimir Putin has insisted he favoured dialogue with Russia’s protest movement but said this was impossible as they had no leader nor programme.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is ready for dialogue with the Russian protest movement to ensure that presidential polls are fair.
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/ 25 December 2011
Russia came to terms with its second mass opposition rally within a month which was even bigger and more sharply critical of strongman Vladimir Putin.
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/ 24 December 2011
In a damning statement, the Kremlin’s rights panel has called for the resignation of Russia’s election chief and snap parliamentary elections.
The cataclysmic collapse 20 years ago of the Soviet Union unleashed conflict, instability and poverty that are still felt today.
Russia has broken the shackles of state-planned economics but remains tied to oil prices and the whims of a bloated bureaucracy.
Russian President Dimitry Medvedev has unveiled proposals days before huge demonstration over a disputed parliamentary vote.
In a sign that Vladimir Putin’s allies may be getting serious about protests, a loyal media outlet has published phone calls of an opposition leader.
A long-time ally of Vladimir Putin has called for the creation of a liberal party to fill a void in Russian politics exposed by mass protests.
Russia’s leaders have promised to listen to protesters who have been disputing their parliamentary elections amid widespread allegations of fraud.
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/ 9 December 2011
Emails of a Russian vote monitor Golos were published by a pro-Kremlin website after the monitor apparently exposed abuses at the polls.
Europe’s rights and security watchdog has urged Russia to protect journalists covering post-election protests from ‘police harassment’.
Tens of thousands of protesters say they are prepared to take to Moscow’s streets in the biggest challenge yet to the country’s government.
Opposition leader condemns ‘theft of votes’ after reports of pre-filled ballots, invisible ink and multiple visits to polling booths.