News & Views Directory 1
This is a full directory of all 141 articles about Moscow, listed in reverse order, with the most recent article at the top. If you'd prefer to search for some particular article, please use the search facility on the news front page.
Oct.1.2011 | |
A portrait of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has sold for $200 000 at the Art Moscow Fair, which took place in September. The portrait, entitled Putin ... | |
Sept.4.2011 | |
It's no secret that travelling to Moscow can be really quite pricey, starting with expensive visa processes and ending with expensive accommodation options. H... | |
Jul.30.2011 | |
A group of young women, calling themselves Putin’s Army, are encouraging Russia’s “young, smart, and beautiful women” to produce videos demonstrating their devo... | |
Jul.7.2011 | |
One of Moscow's most exciting annual cultural events is the Moscow International Film Festival, which has taken place in the city since 1959. The festival att... | |
Jun.5.2011 | |
One of the brightest stars on Moscow's cultural calendar is the Moscow International Film Festival (23 June - 2 July), now in its 33rd year. This year's sched... | |
May.1.2011 | |
Russia has marked the 50th anniversary since Yuri Gagarin was launched into space, beating the US in the space race with the first successful manned space fli... | |
Apr.1.2011 | |
Russia has lost one of its brightest film stars from the Soviet era - Lyudmila Gurchenko, who died on 30 April of a heart attack at the age of 75. Gurchenk... | |
Mar.1.2011 | |
Since its inception in 1992, the Moscow St. Patrick's Day parade has attracted both expats, visitors, and fun-loving Russians alike to the streets for a dayti... | |
Feb.6.2011 | |
Tragedy struck Moscow on 24 January as a bomb exploded in the arrivals hall of the Domodedovo International airport killing 36 and injuring 180 people. Domode... | |
Jan.9.2011 | |
One of the most publicized of Moscow’s municipal issues of 2010 was the problem of migalki, the blue sirens that high-ranking bureaucrats and businessmen use to... | |
Dec.6.2010 | |
Russia overcame bids by England, Netherlands/Belgium, and Spain/Portugal and was recently chosen to host the World Cup in 2018. At the same ceremony, Qatar defe... | |
Nov.7.2010 | |
Moscow has been steadily gaining a reputation as an exceedingly expensive city, ranking in fourth place in 2009 and number one in 2008. However, a recent survey... | |
Oct.2.2010 | |
Eighteen years after he first became mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov has been fired from his position by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.The former mayor was a ... | |
June.17.2010 | |
On the 14th of July, former Guns n’ Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist, Slash and his band will arrive in Moscow to play at the "Arena Moskau," as part of his ... | |
Apr.22.2010 | |
Dynamo Moscow, one of Russia's most prestigious ice hockey clubs seems to be facing its end. The historic member of Russia's Kontinental Hockey League is to ... | |
August.03.2009 | |
Gambling addicts, already reeling from the Government's banning of casinos in Russia, lost their final legal outlet to win or lose a few roubles this week, afte... | |
July.05.2009 | |
Three Russians are among the winning photographers to be exhibited in this year’s World Press Photo of the Year Exhibition... | |
June.13.2009 | |
If you're thinking of a summer trip to Moscow this year you might want to take advantage of one of the many discounts just introduced on train fares across the ... | |
May.17.2009 | |
Make sure you scrutinize the menu if dining out in Moscow after Russian police arrested a man caught in possession of 15 dog carcasses, en route to the kitchens... | |
30.03.2009 | |
Tall, blonde, drop dead gorgeous and extremely talented Candy Dulfer looks like a model, plays the sax like a pro. The musician was already supporting Madonn... | |
23.02.2009 | |
Moscow's press agency announced that over $1 million in cash was stolen in a highway robbery. The police states that it is considered one of Russia's biggest ar... | |
22.01.2009 | |
According to Reuter's Press Agency, Cuban President Raul Castro will be visiting Moscow, in token of warming the relationship between the two countries. Russian... | |
19.11.2008 | |
According to the American Forbes Magazine, rich people will spend much more money on their usual activities and products in Moscow than they would in any other ... | |
Aug.04.2008 | |
Moscow topped Mercer's cost of living index for the third year in a row in 2008, proving more pricey than even Tokyo and London (2nd and 3rd places) and absurdl... | |
Jul.09.2008 | |
It was hoped that when Medvedev took over from pugilistic Putin, there might follow a thaw in the icy relations between Great Britain and Russia that have conti... | |
Jun.16.2008 | |
After kicking off their Euro 2008 campaign with a humbling 4-1 defeat to Spain, even the most patriotic of Russians must have felt that their national team woul... | |
May.05.2008 | |
English football received a boost last week when Manchester United saw off a talented Barcelona side to set up an all English final. It was Chelsea that came th... | |
Apr.21.2008 | |
The newspaper which reported that the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, was all set to marry a gymnast half his age has been dramatically shut down, in a turn ... | |
Apr.04.2008 | |
Adidas revealed their sparkling new match ball for the highly anticipated 2008 Champions League Final in Moscow, which will be played on the 21st May. 'The F... | |
Mar.04.2008 | |
In the most predictable contest since Brazil last played Andorra in international football, at home, Dmitry Medvedev romped to victory in the Russian elections ... | |
Feb.06.2007 | |
Donald Tusk is visiting Moscow this week in the hope of thawing what have been icy relations between Poland and Russia in recent years. The ultra-nationalists K... | |
Dec.07.2007 | |
In three separate incidents, on November 24th, November 25th and November 30th, three members of BBC staff in Moscow were attacked by youths at least two of whi... | |
Nov.26.2007 | |
Former chess champion turned political dissident, Gary Kasparov was arrested on Saturday after leading an unsanctioned march in Moscow. The purpose of the ma... | |
Oct.11.2007 | |
An unfortunate incident at Moscow zoo has resulted in the death of a forty year old zookeeper who was killed by an elephant with which she had worked for many y... | |
Sept.11.2007 | |
It's a sign of how much things have changed in Moscow since 1990 that when Starbucks opened its first branch here last week no one batted an eyelid. The same... | |
Aug.27.2007 | |
This Wednesday will see a much anticipated Champions League qualifier take place in Scotland, between hosts Glasgow Celtic and visitors Spartak Moscow. The r... | |
Aug.02.2007 | |
Despite experiencing some problems with their visas (those forms aren't very rockstar friendly!), Trent and his band finally arrived in Moscow in time to kick o... | |
Jul.25.2007 | |
Many more people died under Stalin's Communism than Hitler's Nazism, a fact that is sadly little remembered - even by Russians, 50 percent of whom view Stalin i... | |
Jul.02.2007 | |
Powerful oligarch Berezovsky has gone on trial in Moscow, despite living in exile in London. The millionaire businessman is a well known critic of the Kremli... | |
May.17.2007 | |
Condoleeza Rice, the U.S. Secretary of State arrived in Moscow ahead of the G8 Summit in Germany in June of this year to try and heal the increasing rift betwee... | |
Apr.25.2007 | |
Boris Yeltsin, first President of the Russian Federation, died on 23rd April 2007 of heart failure and was buried today in Novodevichy Cemetery (and not in the ... | |
Apr.12.2007 | |
The Bolshoi Ballet have recently announced that they will be premiering a ballet about the life and death of her Royal Highness Princess Diana of Great Britain.... | |
Mar.26.2007 | |
There was panic at the disco early on Sunday morning when a fire show went tragically wrong at strip club 911. It's thought that a performer's clothes were set ... | |
Mar.08.2007 | |
Ivan Safronov, the Moscow journalist who recently died following a fall from his 5th storey apartment block, has been buried. Safronov, aged 51, was the late... | |
Feb.07.2007 | |
In the latest development of the Litvinenko case, Boris Berezovsky has gone on record as saying that he is ready to co-operate with Russian investigators. Be... | |
Jan.08.2007 | |
...And the very next day you took it away," or so one Russian billionaire might well be singing during this festive season. Just twenty miles outside Moscow... | |
Dec.04.2006 | |
British detectives have been granted visas by the Russian Embassy in London to visit Moscow in order to investigate the murder of journalist and ex-spy Alexande... | |
Nov.7.2006 | |
An unprecedented growth in construction and demand has turned the Moscow retail market into one of the most expensive in the world. The bubble doesn't look like... | |
Oct.31.2006 | |
CSKA Moscow travel to London to face an Arsenal side hungry for revenge, when the two sides clash in their UEFA Champions League encounter, Wednesday night. ... | |
Nov.1.2006 | |
The Microsoft corporation has announced that Bill Gates will be visiting Moscow on November 7. The itinerary outlines planned meetings with the company's cli... | |
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