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Russia May Start Blacklisting Passengers, Pilots
19:27 15/05/2012
Airplane pilots who violate work rules and unruly passengers could be blacklisted in Russia under a bill now in the State Duma, Andrei Andreev, chairman of the Duma Air Transport Committee, said on Tuesday.
Opposition Duma Faction Expels Four over Medvedev Vote
22:54 14/05/2012
Four members of the Russian parliament were excluded on Monday from their A Just Russia party for voting in favor of former President Dmitry Medvedev becoming prime minister.
What Will the New Russian Government Be Like?
17:58 11/05/2012
Dmitry Medvedev has outlined the future government’s action program at the State Duma.
Russian Lawmakers May Introduce $50k Fine for Protesters
13:07 11/05/2012
The Russian lower house of parliament, the State Duma, may pass an anti-protest bill in early 2013 that authorizes $50,000-fines for protest organizers, prompting tougher punishment for the anti-government rallies that has gripped Russia over the last six months.
Putin to Keep Supreme Court Head in Power
14:32 10/05/2012
Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced in the State Duma a bill canceling the mandatory retirement age for the head of the Supreme Court, Kremlin’s press service said on Thursday.
Ex-President Medvedev Confirmed as PM
17:14 08/05/2012
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was confirmed as the country’s new prime minister by a majority of votes in the State Duma on Tuesday.
PM Candidate Medvedev meeting with Communists
10:32 08/05/2012
Prime minister candidate and ex-president Dmitry Medvedev is meeting with the Communist Party as part of traditional consultations with parliament factions before his expected appointment.
Russia Ratifies UN Convention on Rights of Disabled
16:49 03/05/2012
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the Federal Law on Ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Kremlin press service said on Thursday.
Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, May 3, 2012
08:21 03/05/2012
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Motorists to Hold Anti-Truck Action in Russia
18:49 27/04/2012
A public organization of motorists, Ubitye Dorogi (Bad Roads), will on Friday hold an event to raise public awareness of the violations committed by trucking companies and the damage they do to the nation's roads, Autonews.ru reported.
Upper House Passes Bill on Direct Governor Elections
14:15 27/04/2012
The Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, passed a bill on direct elections of governors who are currently appointed by local parliaments on recommendations from the president.
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, April 26
14:31 26/04/2012
Moscow Concerned About Tymoshenko / President Medvedev Orders an Investigation into ex-Major’s Indictment / Opposition Criticizes United Russia-Sponsored Bill on Parliamentary Control
Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, April 26, 2012
08:53 26/04/2012
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Female Party Boss Leaves United Russia
20:00 25/04/2012
Lyubov Sliska, once one of the highest-ranking women in United Russia’s hierarchy, said on Wednesday that she quit Russia’s ruling party because it had no use for her.
Lugovoi Passes Polygraph Test
18:16 25/04/2012
State Duma Deputy Andrei Lugovoi, the former KGB officer accused by the British authorities in the fatal poisoning of another ex-KGB man, Alexander Litvinenko, has passed a polygraph test administered in Moscow by British experts.2
Duma Passes Direct Governor Election Law
17:56 25/04/2012
The Russian State Duma on Wednesday passed in the third and final reading a law on direct elections for governors.
Gay Teen Put into Rehab After Coming Out
15:11 25/04/2012
In a coming-out story to discourage many adolescent Russians from leaving the closet, a gay teenager in the Moscow region was put away in a drug clinic by his irate traditionalist father.5
Naryshkin Calls for Establishment of Eurasian Parliament
14:00 25/04/2012
Russia’s State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin has called for the establishment of a directly elected Eurasian Parliament.
Bill on Russian Citizenship for Children Goes to Duma
20:55 24/04/2012
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has introduced a bill to the State Duma simplifying procedures for granting Russian citizenship to children who have one Russian parent.

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