President Dmitry Medvedev has decided to make "modernization" his platform for re-election in 2012. Medvedev is investing a tremendous amount of political capital in promoting a vision of Russia as an innovation-driven economy, where knowledge, intellect and desire for experimentation

Georgiy IVANOV pointed out some projects that, according to him, may be realized today. VLADIVOSTOK, October 31, vladivostoktimes.com Sakhalin Region vice Governor Georgiy IVANOV took part in the regional innovation convention in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on October 30. He made an appeal

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A children's book of poems entitled "Putinyata" has been released by a publishing house in the Russian city of Saratov.

Journalist Yulia Latynina of Yezhednevny Zhurnal provides a thorough chronicle of the violent events leading up to Sunday's murder of Ingush opposition leader Maksharip Aushev. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.