Full Coverage: Russia
Georgia says intercepts back self-defense claim
AP - Tue Sep 16, 7:30 AM ETTBILISI, Georgia - Georgia says intercepted mobile phone calls between South Ossetian border guards show Russian tanks and troops invaded first — before Georgia's offensive began in the separatist region.
Off the Wires
- For good or ill, nominees hold similar resolve on Russia AFP - Sun Oct 12, 6:51 PM ET
- U.S. space tourist blasts off in Russian rocket Reuters - Sun Oct 12, 1:18 PM ET
- Lithuania votes in poll that may favor pro-Russians Reuters - Sun Oct 12, 11:01 AM ET
- Soyuz spacecraft lifts off on space station voyage AP - Sun Oct 12, 10:47 AM ET
- US video game guru becomes sixth space tourist AFP - Sun Oct 12, 10:46 AM ET
News Stories
- Russia to Ramp Up Military Presence in Georgian Territories at The Washington Post - Tue, Sep 09, 2008
- Putin blames US for Georgia role at BBC - Thu, Aug 28, 2008
- Georgia War Shows 'Weak' Russia, U.S. Official Says at The Washington Post - Thu, Aug 28, 2008
- Georgia parliament votes to sever ties with Russia at RIA Novosti - Thu, Aug 28, 2008
- Russia Adopts Blustery Tone Set by Envoy at The New York Times - Wed, Aug 27, 2008
Feature Articles
- Reaction to Russia's recognition of rebels at BBC - Tue, Aug 26, 2008
- Ossetian crisis: Who started it? at BBC - Tue, Aug 19, 2008
- Nato's diplomatic balancing act at BBC - Tue, Aug 19, 2008
- Georgia Crisis Stirs Concern In Ukraine at NPR - Mon, Aug 18, 2008
- Georgian War Exposes Rift With Russians in Baltics at Deutsche Welle - Fri, Aug 15, 2008
- Russians losing propaganda war at BBC - Fri, Aug 15, 2008
Opinion & Editorials
- Russia trifles with genocide at Christian Science Monitor - Thu, Aug 28, 2008
- How the West Fueled Putin's Sense of Impunity at The Wall Street Journal - Fri, Aug 15, 2008
- Russia's Ominous New Doctrine? at The Washington Post - Fri, Aug 15, 2008
- We are still fighting the Cold War at The Independent (UK) - Thu, Aug 14, 2008
- Vladimir Putin's mastery checkmates the West at The London Times - Thu, Aug 14, 2008
- Putin Is Not Hitler at The Washington Post - Thu, Aug 14, 2008
Related Web Sites
- Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington D.C.
- includes foreign policy news and a profile of the country and its leaders.
- Rich in Russia: How to Make a Billion Dollars
- examines the new Russian business class, from entrepreneurs remaking Moscow to the billionaire tycoons, or "oligarchs" that the Kremlin regards as rivals for power. From PBS' Frontline/World.
- U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Russia
- Includes facts-at-a-glance and sections on ethnicity, religion, culture, early to modern history, geography, government, and the economy.
- Dollar-to-Ruble Currency Rate
- from Yahoo! Finance.
- Amnesty International: Russian Federation
- updates and in-depth reports on the human rights situation in the country.
- Human Rights Watch: Russia and Chechnya
- bulletins and reports on human rights developments in the country.