Gennady Timchenko, one of the people with close ties to the Kremlin who is targeted by the US sanctions, has sold off his stake in Gunvor just a day or two before his name was placed on the black list by the US Treasury.

VKontakte cofounder Pavel Durov sold off his stake in Russia’s largest social network in a move that signals his imminent resignation as CEO.

DHL and FedEx will no longer deliver online purchases to Russian consumers citing new customs regulations.

The priorities of the investment cooperation between Russia and Japan in the Far East are primarily non-resource export-oriented sectors of the economy with a high level of technology.

Russians have been more interested in the laws that are passed by the parliament as revealed by a recent study by Yandex, an Internet giant operating the biggest national search engine.

The party’s over after for many state-run companies after the Kremlin indicated it’s wrong to use corporate funds to pay for lavish New Year celebrations.

Securing of the euro in the global exchange market and the weak spots of the Russian banking system crashed the rouble down to the four-year minimum. The dollar rate may reach 37 roubles in the next year, the experts warn.

The Russian Central Bank has put the choice of the national currency symbol to vote. Click here to find out where you can pick the future official sign of the rouble.

It might be allowed to use well-known trademarks of the Soviet Union by any manufacturer. Sweet brands like "Alyonka", "Mishka na Severe (Bear in the North)", "Kara-Kum" will become a public domain. Alyonka

Russia requires far-reaching policy reforms with the support of new investments, tight fiscal policy and more efficient use of resources. The pre-crisis growth factors of the Russian economy have been exhausted, according to the International Monetary Fund's annual review of the Russian economy.

This autumn, MPs play fire with time, science and death. Want to know who's going to win, click right here.

Surprisingly, the parliament has run out of restrictive initiatives and is looking at moves that may really help ordinary Russians, bolstering the right to go bust, to self-defense, and to defend against property management companies.

In this review, we look at how the State Duma may give more freedom to borrowers but less freedom to Internet users, by seeking a ban to networks like Tor.

Two weeks before the start of the autumn session of the national parliament, we look at some of the bills that could make catchy headlines. Click here to find out the price for cars that the Russian officials would be allowed to use.

This time again, we are looking at bills that could be past in the autumn, and some of them may have a real positive impact on living standards, like the RUR 100 draft law. Click here to find out more.

In this review, we look at what's on the plate for the autumn session of the national parliament, or the State Duma, because it's currently on vacation. Click here to find out whether you should be concerned about your trip to the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Jackpot-winning Russians are yet to catch up with their Western colleagues in the sums of the prize, but their fate proves to be as diverse. Click here to see the list of Top 5 lottery wins in the history of Russia.

This week's review is all about what we are expecting from the autumn legislative season, and here's the main intrigue - will Navalny be freed with the help of the amended amnesty law?

The Russian edition of Forbes presented a ranking of Russia's federal officials by the 2012 income, with deputy minister of the regional development in the lead.

The Russian government is looking for ways to increase budget revenues amid growing spending on the social sector.