A large-scale reconstruction of the Astrakhan Kremlin has presented archeologists with an amazing find.

The legendary British musician Peter Gabriel has written a supportive letter to the three arrested members of the Pussy Riot band.

Near Rostov archeologists have found a mysterious temple with images of Dionysus and Cybele - the Great Mother of Gods.

An expedition of the Far East Federal University has unearthed a number of ancient artifacts including a stone phallus in Amur Region.

Novosibirsk archeologists have found more than 70 ancient ornaments and rare Iranian coins of the 5th- 6th centuries in Kudryashovsky pine forest at Krokhalevka-13 archeology site.

One of the streets in Saint Petersburg may be named after the famous singer Eduard Khil.

The British rock star Sting has urged to release members of the Pussy Riot punk band who have been kept in custody since February for their protest performance in Christ the Saviour Cathedral.

The place in the Saratov Region, where the first spaceman Yury Gagarin landed after the historical flight on April 12, 1961 has been recognized a cultural heritage site of federal value.

The Department of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Enforcement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia has reported about having detected a plunder of over 12 million rubles from budgetary funds.

A monument to the founder of the Apple company Steve Jobs may appear in St. Petersburg soon.