On the eve of the Day of People’s Union celebrated on October 4 a memorial plate in honour of Admiral Alexander Kolchak will be set up in Moscow.

Former YUKOS co-owner Leonid Nevzlin appealed to US presidency candidates Barack Obama and John McCain asking to help release Russian political detainees.

The famous singer Muslim Magomaev has died today, aged 66, after a long and serious illness.

Roman Abramovich’s national football fund ceased to pay salary to the Russian national football team coaches with Guus Hiddink as the chief coach.

Wednesday, Russian tycoon and ex-governor of Chukotka Roman Abramovich was elected speaker of the region's government.

A recent survey by Bashkirov & Partners says most Russians think democracy with account of national identity would be the perfect form of government for them.

YUKOS ex-lawyer Svetlana Bakhmina who is eight months gone in pregnancy has pleaded pardon from the Russian President, her lawyer said Tuesday.

Olympic pole vault champion and world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva has been voted female European athlete of the year.

The American Forbes magazine said Russia's government is the world's richest.

Russian youth ski coach and 1988 Olympics champion Alexei Prokurorov died in a high speed car accident in the city of Vladimir on Friday.