The Russia's State Duma proposed changes to the Russian Labour Code which will allow regions to introduce their own public holidays.

Now that the presidential campaign has all but started, and the Kremlin's seat is assumed to be vacant, SuperJob, Russia's leading job search portal, has opened a spoof vacancy - that of the President. A successful candidate's salary will start at 281500 RUR per month - 8,811.76 USD.

The number of Russian Internet users grows every year, but Russians still prefer simple services and don't like to connect to the Internet via mobile devices.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree on Alexei Kudrin's resignation after the Minister of Finance was offered to resign.

Unexpectedly or not, the current Russian President has invited the Prime Minister (also the former President) to run for the Presidency in 2012. Sky News reports.

Russia's biggest Opinion Pollster VTsIOM has interviewed Russian people about their current life situation and projections for the future. Over half of Russians, almost 56%, describe their current living standards as difficult.

For the fourth time Russian capital has joined the World Car-Free Day. However, this morning Muscovites were stuck in traffic jams as usual.

On Thursday, two explosions set off in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan Republic, near the Ministry of Home Affairs. 61 people were injured, one policeman was killed.

Russian ombudsman and a prominent advocate for Children Rights Pavel Astakhov suggests to open special schools for children of migrants, where they will be able to learn Russian language and culture.

On Sunday the Russian North Caucasian republic of Chechnya celebrated Women's Day. This day Chechen men usually wear traditional Chechen outfits and present flowers and head-scarves to women to congratulate them on their day.