Lawmakers of Russian State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, are drafting a law on measures to combat domestic violence, State Duma Healthcare Committee member Saliya Murzabayeva said on Tuesday.

Two Russian superstars - politician Mikhail Prokhorov and pop diva Alla Pugacheva - stated they were against child adoption by same-sex couples. "Two men are just too hard to bear", Pugacheva is quoted saying.

The most recent survey indicates an increase in attention Russian citizens pay to their health. In doing so, however, they prefer state-owned hospitals and in-home exercise.

According to the Russian public opinion watchdog, 77 per cent of Russian population consider themselves happy.

Corporate policy of 34% of the Russian companies ban using social nets at work, 29% employers limit access to the micro blogs.

The birth rate in Russia grew by 5.6 percent year-on-year in 2012, though the demographic situation is still not very good, Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova reports.

Special classes on “anti-corruption behavior” should be introduced in higher educational establishments for future officials, Irina Yarovaya, head of the State Duma Security and Anticorruption Committee, said on Monday.

Thousands of jailed Russian businessmen may soon walk out thanks to a proposed economic amnesty, though Russian president calls that idea "raw".

Several dozens of LGBT activists and their opponents were detained in the Russian capital on Saturday during a string of gay pride events in the city’s center.