For fans of the devices based on iOS operating system, a new instant messenger for correspondence is available in AppStore now, developed by the creators of the social network "Vkontakte".

A Russian regional court has banned an image based on a Christian Orthodox icon printed on t-shirts in support of the Pussy Riot punk band.

Russia has become a relatively happier country after climbing 8 spots and becoming 68th of 156 in World Happiness Report released by Columbia University on Monday.

On Wednesday, Greenpeace published an official statement calling on Russians to sign an online petition against a new parliament bill that could leave their nation’s nature reserves “defenseless” against destruction by “unprincipled” officials.

Russia hosts the world’s largest population of immigrants after the United States, according to a new UN study.

Moscow prosecutors said on Thursday that “The Third Way” book, which compiles two works by World War II Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, should be withdrawn from all Russian bookstores.

Almost half of all Russians, 44 percent, agree with a popular slogan invented by an opposition leader Alexei Navalny that the ruling United Russia political party is made up of “crooks and thieves,” a recent opinion poll.

The Moscow zoo develops new routes. For example, it is planned to create routes for newlyweds, during which it will be told about the ways animals and birds couple, equip their home and raise offsprings. The routes for younger visitors will be developed according to their interests.

The construction of the third bridge across the Ob River in Novosibirsk is completed by 65%. The bridge is currently hampered by 23 houses which are supposed to be destroyed.

A new bill allowing for websites to be blocked if they contain any copyright-infringing content was introduced in the Russian parliament on Tuesday, expanding an earlier law against film piracy.