March 01, 2007 Surkov's National Idea Vladislav Surkov is the Kremlin's chief ideologist. And his thoughts and speeches are now being used to teach university students about the new National Idea.
January 01, 2007 Game Over Russia is banning gambling in the cities. What is next? Apparently a Las Vegas in Siberia...
November 01, 2006 Anna Politkovskaya Murdered We report on the signal assassination of leading investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya.
November 01, 2006 The Barefoot Shoemaker Despite having some of the world's largest oil and gas reserves and being a huge energy exporter, Russia faces the prospect of energy shortages this winter and many winters to come.
September 01, 2006 Moscow The Expensive There are really two Moscows: one for expats and one for residents, but both are expensive.