Comment A time to heal Tim Wall President Dmitry Medvedev's strong condemnation of Stalinist repression, on the day commemorating the millions of victims under his rule, comes as a timely intervention into a debate that has been raging in Russian society in recent months.

Comment Picketing free speech Roland Oliphant Nashi’s recent lawsuits against Russian and foreign media over their coverage of the Anti-Sovietskaya affair raise troubling questions

News Draft dodgers face new crackdown Ed Bentley Military top brass vow to track down conscripts – even at grandma’s dacha

News The week in review - From one rippling torso to another Andy Potts Arnold Schwarzenegger is about to get a sculpture of fellow-action man Vladimir Putin

News ‘No excuse for Stalinism’ Anna Arutunyan President Dmitry Medvedev condemns Stalin’s repression in his most strongly-worded video blog yet

News Parties hope for bold reforms Anna Arutunyan Following Kremlin criticism of last month's regional election results and widespread allegations of fraud from several pro-Kremlin and opposition parties, all eyes are on President Dmitry Medvedev's upcoming state-of-the-nation address for signs of bold democratic reforms.

Business The week in review - Babushkas and oligarchs Ed Bentley Poor pensioners are playing the stock market, while Oleg Deripaska is reportedly welcome on Wall Street again

Comment A new blow to Ingushetia Roland Oliphant The murder of opposition figure and human rights activist Maksharip Aushev further destabilises the republic

Comment Please do something Alexander Arkhangelsky Our ill-defined era is its own good news and bad news

Business Booze ban blues Ed Bentley We asked Moscow-based experts what the effect of President Dmitry Medvedev’s anti-alcohol initiative would be

Business Putin warns of Gas War III RIA Novostib Europe told to prepare for the threat of another cold winter

Business US bears trump Russian bulls Ed Bentley Russia's exchanges suffered a correction last week as the MICEX dropped 8.9 per cent on the back of poor US data, but the bulls and bears are still battling for control in Russia.

Concerts Balkan melting pot Vladimir Kozlov The Bosnian-born composer draws on the distinctive sounds of his homelands

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Local Life on Mars Ayano Hodouchi Out of work or simply looking for something new? A local medical institute has a job opening which is truly out of this world.