One of the stranger questions to emerge after the August conflict between Russia and Georgia: Did Russians go to war wearing a camouflage design filched from Finland?

In a keynote speech to the ruling party congress, Pime Minister Vladimir V. Putin announced tax cuts to spur the economy and increased spending on social programs.

One of the stranger questions to emerge after the August conflict between Russia and Georgia: Did Russians go to war wearing a camouflage design filched from Finland?

In a keynote speech to the ruling party congress, Pime Minister Vladimir V. Putin announced tax cuts to spur the economy and increased spending on social programs.

A jury member in the trial of three men accused of involvement in the killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya contradicted reports jurors had asked for a closed trial.

More than 80,000 people have signed an Internet petition to President Dmitri A. Medvedev demanding the release of a jailed pregnant lawyer.

A Russian reporter who is in a coma after a beating reportedly told the authorities a week ago he had received death threats because of his investigative reporting.

A judge ruled on Monday that the trial of three men accused of involvement in the killing of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya should be open to the public.

A judge ruled on Monday that the trial of three men accused of involvement in the killing of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya should be open to the public.

A judge ruled on Monday that the trial of three men accused of involvement in the killing of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya should be open to the public.