Russian election authorities on Thursday disqualified pro-peace presidential enthusiastic Boris Nadezhdin from the March election over what it said were errors in endorsement signatures.The veteran political leader's project has presented an unusual obstacle to a securely managed election in which President Vladimir Putin is likely to win a 5th term, with

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A powerful surge rocked the residential areas of the city of Izhevsk in main Russia on Wednesday night, with state-run media reporting that the blast occurred at a machine and missile production facility. Videos shared on social networks revealed a large fireball lighting up the night sky over the testing grounds of the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant in

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Amidst the plains of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan lies Novaya Urada, a town of 1,000 residents. This neighborhood, some 30 kilometers northwest of the local capital Makhachkala, has deep roots in livestock farming and each year draws travelers hoping to photograph a lively poppy field close by. Novaya Urada was tossed into

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The Kremlin-appointed head of the republic of Bashkortostan slammed a proposal to honor the memory of a local guy who died in authorities custody after being arrested last month throughout mass protests. Popular Bashkir dancer Rif Gabitov asked to hold a minute of silence for the deceased Rifat Dautov at a conference on Tuesday with Bashkortostan head Radiy

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A St. Petersburg military court on Wednesday sentenced an university student to nine years in prison for making public calls to join the Ukrainian army and for his native republic of Karelia to withdraw from Russia.Andrei Vasyurenko, 19, wasdetained in March on charges of preparing to commit high treason by defecting to the opponent's side, the RBC new

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Prosecutors in Far East Russia's Khabarovsk region are looking for to ban the so-called Ya/My Furgal motion, according to a statement released on the Russian Justice Ministry's site. The expression Ya/My Furgal (Russian for I'm/ We're Furgal ) has been utilized by advocates of imprisoned ex-Khabarovsk region Governor Sergei Furgal since his detention in

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