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Russia’s Domestic Policy
Russia’s top judicial body backs Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov to lead Supreme Court
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Higher Qualification Board of Judges (HQCJ) has recommended Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov for the post of...
CEC chief Pamfilova: Western pressure won’t derail Russia’s elections
MOSCOW (Realist English). On September 11, Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) opened its official information center ahead of the country’s...
Russian lawmaker opposes proposal to ban messenger calls, accuses mobile operators of pursuing monopoly
MOSCOW (Realist English). Sergey Mironov, leader of the A Just Russia – For Truth party and head of its State...
More than protection: Inside the hidden power of Russia’s FSO
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) is surrounded by even more legends than the Federal Security...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
Zyuganov re-elected as head of Russian Communist Party
MOSCOW (Realist English). Gennady Zyuganov was re-elected chairman of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) on July 5...
Russia launches next phase of youth policy with focus on patriotism, family, and infrastructure
MOSCOW (Realist English). Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko addressed the annual board meeting of Rosmolodezh (the Federal Agency for Youth...
Russian political parties gear up for 2025 election cycle as strategic rehearsal for 2026 Duma vote
MOSCOW (Realist English). On June 5, the Expert Institute for Social Research (EISI) held a roundtable at the Russia Today...
Putin hails ‘Russia – Land of Opportunity’ as a true social elevator as platform marks 7th anniversary
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the supervisory board of the “Russia – Land of...
Putin and Xi reaffirm strategic partnership in New Year video talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, marking...
Pompeo hints at US involvement in unrest and attacks in Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Former US secretary of state and ex-CIA director Mike Pompeo has made a rare public statement...
Khamenei warns of regional war amid US military build-up in the Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US attack on the Islamic Republic would...
Trump warns Iran as US carrier group moves closer, raising fears of imminent military clash
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The risk of open conflict between the United States and Iran intensified after US President Donald Trump...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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