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State Duma speaker warns US against taking military action that violates international law
The chairman of Russia’s Lower House, Vyacheslav Volodin, has said that the United States could reap undesirable consequences if it takes on the role of world policeman, though Russian would prefer not to see this happen.
Chechen leader Kadyrov leads social network activity rating
The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov was named the most popular regional leader among the users of Russia’s leading social network VKontakte (In Contact) with 73,000 views on an average post.
Lower House committee to probe US media for meddling with Russian elections
The State Duma Committee for Information Policy, IT and Communications has decided to hold an investigation into the work of Western media outlets in order to examine possible attempts to influence election processes in Russia.
Stalin’s popularity in Russia triples since 1990
People who like Joseph Stalin the most of all the actors in the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution now account for 24 percent of Russians, or three times more than the share of 8 percent registered in 1990.
Russian lawmakers seek to bar children under 14 from social networks
Russian children under 14 could effectively be banned from using social media networks under a new draft bill prepared by the legislative assembly in the country’s Leningrad Region.
Nuclear disarmament hindered by US position on missile defense – Russian envoy
Russia remains committed to nuclear disarmament but progress is impossible without US cooperation in areas such as limiting the deployment of global missile defense systems, the acting Russian envoy to the United Nations has said.
Head of Russian Republic of Udmurtia held over suspected bribery
The head of the Republic of Udmurtia, central Russia, has been detained and urgently taken to Moscow over charges of accepting multimillion-dollar bribes from a construction company, a spokesperson for Russia’s top law enforcement agency reports.
Russian Orthodox Church urges change to Chechen ruling allowing hijab in schools
The head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s legal service has said a recent decision to allow Muslim headwear in Chechen schools should be reversed as it violates federal principles on the secular nature of state-run schools.
Head of Russian rights council urges major changes in public protest laws
The head of the Presidential Human Rights Council said that he and his colleagues have received a number of complaints about police from participants of recent unsanctioned demonstrations and proposed changes to public protest laws.
Quarter of Russians put state interests above personal rights, poll shows
Almost a quarter of all Russians would allow citizens’ rights to be infringed if this served the interests of the nation, a recent poll has found, although about a half believe that individuals should defend their rights.
