Summer in Russia is precious and brief ... the Soviet-era ideal place for dutiful toil to a retreat for the sheer fun of it, the decorative replaces the practical: flowers instead of potatoes ...

Talks in Moscow with a U.S. special envoy indicated that Russia was keen to keep negotiating with the United States over ...

"This past summer, the national women’s football teams [of Russia and North Korea] met to play two friendly matches in Moscow." The Russian sports minister also proposed organizing regular ...