Jan 31 Study suggests vodka is a leading cause of death among Russian men By Cindy Huang A recent study in The Lancet suggests that the 25 percent of Russian men who die before they are 55 do so because of alcohol use. Continue reading
Jan 30 Russia identifies suicide bombers, arrests suspected accomplices By Bridget Bowman The Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee identified the two suicide bombers who killed 34 in the Russian city of Volgograd in December. Two suspected accomplices were also arrested. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch Russian security expected to be very visible and rigorous at Sochi games By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Author explores how Pussy Riot arrest marked new phase in Russian politics By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch As Sochi security tightens, bloody conflict continues in nearby Dagestan By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 27 Pussy Riot author Masha Gessen on politics of Sochi games By News Desk Jeffrey Brown talks to Masha Gessen in an extended online conversation about the politics of the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics. Gessen discusses Putin's campaign to clean up his human rights image while at the same time barring Russian citizens who… Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch Opposition leaders rebuff Ukraine president's olive branch By PBS News Hour Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych offered Friday to name a top opposition leader to the prime minister post, but growing unrest and a potential for increased violence continues in the former Soviet state. What does the opposition ultimately want?… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch Russia hunts for 'black widow' suspects ahead of Sochi games By PBS News Hour In Sochi, Russia, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics, images of three women were posted around the city. Known as "black widows," the suspects are believed to be potential suicide bombers, intent on attacking the games. Hari Sreenivasan looks… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch As diplomats ready for Syrian talks, what unites organizers Russia and U.S.? By PBS News Hour Continue watching