Russian officials are considering strong regulations against ads for sexual services and products that are shown on television and in print ads. On Thursday, the Duma Committee for Economic Policies, Business and Tourism will be considering amendments that will drastically reduce the number of sex ads shown in the country. This is in response to [...]

There are no longer any foreign adoption agencies with licenses to operate in Russia. A year ago there were 89 foreign agencies handling the adoption of Russian children by people overseas, now because of stringent accreditation rules there are zero. The new tough rules for agencies were passed last year after several Russian children died [...]

Many Russian women and men are taking advantage of clinical trials being offered by some of the world’s largest drug companies. There were 37,000 patients in Russia last year who took part in trials offered by companies like Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis Pharma. Sometimes a drug trial is the best opportunity for the patient to [...]

Police in Moscow have pledged to stop a protest march by opposition activists in Pushkin Square this weekend. Both the police and OMON (riot police) plan to be very aggressive in stopping any provocations that the demonstrators may attempt. The coalition of opposition groups planning the event goes by the name The Other Russia. They [...]

A leading St. Petersburg theater company is turning a gift from President Putin into a performance space. The Bolshoi Drama Theater has unveiled a $35.6 million redevelopment plan for the former Letny Kamennoostrovsky Theater . The unique 19th century building located On Kamenny Island was presented to the theater company in October of 2005 by [...]