Back in the USSR;

Umarov: public enemy number one

New sub expands Russia's naval capabilities;

A tentative sign of economic recovery

A fresh focus on military readiness;

New media restrictions, for the children

Easing entry for Europeans;

Lake Baikal as political flashpoint

Some unexpected competition for Central Asian gas;

New homeland security measures for Russian transit

Ukraine, Georgia off NATO's agenda;

Putin, Medvedev split on Soviet legacy

Sevastopol extension creates turmoil in Kyiv;

More lustration on Katyn

South Stream gathers steam;

A step forward in the Arctic

Kremlin moves to combat police corruption;

Yukos and the ECHR

A new day for Russian justice?;

Some rare positive demographic news