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Pskov is an ancient Russian city not far from St Petersburg. Life there in the 21st century is not always easy, but it's home and I shall stay, says Anna Lipina

A baby boom suggests one of Russia's largest cities will not be cowed by economic crisis or fear of the future

Sergei Khazov reports from the Russian city of Samara at a time of economic collapse

Summer pleasures on the Volga put the machinations of Russia's elites into perspective

Beyond the caricature of the land where bears roam the streets and people travel by reindeer, LNG exports to Japan and economic crisis connect the charmed island to the world

The Kremlin's choice to hold the latest EU-Russia summit in the far eastern city of Khabarovsk, right by China, may have been political - China wants Russia's gas too. But for the residents of Khabarovsk, the summit just meant traffic jams, and China's proximity just means industrial pollution

Summer brings seasonal jobs to this Volga city, but underlying economic problems remain

Penal colonies still hold thousands of prisoners in the Kirov Oblast

An account of life in an industrial Russian town hard-hit by the economic slow-down

How do people spend a sunny public May holiday in the provincial city of Izhevsk ? Nadezhda Gladysh sets out with her collie dog Greg

A grizzly Vietnam vet, motorcycle hound and great survivor shares his electric miracle on the road to New Orleans

The late American philosopher championed democratic dialogue in an era of global diversity.