RussiaRussiaAnger on streets for Russia's May Day(Published: 2005-05-03 03:23 AM)
Although it was Easter Sunday, the main festival in the Orthodox Church calendar, protesters from across the political spectrum took to the streets all over Russia in a sign of escalating civil unrest. The rallies began in the eastern port of Vladivostok - where demonstrators carried a poster saying "Oh, if only comrade Stalin were here now" - before spreading to the Siberian cities of Omsk and Krasnoyarsk
Bush warns Russian leader to respect democratic values(Published: 2005-02-25 03:34 AM)
President George Bush last night delivered a coded but pointed criticism of Vladimir Putin, questioning the Russian leader's commitment to democratic values.
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