Berlin - Russia's new president, Dmitry Medvedev, is to pay his introductory v

Moscow  - As he steps down Wednesday, President Valdimir Putin is credited with a booming economy in Russia and Moscow's resurgence on the world stage.

Moscow  - Vladimir Putin pulled tight the shuddering lines of Russia's fledgling post-Soviet federalism when he took office in 1999 creating the so-called "power vertical," a part feudal, part bure

Moscow  - When Dmitry Medvedev takes the oath as Russia's third democratically elected president on May 7, the fabled "land of the Bear" will for the first time be run by a "Bear Man."

Moscow - The Kremlin's image-makers manoeuvring through the hectic run-up to Wednesday's transition of power have ensured that Russia's two leaders are viewed as an indivisible winning team.