December 25: another day of high expectations and lost hopes. Historama takes a look.

The results of the EU investigation into the war in 2008 were not favorable for Georgia, and the demolition of the Kutaisi monument is a kind of psychological vengeance for them, believes observer Ekaterina Kuznetsova.

A residence for Santa Claus and his Russian brother Father Frost has been built in Moscow. It will certainly satisfy all the needs of the important visitors to the Russian capital.

Moscow is as well known for high hotel prices as it is for nightlife and traffic jams

Medvedev understands that we need the middle class, we need civil society, we need entrepreneurs in order to turn the country around, says Andrey Kortunov, political analyst from the New Eurasia Foundation.

2009 has been a tough year for Russian retailers with the economic downturn trimming demand. RT Business spoke with Anton Panteleyev, PR Manager at white good retailer, El Dorado, about the year and the outlook.

The character of the Russian people will advance modernization, President Medvedev said in a nationally televised interview, but some question who will carry the biggest burden.

2009 has been a tough year for Russian retailers with the economic downturn trimming demand for consumer items. RT Business spoke with Ludovic Holinier Board member of Auchan Russia, about the year and the outlook.

Fearing catastrophe, the low-lying states most at risk of global warming began Copenhagen

The Mariinsky Theater is set to stage French composer Hector Berlioz