Some say Medvedev has been unable to make concrete changes, while Putin's influence continues to be strong
More than 3,000 rally in the city of Osh to show their support for their mayor, Melis Myrzakmatov
HRW report charges Kyrgyz police have maintained a campaign of intimidation, sweeping through neighborhoods and detaining Uzbek men
Protesters try to gather in front of Moscow City Hall to demand mayor's resignation, but are rounded up by police
After 25,000 wildfires, some Russians starting to place some of fault on Kremlin policies, mismanagement
Nearly 700 people are dying in Russia's capital each day, compared to 360 to 380 people dying during 'normal conditions'
Russia's President Dimitri Medvedev says 'normal relations' impossible as long as Mikhail Saakashvili is president of Georgia
Three thousand firefighters are trying to protect top-secret nuclear weapons laboratory in Sarov, a city closed to foreigners
At least 40 dead, 2,000 homes burned, and about 100,000 people evacuated
Police continue to arrest protesters as they demand freedom of assembly
Resignation comes a day after President Medvedev signed into law a bill expanding powers of the successor agency to the KGB
Wide-ranging program has ambitious revenue goals and is most significant since early 1990s
Russia's spies get star treatment and heroes' welcome behind the scenes
Country faces cost of reconstruction following deadly clashes; economy expected to contract by five percent this year
Worst drought in 130 years becomes political issue as Kremlin holds emergency meeting to combat impacts of a month long heat wave
Of 15 former Soviet republics, Russia recorded biggest drop in democracy indicators during last decade
Experts say violence could soon erupt again
Kremlin sent blankets and cans of fish to country facing its greatest humanitarian crisis in almost a generation
