Today we will talk about the Russian Constitution. The Russian Federation has been living under the current Fundamental Law for 15 years. This year, the Constitution underwent the first major change to its text the terms for the President and State Duma deputies are being extended. Do these amendments signal the.... more

"I don't beat people up except in the movies": Dolph Lundgren We will try to find out why the world celebrities and Hollywood stars are becoming frequent guest in the Russian capital. What attracts them here in Moscow? Is it culture, business or something else? Our guest in the studio today is the world famous movie star and film director - Dolph Lundgren.

Earlier this month NATO agreed to gradually resume high-level talks with Russia, which were suspended after the South-Ossetian conflict in August 2008. Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said that normalising NATO-Russia ties will be "extremely difficult" and will require revisiting the issue of the Russia-Georgia.... more

The problem of national minorities in Europe remains of high importance, especially in such a multiethnic country as Russia. What is the best way to face this problem and what can be done to better the situation? Our guest is the High Commissioner on National Minorities of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Ambassador Knut Vollebaek.

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, attended this year by President Dmitry Medvedev, brings together the world business and political elite to discuss key economic issues facing Russia and the world. Traditional participants include presidents, prime ministers, heads of government and ministers from a.... more

Aleksandr Petrov won an Oscar in 2002 for his cartoon adaptation of Hemingways "The Old Man and the Sea". His technique involves oil painting on glass. But how does such an artist feel about working in an industry dominated by computer graphics? The Russian animator Aleksandr Petrov is our guest today.

The commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky, said last week that the Black Sea Fleet could increase the number of warships at its base in Sevastopol to 100 and the number of its personnel to 25,000. But will the Russian Navy stay in the region after 2017, when the agreement to deploy the.... more

Georgia broke off diplomatic relations with Russia following the conflict in S. Ossetia. This year relations between the two countries are at their lowest point in history. How could ties between the two nations be restored? Can diplomacy help? Well be talking about it with Malkhaz Gulashvili, President of The.... more

Today we will be summing up the grim economic results of 2008. Russian authorities declare that the year hasn't been a disaster for Russian economy, despite the global credit crunch and the unfolding economic crisis. Does that mean that the worst is yet to come? The man who should know the answer is Aleksey Ulyukaev - First Deputy Chairman, of the Russian Central Bank...

Russias rich, often called oligarchs, have a good reason to avoid from reading the Western press. Most of whats written about them and their businesses is either gossip, or based on stereotypes of the 1990s. The paradox is that they dont seem eager to refute those stereotypes. One exception is Viktor Vekselberg, a.... more