"A state official must at least have brains," he snapped at a press conference earlier this month when asked about Clinton's comment that former KGB officers do not have souls.

"It was unclear whether his order included the return of ballet."

"For anthropologist Margaret Paxson, a close encounter with Russian country life reveals an often astonishing blend of agricultural, Orthodox and Soviet traditions."

Anna Politkovskaya Award to recognize women who are defending human rights in zones of war and conflict