MOSCOW, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin declared on
Saturday that he planned to reclaim the Russian presidency in an
election next March that could open the way for the former KGB
spy to rule until 2024.

The announcement, greeted by a standing ovation at a
congress of the prime minister’s ruling United Russia party,
ended months of speculation over whether he or President Dmitry
Medvedev would run.

MOSCOW, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin declared on
Saturday he was ready to return to the Russian presidency after
current head of state Dmitry Medvedev announced he would bow to
his mentor at March’s election.

Ending months of speculation over which of them will be
president, Medvedev proposed Putin, now prime minister, at a
congress of the ruling United Russia party. Putin, widely
regarded as the driving force in the country for the last 11
years, invited Medvedev to take his place as prime minister.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed on Saturday that Vladimir Putin run in next year’s presidential election, signaling they have agreed the prime minister will return to the post he held for eight years until 2008.

Medvedev also agreed at a congress of the ruling United Russia party’s that he would head its list of candidates in a parliamentary election on December 4, indicating that he could enter the government after the elections.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre is regaining its 19th century sheen and charm with a long-awaited revamp and a repertoire to suit, resisting global pressure to go modern.

Much anticipation surrounds the reopening of one of Russia’s cultural gems after a six-year restoration plagued by delays and financial scandal. President Dmitry Medvedev will lead the opening in a grand ceremony on Oct. 28.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre is regaining its 19th century sheen and charm with a long-awaited revamp and a repertoire to suit, resisting global pressure to go modern.

Much anticipation surrounds the reopening of one of Russia’s

cultural gems after a six-year restoration plagued by delays and financial scandal. President Dmitry Medvedev will lead the opening in a grand ceremony on October 28.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre is regaining its 19th century sheen and charm with a long-awaited revamp and a repertoire to suit, resisting global pressure to go modern.

Much anticipation surrounds the reopening of one of Russia’s

cultural gems after a six-year restoration plagued by delays and financial scandal. President Dmitry Medvedev will lead the opening in a grand ceremony on October 28.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Dmitry Medvedev is in danger of losing Russia’s presidential race before it has even started.

Despite hinting he wants a second term, the president has sunk deeper into Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s shadow in the past few weeks and disappointed supporters by failing to announce he will run in the presidential election in March.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Dmitry Medvedev is in danger of losing Russia’s presidential race before it has even started.

Despite hinting he wants a second term, the president has sunk deeper into Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s shadow in the past few weeks and disappointed supporters by failing to announce he will run in the presidential election in March.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The sudden political exit of billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov in a feud with the Kremlin has sent a warning that politics and business still do not mix well in Russia.

It has also set back hopes that the metal tycoon’s entry into politics in June as the head of the small Right Cause party heralded more freedom in Russian politics, and has raised questions over Prokhorov’s future in business.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The sudden political exit of billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov in a feud with the Kremlin has sent a warning that politics and business still do not mix well in Russia.

It has also set back hopes that the metal tycoon’s entry into politics in June as the head of the small Right Cause party heralded more freedom in Russian politics, and has raised questions over Prokhorov’s future in business.