Nikita Mikhalkov, a Russian movie director and president of the Russian Union of Copyright owners is continuing his quest to uphold intellectual property rights - at least in monetary form. Moskovskiy Komsomolets reports that Mr. Mikhalkov, along with the president of the Author's Council of the Russian Author's Society Andrey Ashpie [Андрей Эшпай] now propose that owners of.ru and. →

According to The Moscow Times, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev insisted that the “reset” was still on during a meeting with US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G8 summit at Camp David that was held last weekend. Medvedev said the pair’s first meeting since he became prime minister was friendly and informal. →

Moscow Sokolniki Park is preparing to welcome up to 400,000 guests to its annual ice cream festival next weekend. Traditionally, only Russian ice cream producers participate in the event, but this time they will be joined by foreign companies. →

Kommersant reports that according to polls conducted by Russian leading sociological organizations, Vladimir Putin remains the most popular national politician. However, there are tell-tale signs that his popularity is waning. →

Hello and welcome to the Daily Press Review with me, Peter Lekarev. Today and every day we're looking at some of the highlights from the world of the Russian press. *** Novye Izvestia writes that the Russian State Duma has decided against introducing fines for homosexuality propaganda. →

Hello and welcome to the Daily Press Review with me, Peter Lekarev. Today and every day we're looking at some of the highlights from the world of the Russian press. *** Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has approved the list of municipal services that are to become interactive, Izvestia reports. →

Hello and welcome to the Daily Press Review with me, Peter Lekarev. Today and every day we're looking at some of the highlights from the world of the Russian press. →