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According to a Gallup study of Moscow residents, Muscovites generally rate the Russian capital's public schools and colleges and universities positively.

Gallup's annual World Affairs poll, last administered Feb. 9-12, 2004, asked U.S. adults for their opinions about Russia as part of a battery of questions about various foreign countries. Although the survey was conducted before March 14, the ...

Russians may have given up on the halcyon images of childhood widely promulgated during the Soviet era. Today, just 25% say children in their country are treated with respect and dignity, and only 39% believe they have the opportunity to learn ...

The Russian Federation's constitution guarantees citizens the right to free healthcare, which probably sounds like a good deal to Americans who face high premiums, deductibles, and co-payments -- or have no insurance at all. But on closer ...

Gallup's recent World Affairs poll shows that only a small percentage of Americans could correctly identify all six world leaders they were asked to name. Most Americans correctly identified at least three leaders, while 18% could not name any. ...

During Moscow winters, the nights are long and cold. And as recently as the early 1990s, the nightlife on streets of Moscow was just about as frosty. Since then, business development in the Russian capital has transformed these long, cold Moscow ...

On Saturday, President George W. Bush will hold his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the small country of Slovenia, formerly part of Yugoslavia. The talks are expected to focus on Bush's stated intentions of building a ...

Most Americans approve of the nuclear arms reduction treaty just signed by George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin. Republicans and Democrats approve about equally, but women are somewhat less likely to approve than are men. About half of the public ...

If you think you have a sharp mind for facts on world affairs, then you might want to try these questions on for size: Who's the current U.S. Secretary of State? Who's the prime minister of Canada? How about the leader of Cuba? Can you name the ...