The BBC's Eastern Europe correspondent on books that explain Putin's Russia. She'll discuss her book "Goodbye to Russia" at the Stratford Literary Festival on 27 October. Anna Politkovskaya, 2001 ...

The BBC's Moscow correspondent Sarah Rainsford looks at how Russia is dealing with dissent as the country is gearing up for parliamentary elections. Show more After the last elections in Russia ...

The BBC's Sarah Rainsford spoke to a group of women who were making Molotov cocktails in the park. Filming: John Hughes; Producer: Tony Brown; Reporter: Sarah Rainsford BBC's Helen Willetts has ...

This happened several times. The BBC knows about that. So does Sarah Rainsford. The necessary application documents presented by several TASS employees were just not accepted for consideration ...

BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford said windows had been blown out in the main hospital building in the city, as well as nearby flats. Our correspondent says there is evidence that cluster ...

Vennink's expulsion follows that of BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford, who was forced to leave Russia at the end of August after her visa was not renewed and she was labelled a security threat.

Watch as the BBC's Sarah Rainsford visits some of the sites - with mixed results. Producer: Tony Brown; Video journalist: Olivia Lace-Evans BBC's Helen Willetts has the forecast after Storm Éowyn ...