President Vladimir V. Putin’s choices for his Kremlin administration will be the political heavyweights who have accompanied him for more than a decade.

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Familiar Confidants Chosen for Kremlin Posts

President Vladimir V. Putin has announced a new Cabinet, warning that it will have to fulfill its duties in a difficult global economic climate.

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Putin Names New Cabinet

The crackdown occurred as an unpredictable political situation continued to unfurl in the early days of Vladimir V. Putin’s new term as president.

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Riot Police Break Up Antigovernment Encampment in Moscow

The campaign that resulted in Vladimir V. Putin’s victory was denounced as tilted in his favor, and thousands of antigovernment protesters rallied in Moscow.

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Observers Detail Fraud in Russian Election Won by Putin

Sunday’s vote stood to affirm Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin’s grip on power, but the prospect of more protests cast some uncertainty over an election that might otherwise be seen as a referendum for stability.

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Putin Election Seems Assured, but Uncertainty Endures

Polls open across Russia in a presidential election that sees Vladimir Putin seeking to return to the post after four years as PM.

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Russian presidential vote begins

MOSCOW — Thousands of ebullient Russians stood in a nearly continuous 10-mile chain circling the center of Moscow on Sunday, warning Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that his years of undisputed rule are over even as he prepares to take the presidency in an avalanche of votes next week. Read full article > >

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Putin foes encircle center of Moscow

Amid recent anti-government protests, Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin called voters to “unite around our country” less than two weeks before the election.

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Putin Rallies Supporters Ahead of Presidential Vote

Mikhail D. Prokhorov, a fresh face in Russian politics, must overcome suspicions about the rich and a powerful opponent, Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin.

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Prokhorov Is a New Kind of Russian Candidate: a Billionaire

Against Vladimir Putin.

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Russians Vow New Rallies

NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia — Microphone in hand, Mikhail Prokhorov doesn’t get angry, passionate, rousing, funny or stem-winding. The billionaire owner of the New Jersey Nets speaks in a soothing baritone and has barely an unkind word for his opponents in next month’s presidential election, including Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin. Read full article > >

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Low-key Prokhorov takes to Russian stump

MOSCOW — A staunchly pro-government newspaper published a warning Wednesday that Russia faces ruin if Vladimir Putin is not returned to the presidency next month, but critics said the lengthy article recalled the old Soviet Union and contained vitriol so extreme that it appeared probable to backfire. Read full article > >

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In Moscow, a throwback to Soviet vitriol

In the effort to drive out the paramount Russian leader Vladimir V. Putin, the opposition, driven by liberal and middle-class Russians, has tentatively reached out to nationalists.

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Russian Liberals Weigh Alliance With Nationalists

Teams of mechanics, welders and heavy-machinery operators gathered Saturday in support of Vladimir V. Putin. But that does not mean they were happy about it.

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A Rally for Putin, Enthusiasm Optional

MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin says he intends to return to the presidency because only he can guide Russia between the twin dangers of stagnation on the one hand and instability on the other. Read full article > >

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Putin says he’s Russia’s indispensable man