Miriam Elder

Archaeologists work on unearthed skeletons in the Farringdon area of London in this undated handout photograph released March 15, 2013. Archaeologists said on Friday they had found a graveyard during excavations for a rail project in London which might ho

Found: One London cemetery where thousands were believed buried after dying of the plague

When you're digging into London, you never know what you'll find. A skeleton might not be just a skeleton, it might be the first sign of a cemetery that was lost more than 600 years ago.

Found: One London cemetery where thousands were believed buried after dying of the plague

Vladimir Putin offers an early Christmas present to a man once considered his biggest rival

Vladimir Putin offers an early Christmas present to a man once considered his biggest rival
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What Russians Make of President Putin's Syria Op-Ed

What Russians Make of President Putin's Syria Op-Ed

Journalist Miriam Elder Reflects on her Past Seven Years in Russia

Journalist Miriam Elder Reflects on her Past Seven Years in Russia

Searching for Edward Snowden at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport

Searching for Edward Snowden at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport
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Snowden Still at Moscow Airport, Russia's President Vladimir Putin Confirms

Fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is still in the transit area at Moscow airport, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has confirmed.

Snowden Still at Moscow Airport, Russia's President Vladimir Putin Confirms

NSA Leak: Russia Says It Would Consider Asylum for Snowden

Russia is now entering the story on Edward Snowden. Today, a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin indicated that Russia would consider asylum for the American NSA leaker.

NSA Leak: Russia Says It Would Consider Asylum for Snowden

Alleged American Spy Caught in Russia with Old Fashioned Spyware

Russia's security services, the FSB, say they caught a US diplomat wearing a blond wig, as he tried to recruit a Russian intelligence agent in Moscow. The diplomat, identified as Ryan Fogle, was detained and accused of being an undercover CIA agent.

Alleged American Spy Caught in Russia with Old Fashioned Spyware

Putin Holds Record Setting Televised Q&A

Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual nationally televised call-in show on Thursday. And it was the longest ever, 4 hours and 47 minutes. Miriam Elder was monitoring the Q&A at the Press Center and live tweeting all about it.

Putin Holds Record Setting Televised Q&A

What Was Boston Bombings Suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev Doing in Dagestan?

Whether Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev reached out to insurgents during his six-month stay in the Caucasus region last year is a key question for US investigators right now.

What Was Boston Bombings Suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev Doing in Dagestan?

Russia's Interest in Resolving the Financial Crisis in Cyprus

The Guardian correspondent Miriam Elder is in Cyprus' second largest city, Limassol, home to a large Russian expat community, and sometimes referred to as "LimassolGrad."

Russia's Interest in Resolving the Financial Crisis in Cyprus
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Pussy Riot Jailed Members Get a Two Year Jail Sentence

A judge in a Moscow court sentenced the members of Pussy Riot to two years in jail on Friday.

Pussy Riot Jailed Members Get a Two Year Jail Sentence

Pussy Riot Trial: Putin Urges Leniency for Russian Punk Rockers

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russian punk trio Pussy Riot should not face tough sentencing for their protest against him in Moscow's main cathedral.

Pussy Riot Trial: Putin Urges Leniency for Russian Punk Rockers
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Moscow Wages War on Washington — via Twitter

The Kremlin has launched an online assault, blasting the U.S. Ambassador in Moscow Michael McFaul. The spat flared up after McFaul gave a talk to students at one of Russia's most prestigious universities, as Guardian correspondent Miriam Elder explains.

Moscow Wages War on Washington — via Twitter
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Soviet-Style Bureaucracy: One Woman's Battle to Get Her Clothes Dry Cleaned

The Soviet Union was a bureaucratic nightmare. Even the smallest task involved piles of paperwork and forms to fill out. Even now in modern-day Russia, that's still the case if you want to get clothes dry cleaned.

Soviet-Style Bureaucracy: One Woman's Battle to Get Her Clothes Dry Cleaned