By Ilya Arkhipov - Oct 14, 2012 7:00 AM GMT+0400 Russians are electing regional and municipal leaders today in the first electoral test for President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to reassert control after the largest protests in more than a decade.

MOSCOW – Russian model Alisa Krylova canceled her order for the latest Mercedes, spent New Year’s in Moscow rather than skiing in the Alps and now employs Russian staffers rather than foreigners.

GORKI, Russia (Reuters) - Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev told Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Monday that Russia's IT industry was as promising an area for investment as its natural resources sectors.

Research published last week by former Kremlin official Konstantin Kostin said five of the 20 most popular websites in Russia, including Facebook, had U.S. owners and their share was growing, which posed a threat to national security.

"Fortunately, there will be no revolution in Russia. There are simply not enough young people," said Konstantin Kostin, a former Kremlin political aide who still advises the president in his role as head of a political think tank.

MOSCOW, Dec 4 (Reuters) - By Timothy Heritage and Maria Tsvetkova The Kremlin, perhaps with bravado and certainly with relief after a tricky start to 2012 when the protests were at their peak, says it does not regard the opposition as a big threat. "Fortunately, there will be no revolution in Russia. There are simply not enough young people," said Konstantin Kostin, a former Kremlin political aide who still advises the president in his role as head of a political think tank.

МОСКВА (Рейтер) - Россия подводит итоги года первых в правление Владимира Путина массовых протестов - сбавивших обороты, но запустивших процесс, рождающий новые вызовы вернувшемуся в Кремль бессменному лидеру.

"К счастью, революции в России не будет. Просто нет достаточного количества молодых людей", - сказал Константин Костин, бывший кремлёвский политический советник, который всё ещё консультирует президента, будучи главой политического аналитического центра.

"Fortunately, there will be no revolution in Russia. There are simply not enough young people," said Konstantin Kostin, a former Kremlin political aide who still advises the president in his role as head of a political think tank.

"Fortunately, there will be no revolution in Russia. There are simply not enough young people," said Konstantin Kostin, a former Kremlin political aide who still advises the president in his role as head of a political think tank.