Russian Lingerie

Eat less, use beetroot instead of lipstick, swap French lingerie for Russian-made cotton panties and remember that hardships are a test from God.

Russia and two of its ex-Soviet neighbours are set to impose a ban on certain types of lace underwear, sparking public fury and even a lingerie-themed street protest.

A trade ban on lacy lingerie has Russian consumers and their neighbors with their knickers in a twist.

Anna Chapman wasn't just a member of one of the largest rings of Russian sleeper agents ever rolled up by the FBI, officials say. The 29-year-old former real estate agent, who became a lingerie model and corporate spokeswoman back in Moscow, represented a new breed of Russian spies adapted to the post-Cold War world.

Eat less, use beetroot instead of lipstick, swap French lingerie for Russian-made cotton panties and remember that hardships are a test from God.

Russia and two of its ex-Soviet neighbours are set to impose a ban on certain types of lace underwear, sparking public fury and even a lingerie-themed street protest.

A trade ban on lacy lingerie has Russian consumers and their neighbors with their knickers in a twist.

Anna Chapman wasn't just a member of one of the largest rings of Russian sleeper agents ever rolled up by the FBI, officials say. The 29-year-old former real estate agent, who became a lingerie model and corporate spokeswoman back in Moscow, represented a new breed of Russian spies adapted to the post-Cold War world.