PTR - May 07, 2014

Red alert. As Russia prepares to celebrate May the 9th, it's also stepping up security. A terror atack has successfully been prevented in Makhachkala; Watch your language - particularly when posting things online. Russia's communications watchdog plans to slap people with new anti-swearing fines with the help of some pricey new software that tracks the use of naughty words in cyber space; An sudden snowstorm in the capital surprised Muscovites enough this morning to hit twitter in their droves - mainly to rant about the city's weird weather, though some saw a funnier side; Getting poorer by the month. And if you're wondering why your shopping bills are going up, the latest inflation figures may be the reason.