You can view content from the President of Russia’s official website using any programmes and services compatible with the international RSS format and you can also display headlines and annotations of the site’s content on your own site.

• What is RSS
• How to set up RSS
• Where to get the RSS reader
• How to subscribe to the official presidential website’s RSS channels

What is RSS

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) - is the simplest way to receive automatic updates of information from any website. Instead of visiting sites in search of updates you can connect to RSS channels which will automatically inform you when updates appear on the sites that interest you.

The President of Russia’s official website offers RSS channels for the most frequently updated content sections.

How to set up RSS

To use RSS feeds you need an RSS reader program (News Reader / RSS Aggregator), which will enable you to read information from the selected RSS channels and will inform you of new materials as they appear on the site.

Once you have installed the program all you have to do is choose the RSS channels that interest you from among those offered by the presidential website.

Where to get the RSS reader programme

There are a lot of different news readers, either running on various operating systems, or websites supporting RSS.

How to subscribe to the official presidential website’s RSS channels

To read the RSS channels, you should set your programme for the presidential site’s RSS channels. No special knowledge is needed, just follow the steps below:

• RSS channels exist for absolutely all materials on the site’s pages featuring the RSS symbol . Clicking on this symbol takes you to the XML document – the export file for the corresponding RSS channel;
• Copy the link to the channel you have selected in accordance with the instructions for your RSS news reader;
• Check the frequency of RSS channel updates in accordance with the instructions for your program (every 10 minutes, for example).