Stalin’s grandson passes away in Moscow
Joseph Stalin's grandson Yevgeny Dzhugashvili, 80, died on Thursday in Moscow, a spokesperson for Moscow ambulance service told TASS. "Yes, he is dead," the spokesperson confirmed. Yevgeny...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: Yugra
Temperature in Yugra, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, dropped to -62 °С.
View ArticleHow Moscow used Bangkok as a base to win the Cold War in Indochina
The Soviet Union maintained a laissez-faire attitude with Thailand, knowing that the country, which lacked colonial baggage, grievances and land hunger, would not be ripe for communism. Moscow also...
View ArticleSome 10,000 bottles of poisonous bath lotion seized in Siberia’s Irkutsk
Police seized more than 10,000 bottles of bath lotion containing methanol, similar to the ones that caused a series of deadly poisonings in the Siberian city of Irkutsk this week, a spokeswoman for the...
View ArticleWhy it’s finally time for Europe and Russia to unite against terrorism
It has been reported that Jaish Al-Fatah (part of a coalition of radical Islamic groups that includes the organization formerly known as al-Nusra Front) has claimed responsibility for the Dec. 19...
View ArticleSiberian methanol poisoning death toll rises to 74
The number of people who died after drinking a bath lotion containing methanol has risen to 74 in Russia's Siberian city of Irkutsk, the regional health ministry’s press service told TASS on Dec. 23....
View ArticleQUIZ: Can you identify the ‘Russian’ names in Mendeleev’s periodic table?
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View ArticleRussia to rescue Serbia's military aviation
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic visited Moscow on December 21 for talks with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu. Russia decided to supply the Serbian Air Force with six early-build MiG-29...
View ArticleSurgut residents eat ice cream, ride bicycles in -50C
There are extremely cold days in the Siberian city of Surgut (1,800 miles north east of Moscow). Dec. 21 was the coldest day in the last 10 years, when the temperature fell to -52 Celsius (-58...
View ArticleIOC to retest Olympic doping samples for Russian athletes from 2010-2014
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Dec. 23 that doping samples of all Russian athletes, collected at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, 2012 Games in London and 2014 Games in Sochi...
View ArticleReal income in Russia falls by over 12% in 2 years
Russians' real disposable income has fallen by 12.3 percent since the beginning of the economic crisis in 2014, writes the TASS news agency, citing a report prepared by the Russian Presidential Academy...
View Article2016 in review: Top 4 Russian sport dramas
1. Maria Sharapova and that insidious meldonium Maria Sharapova had everything: fame, money and an immaculate reputation. It took one little mistake to destroy everything overnight. Maria Sharapova...
View Article#RussiansDidIt – new meme puts all the blame on Russians
A new social media hashtag was inspired by news of Russian hackers allegedly helping Donald Trump get elected President of the United States. It seems like after that you can blame Russians for just...
View ArticleIOC launches disciplinary procedures against 28 Russians athletes
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Friday its decision to launch disciplinary procedures in regard to 28 Russian athletes, who participated in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in...
View ArticleStrip hackathon: 24 hours to make a million – while surrounded by girls
The hackathon consists of several programmer teams that in 24 hours must create an IT project on a particular subject. But the task is complicated, since it is the strip club that has set the subject....
View ArticleRussian Ski Federation declines hosting 2017 FIS World Cup finals in Tyumen
The Russian Ski Federation (RSF) announced its decision on Dec. 23 to refuse hosting the 2017 FIS World Cup finals, scheduled to be held in the Western Siberian city of Tyumen on March 16-19. The...
View Article6 tips to turn your child into a chess grandmaster
Chess has suddenly become a very young and fashionable sport. The match that took place in New York on Nov. 11-30 between current World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and Russian contender Sergey...
View ArticleExperience a very Russian Christmas
“My Last Christmas” Mikhail Zoshchenko It’s been a long time since I’ve celebrated Christmas. The last time was about seven years ago. Before Christmas itself I took a trip to some relatives in...
View ArticleService up in the air: Flying the ‘friendly’ Russian skies
After living in and out of Russia for almost 14 years, little about the country surprises me anymore. There was a time when I’d get stared at in the outskirts of Moscow for my obviously visible foreign...
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